1. Warm-up
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in each of the following sentences:
The clown chased a dog around the ring and then fell flat on her face.
Yikes! I'm late for class.
Later that summer, she asked herself, "What was I thinking of?"
She thought that the twenty zucchini plants would not be enough so she planted another ten.
Her greatest fear is that the world will end before she finds a comfortable pair of panty-hose.
Small children often insist that they can do it by themselves.
noun
interjection
pronoun
verb
preposition
adjective

2. Hyphens Use a hyphen to divide a word at the end of a line
Do not divide a one-syllable word
Divide a word only between syllables
Divide an already hyphenated word at the hyphen
Do not divide a word so that one letter stands alone.
If it is one syllable then the whole word will be moved to the next line.
Ex 2-4 on board

3. Hyphens
Use a hyphen with compound numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine and with fractions used as modifiers
two thirds of them VS. a two-thirds majority
Use a hyphen with the prefixes ex-, self-, all-, and great-; with the suffixes –elect and –free; and with all prefixes before a proper noun or proper adjective.
thirds is a noun modified by the adjective two; two-thirds is modifying majority
ex-mayor
great-uncle
pre-Waterloo
self-improvement
governor-elect
mid-Atlantic
all-star
sugar-free
trans-Siberian

4. Hyphens
Hyphenate a compound adjective when it precedes the noun it modifies.
Use a hyphen to avoid awkwardness or confusion
recover VS. re-cover
recreation VS. re-creation
regroup VS. re-group
a well-designed engine
an engine that is well designed
a world-famous skier
a skier who is world famous
Do not use a hyphen if one of the modifiers before a noun is an adverb ending in –ly (a partly finished research paper)
re-cover a chair; recover from my illness
I do that for recreation; a re-creation of the event
I need to regroup before we continue; the dancers were directed to re-group on stage

5. Dashes Use a dash to indicate an abrupt break in thought or speech.
The team’s leading scorer—I can’t remember her name—is also an excellent defensive player.
The real villain turns out to be—but I don’t want to spoil the ending for those of you who have not yet seen the movie.
Use a dash to mean namely, in other words, or that is, before an explanation
Amanda joined the chorus for only one reason—she loves to sing.
Very few people in this class—three, to be exact—have not completed their projects
SECOND—both state “that is”

6. CHEAT SHEET You may make a “Cheat Sheet” on a large index card
This card may have whatever you want on it
(i.e. examples, definitions, example words, etc.);
You may only use ONE side of the card.
This must also be turned in with the test.
You do not have to do this; it is merely based on preference.

7. TASK Cheat sheet Paper—quotes for paper, outline, etc.
Homework from another class
I will be calling you over to let you know what I will be recommending you for.

9. GRAMMAR QUIZ
Create a 20 question quiz on the material covered throughout this unit.
Commas, semicolons, fragments, run-on sentences, hyphens, dashes, and parts of speech (noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, verb, prepositions, interjections, conjunctions).
Everything must be used at least once in the quiz
Use multiple choice format and VARY your questions to make them more complex (ex: do not simply say, “What are 10 indefinite pronouns,” or, “what is a noun?”)
You CAN create sentences and have the question framed around classifying parts of speech.
Make sure to provide directions for each section as well as an answer key (on a separate sheet of paper).
You will receive a grade based partially on how challenging you make your questions (they do not need to be the hardest ever, but they do need to challenge).
KEEP YOUR PHONE AWAY DURING THIS PART. YOU ARE TO SOLELY USE YOUT BRAIN.