1. “It’s a Momentum Monday!” February 17, 2014 Mr. Houghteling
English III
“It’s a Momentum Monday!”
February 17, 2014
Mr. Houghteling

2. Stop/Go and Sentence combining practice. “American Griot”—keyed up!
AGENDA
Stop/Go and Sentence combining practice.
“American Griot”—keyed up!

3. Sentence Combining
A. For each of the sentence groups, use STOP/GO techniques to indicate sentences or sentence fragments (draw on the handout!) B. Then, for each of the sentence groups, combine the short or incorrect sentences together to make a longer, more elaborate sentence. You may COMBINE, REARRANGE, EXPAND, and SUBTRACT. ** You must combine the sentences in at least TWO different ways.** Utilize different sentence openings and combination patterns.

4. All STOP punctuation separates TWO complete ideas.GO
If there is an incomplete idea ANYWHERE in the sentence, we must use GO punctuation.
(CI | CI)
(II | II, CI | II, II | CI)
Period ( . )
CI . CI
No Punctuation
CI II
II II
Semicolon ( ; )
CI ; CI
Example: I love to play video games; I have 34 titles in my collection.
CI ; transition word, CI
Example: I love to play video games; however, my mother refuses to buy me any.
Comma ( , )
II , CI
Example: After all we’ve been through together, I cannot believe she wouldn’t go out with me.
CI , (which or other wh word) II
Example: Scientists say you should ingest Vitamin C, which supports your immune system.
CI , (-ing word used as present participle) II
Example: The stunt man drove his motorcycle into the wall, breaking his wrist in the process.
CI , (-ed word used as past participle) II
Example: He found his clean cat in the corner, dried by the sun and purring softly.
Colon ( : )
CI : II (which is a list)
Example: I went to the store to buy some groceries: kale, eggs, iceburg lettuce, tomatoes, and hot dogs.
Dash ( — )
CI — II (which is an afterthought or explanation of the complete idea)
Example: My brother suffers from triskaidekaphobia—fear of the number 13.
Comma + a coordinating conjunction
CI , BOYSFAN CI
(But, Or, Yet, So, For, And, Nor)
CI : CI
Example: My love for video games has not swayed my mother: she refuses to give me money to buy any more titles.
*Please note that the use of the colon is appropriate here because the second sentence directly relates to, or answers the first sentence.
CI — CI
Example: My love for video games has not swayed my mother—she refuses to give me money to buy any more titles.
*Please note that the use of the dash is appropriate here because the second sentence directly relates to, or answers the first sentence.

5. Sentence Combining—Monday
1. The alligator has a broad rounded snout the crocodile’s narrow snout comes to a point in front. 2. North America has mountains it also has deserts another region is the Great Plains the Great Plains is a source of much of the agriculture in North America.

6. Sentence Combining—Monday
1A. The alligator, which has a broad, rounded snout, looks different from the crocodile, whose narrow snout comes to a point in front. 1B. Unlike the alligator’s broad, rounded snout, the snout of the crocodile is narrow and comes to a point in front.

7. Sentence Combining—Monday
1C. The alligator has a broad, rounded snout; conversely, the crocodile has narrow snout which comes to a point in front. 1D. Although many people get them confused, one difference between an alligator and a crocodile is their snouts: the alligator’s is broad and rounded while the crocodile’s is narrow and pointed.

10. Sentence Combining—Monday
2A. North America is very diverse: it has mountains, deserts, and the Great Plains, the source of much of the agriculture in North America. 2B. The source of much of the agriculture in North America is the Great Plains region, which is very different in climate from the mountain and desert regions.

11. Conjunctive Adverbs— for use with CI ; CI
accordingly, furthermore, moreover, similarly, also, hence, namely, still, anyway, however, nevertheless, then, besides, incidentally, next, thereafter, certainly, indeed, nonetheless, therefore, consequently, instead, now, thus, finally, likewise, otherwise, undoubtedly, further, meanwhile.

12. ANSWER KEY
Question
Correct
Rule 31 39 32 40 33 41 34 42 35 43 36 44 37 45 38

13. ANSWER KEY
Question
Correct
Rule 31 D
Commas 39
Interrupters 32 F
Transitions 40 G
Go Short 33 B
Who vs. Whom 41 C
Stop-Go 34 J 42
RTFQ 35 43
DELETE is 36 H 44
Its, It’s, and Its’ 37 A 45 38

14. Sentence Combining—Tuesday
 3. A movie producer wanted to be historically accurate the movie producer hired a historian to evaluate the script.   
4. In 1600 most settlers in North America were English one important minority was French.

15. Sentence Combining—Wednesday
5. Quebec is in Canada and was settled by the French some people claim that Quebec wants to become independent of Canada. 6. Most desert animals have small bodies most animals of the grasslands are large.

16. Sentence Combining
    7. Larry said he was starving perhaps that is why he ate three sandwiches he was sick afterwards.