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Week of March 25-29
Monday 3/25 View Why I Chose This Topic Examples Complete the Why I Chose This Topic Section in Google Doc Think about sentence variety as you write. Watch overuse of "I" at the beginning of sentences. Vary openers! ☘️ ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ Tuesday 3/26 View What I Already Know Examples Complete the What I Already Know Section in Google Doc Think about sentence variety as you write. Watch overuse of "I" at the beginning of sentences. Vary openers! Register for Post-High Planning on April 10. If you are going to Close-Up, you won't be here! Follow these instructions at this site: Click to Go to Register for Post-High Planning Here Put a ✔️ in the 5th box down--USF, April 10, 12:30 Click Register Now Complete the registration process. Be thorough! Print out the bar code, put in career folder, bring the bar code to the fair. The bar code is the method that the colleges, vo-techs, reps, etc. will use to get your information. If you stop at their booths, they'll scan your card. **You need to SHOW me your printed bar code before putting in folder. On that Weds., you'll retrieve the printed bar code before we leave. ☘️ ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ Wednesday 3/27 View What I Want/Need to Know Examples Complete the What I Want/Need to Know Examples Think about sentence variety as you write. Watch overuse of "I" at the beginning of sentences. Vary openers! *Add ONE topic-related text-wrapped IMAGE to your introduction. ☘️ ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ Thursday 3/28 and Friday 3/29 If you are absent, view the Research Journey Lesson Here (1:55 to 4:27) or HERE Peer Review of 1st three sections. Use revised PEER EDIT CHECKLIST In order to get credit for this Peer edit assignment, your document must be SHARED with AT LEAST one other junior or senior who has used the "Suggesting" function and left visible comments in the document. ☘️ ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ Friday 3/29 There are 2 separate grades in the gradebook for Peer Editing To get full credit for these 2 assignments: 1. Your own Google Doc MUST SHOW the MINIMUM 5 comments/edits required by the Peer Edit Checklist (#5, 6, 8, 9, 10). Make sure your peer editor does his/her job! 2. YOUR OWN NAME must appear in someone ELSE'S document as an editor who has done those 5 things (#5, 6, 8, 9, 10). Make sure YOU do your job! Be prepared to work bell to bell today in class. If your 1st 3 sections aren't complete, that's priority #1. If they ARE complete, volunteer to be an editor for more than one paper. It's a great way to improve your own writing skills! It's also a really good idea to ask MORE THAN 1 person to edit your paper! And PLEASE REMEMBER: Don't RESOLVE the edits in your paper until I have a chance to look at them to give credit to your Peer Editor! It's time to focus! Smarter Balanced Practice Calculators for Smarter Balanced ☘️ ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ Week of March 18-22 Monday 3/18 Notorious Confusables Continued: Last grammar lesson of the year! already/all ready 1. Practice here read the rule at the top 2. Another practice! Notorious Confusables: everyday/everyday (worksheet) We use our everyday dishes every day. Everyday is an adjective meaning "daily" or "average." Jogging 3 miles is an everyday occurrence. Every day is a time expression that means "each day." I jog 3 miles every day. 1. click the blue Start button to Practice Here Notorious Confusables: among/between 1. Practice here Notorious Confusables: advise/advice 1. Practice here 2. Advise vs. Advice Notorious Confusables: lie/lay and sit/set (worksheet) Today I will.. Yesterday I In the past I have rest/recline lie lay (have, has, had) lain put/place lay laid (have, has, had) laid Trick: Ask yourself if the sentence means REST or PUT 1. Practice Lie/Lay 2. More practice with lie/lay 3. More practice with sit/set Now complete Commonly Confused Words Assignment #2 at Quia Tuesday 3/19 Vietnam Vet in the Auditorium--Let your SRB teacher know that your 5th period class is attending this presentation and GO to the auditorium at the start of SRB! Wednesday 3/20 and Thursday 3/21 Get Research folder I-Search Background Review previous topics 1. Explanation of I-Search Paper 2. Review I-Search Structure 3. See Sample 4. See & add to the I-Search Topic Google Doc At this point, your most potent weapon is your own curiosity. Choose something that you have a real interest in; pick a subject you’re hungry to know more about; seek knowledge that will benefit you in some way. As Ken Macrorie (who invented ISearch) puts it, “The I-Search project asks you to scratch a genuine itch until you’ve quieted it.” 5. Complete the Analysis Activity of 3 sample I-Search essays 1. Asthma I-Search Example 2 Ceramics I-Search Example 3. Public Speaking I-Search (hard copy) 6. Take 2 minutes to Find I-Search template in Google Docs. Follow the instructions to get paper set up. Read through each section. Assignment: Fill in I Search Topic Google Doc Write the Why I Chose this Topic, What I Already Know and What I Need to Know sections for Friday. I-Search Background Explanation of I-Search Paper 1. Review I-Search Structure 2. Take 2 minutes to Find I-Search template in Google Docs. Follow the instructions to get paper set up. Read through each section. 