1. English IV August 27, 2014

2. Bell-Ringer Identify and correct the ten mistakes in the following paragraph: ◦Agnes Bojaxhiu were born in Macedonia on August 27, 1910 when Agnes turned eighteen years old, she joined a community of nuns and moved to Calcutta India. There she was nown as Mother Teresa. While teaching at St. Marys High School, Mother Teresa caught a glimps of how Calcutta’s poorest people lived. Soon she devoded her life to working in the citys slums. That work earned her the Nobel Piece Prize in 1979.

3. Learning Targets I can use correct punctuation, capitalization, and spelling when writing. I can write effective sentences, using parallel structures.

4. Activity “Short Assignments” ◦Take 15 minutes to read and annotate this passage. ◦After reading and annotating, answer the following:  What is the main idea of this passage?  How can the advice in this excerpt be useful not only for writing but also for other aspects of life?  Share a few responses.