1. Week 6
4/10/2010

2. Quiz 5
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Class schedule

3. Punctuation: Apostrophes
Two main uses:
Contractions (didn’t, I’m, they’re)
Possession (Tony’s, Rita’s)
Possession: singular words ending in “s” -> s’s
of James -> James’s
of Mr. Jones -> Mr. Jones’s
Possession: plural words ending in “s” -> s’
of my parents -> my parents’
of the Joneses (the Jones family) -> the Joneses’

4. Punctuation: Quotation Marks (1)
Two main uses:
Exact words of a speaker or writer
Comma before the quotation
Other punctuation marks at the end within the end quote
Titles of short works
Articles in books, newspapers, magazines
Chapters in a book
Short stories
Poems and songs

5. Punctuation: Quotation Marks (2)
Underline (or italicize) titles of longer works
Books, Newspapers, Magazines
Plays
Movies and TV shows
Record albums
Other uses
Special words or phrases in a sentence
Single quote ‘’ for a quotation within a quotation

6. Punctuation: Commas (1)
Six main uses
Items in a series (a list) A, B, and C
Introductory material of a sentence
Or extra material at end of a sentence
Words that interrupt the flow of thought in a sentence (appositives, especially, which, etc.)
Between two complete thoughts (FANBOYS)
Before a quotation (He said, “I’m free!”)
Common material (date, numbers, letters, etc.)

7. Punctuation: Commas (2)
No comma
One subject + two verb sentence: S + V and V
Indirect speech (She told me, that… X)
Because (in the middle of the sentence)
“When in doubt, leave it out.”
If not one of the six situations above, don’t use it.

8. American vs. British Punctuation Titles Paragraph indentation
Quotation marks – double vs. single
Punctuation marks inside vs. outside quotes
Titles
Capitalize main words vs. first word
Paragraph indentation
First paragraph indented vs. not indented

9. Elements of Style Coherence
Coherence: (pg )
Use transitional expressions
Repeat key words and phrases
Use pronoun reference
Use parallel forms

10. Elements of Style Writing Concisely
Writing Concisely: (pg )
Avoid redundancy-unnecessary repetition
Omit unnecessary parts or use shorter expressions if possible
Do not use phrases we can omit

11. Peer Review & Editing
Pairs: Vito & Lucy & Rebecca, Michelle & Isabella, Feifei & Annie, Jessie & Amy, Izzie & Leona
Tell your partner what part you liked the best and why, point out any confusing parts
Is the essay unified and coherent?
Edit your partner’s essay for writing problems we have discussed: choppy sentences, run-ons, comma splices, stringy sentences, fragments, parallelism, pronoun agreement /reference, consistent verb tense, punctuation, capitalization

12. Cause & Effect Writing Discuss questions p. 191-194
Outline (Pg ): What order would be best for these paragraphs? What transitions could you add?
Consider how you could combine both causes and effects in one essay.

13. Homework
1. Write: Choose one of the assignments in Writing Assignment 2, write an essay
2. Read:
Argumentation & Persuasive writing
V. WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS COMMONLY MISUSED
3. Review: today’s lesson (quiz 6)