1. Mr. Loeb English II Kenwood Academy High School 2014-2015

2. Kenwood Academy 10 th grade writers will… 1.Achieve 3 points growth between the pre-PLAN and post-PLAN. 2.Achieve 85% mastery on all English and Reading College Readiness Skills covered in the course. 3.Score an average of 85% on all writing assignments by the end of the year.

3. As writers we oftentimes want to provide extra information that enriches a sentence but is not necessary to the reader’s overall understanding of the sentence meaning. When these opportunities arise, it is important to use punctuation to help the reader understand which information in a sentence is necessary and which information is extra and not essential to his/her understanding of the sentence.

4. Most nonessential clauses begin with either “which” or “who.” Most nonessential clauses describe the subject of a sentence by providing information that is not essential or necessary to the meaning of the sentence. Nonessentials should be surrounded by commas. Example(s): My mother, who is a nurse at Northwestern Memorial, makes me do my homework every night.

5. Practice: Highlight the essential/nonessential clause in each sentence and identify it as either essential (E) or nonessential (N). If it is nonessential, insert appropriate punctuation. 1.Why didn’t the Brahman suspect that the tiger which was in a cage was trying to trick him? 1.The Titanic which was the largest vessel of its time generated an enormous amount of publicity about its maiden voyage. 1.The author Doris Lessing grew up in the African country Zimbabwe which was then called Southern Rhodesia. 1.Children who get everything they want often appreciate nothing. 1.Evan’s new job which is far more challenging than his previous job pays well and provides good benefits.