1. TODAY’S AGENDA!  HAVE OUT YOUR NOTEBOOK FOR NOTES & YOUR HOMEWORK  M.U.G.S. Mini-lesson: Comma Lesson #2 – joining clauses  “Wasps’ Nest” Socratic Seminar Discussion  Golden Ticket Outta’ Class  HOMEWORK: Don’t forget about your vocab test on units 1-4 Friday – workbook pages for unit 4 due Friday as well!

2. 2 nd Block Detective Traits  Good note taker (observant) – need specific details  Intelligent – need to pick up on stuff  Courage – may confront dangerous people  Martial artist (marksmanship) – doesn’t hurt to be able to whoop somebody  Mustache – they all have them???  Strong mentally – deal with tough cases  Accuracy – need to get it right!  Good memory – little things may add up  Common sense  Athletic  Sly/sneaky – dig deeper

3. 4 th Block Detective Traits  Unorthodox methods – sometimes things are as clear as mud  Cunning eye – able to spot little details  Questioning – need to know what to ask?  Tough – sometimes they are in danger – good to be able to defend yourself  Reasoning – listen and give benefit of the doubt  Strong personality – need to be able to handle what they deal with, always on top of their game  Fast reflexes – defend themselves

4. What we’ve already learned… 1. Is the following punctuated correctly? “Well, guys,” said the coach after the loss “it looks like it’s going to be a long season.” 2. Do you need the red comma? Explain. He had homework in math, science, and English. 3. What is the difference between an independent clause and a dependent (subordinate) clause?

5. Joining Independent Clauses A sentence that contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction is called a compound sentence. Coordinating Conjunctions For And Nor But Or Yet So F. A. N. B. O. Y. S

6. Joining Independent Clauses Comma Splices

7.  You can NOT join two independent clauses with just a comma – this error is known as a comma splice. EXAMPLE: Amanda has volleyball practice every day at 3:00 p.m., she can not work during the school week. HOW TO FIX: ADD A COORDINATING CONJUNCTION AFTER THE COMMA – THEN YOU’RE ALL SET. Amanda has volleyball practice every day at 3:00 p.m., ____ she can not work during the school week [YOU COULD ALSO USE A SEMICOLON OR BREAK IT INTO TWO SEPARATE SENTENCES]

8. Joining Ind. & Dep. Clauses  Look out for the subordinate conjunctions above. They often, but not always, signify that a clause is dependent.  If a dependent clause comes before an independent clause, how should it be punctuated?  How should it be punctuated if the independent clause comes before the dependent clause? afterhowsinceifunlessuntil aswhereverin order tothatwhenas long as lestwheneveras much asnow thatwhereaseven if as thoughthougheven thoughalthoughbeforewhile

9. Comma Rule Lesson #2: Joining Clauses Record whether these sentences are punctuated correctly or not in your notebook. If not, correct them. 1. Though I didn’t know until I got to school my brother had eaten the pudding cup my mom packed in my lunch. 2. Be sure to check the class website to see if you have homework before you watch TV. 3. Football season is here, the Browns stink again.

10. Your Ticket Outta’ Here Before you leave you must give me a slip of paper with a satisfactory response to the following: Write a paragraph explanation that explains how this story differs from another piece in this unit in terms of theme, suspense, or handling of the mystery genre.