3. See & add to the I-Search Topic Google Doc At this point, your most potent weapon is your own curiosity. Choose something that you have a real interest in; pick a subject you’re hungry to know more about; seek knowledge that will benefit you in some way. As Ken Macrorie (who invented ISearch) puts it, “The I-Search project asks you to scratch a genuine itch until you’ve quieted it.” 4. Complete the analysis of 3 sample I-Search essays 1. Asthma I-Search Example 2 Ceramics I-Search Example 3. Public Speaking I-Search (hard copy) Friday 3/22 1. Friday Focus on the Future: Avera Medical Moment 2. Look at Grade Book for Deadlines 3. Take 2 minutes to Find I-Search template in Google Docs. Follow the instructions to get paper set up. Read through each section. SHARE THE DOC WITH Mrs. Renner!! Karin.Renner@k12.sd.us 4. Take I-Search Introduction Quiz at Quia 5. Enter Topic Idea in Your Class Topic Google Doc 6. Assignment:: A. Fill in I Search Topic Google Doc B. Write the Why I Chose this Topic section for Monday by end of class. Register for College & Career Fair on Wednesday, April 11. That is a testing day also. We'll test in the morning and go to USF at noon. Follow these instructions at this site: Click to Go to Register for Post-High Planning Here Put a ✔️ in the 5th box down--USF, April 10, 12:30 Click Register Now Complete the registration process. Be thorough! Print out the bar code, put in career folder, bring the bar code to the fair. The bar code is the method that the colleges, vo-techs, reps, etc. will use to get your information. If you stop at their booths, they'll scan your card. **You need to SHOW me your printed bar code before putting in folder. On that Weds., you'll retrieve the printed bar code before we leave. Week of March 11-14 Monday 3/11 MUG: Parallel Structure aka Parallelism or Faulty Parallelism *If you were absent last Thursday, pick up a packet! View: Grammar Lesson: Parallel Structure (view at 2:00) View: Parallel Structure ala Schmoop Correct the 3 10-point exercises on 1st and 3rd sheets of packet and finish the packet. Practice first: 1. Read this explanation!! (especially the white boxes) 2. Do this Parallel Structure exercise 4. Practice at ChompChomp--scroll down to howling dog to start! Assignment: 3 exercises in packet. Back of 1st page, front and back of 2nd page. SEE the Yellow Box on the right! Parallel structure is just like equal equations in math! Parallelism with correlative conjunctions A correlative conjunction is a two-part conjunction. It consists of two words or phrases that are used to join sentence elements of equal value. The most common correlative conjunctions are the following:
Here are some examples of parallelism with these correlative conjunctions.
To take a closer look at not only . . . but (also) in the context of parallelism and sentence balance, consider the following example:The controversy not only damages sales but also shareholder confidence. That is, [subject] not only [verb, noun] but also [noun]. Many readers don’t notice that the correlated sentence parts are mismatched, some notice but don’t care, and others notice and care a little, or care very much. If you want to offset criticism from purists, you could reposition not only from its contentious position before the verb, to immediately before the element it qualifies: The controversy damages not only sales but also shareholder confidence. [subject, verb] not only [noun] but also [noun] or you could repeat the verb or insert another suitable one: The controversy not only damages sales but also damages shareholder confidence. The controversy not only damages sales but also undermines shareholder confidence. [subject] not only [verb, noun] but also [verb, noun] Or you could simply use and: The controversy damages sales and shareholder confidence. . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ Tuesday 3/12 MUG: Complete Parallel Structure Assessments at Quia. All 25 pts. I'll record the better 2 scores. Take your time, think, and use your cheat sheet! 1. Parallel Structure Assignment #1 at Quia 2. Parallel Structure Assignment #2 at Quia 3. Parallel Structure Assignment #3 at Quia ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ Wednesday 3/13 The Last Grammar Lessons of the year!! MUG: Refer to Words Commonly Confused Sorry--Just discovered that many of these practice activities no longer provide the answers, so here are those answers. Keep the doc open on the side. Notorious Confusables: its/it's and there/their/they're 1. Practice #1 here and 2. SCREENSHOT RESULTS OF Practice #2 Here 3. Practice with there/their/they're Notorious Confusables: Lose vs. Loose 1. Practice #1 here 2. SCREENSHOT RESULTS OF Practice Lose vs. Loose #2 Notorious Confusables: accept/except and affect/effect 1. SCREENSHOT RESULTS OF Practice here 2. Practice with accept/except 3. Practice with affect/effect 4. Affect/Effect 5. Accept/Except Notorious Confusables: fewer/less and farther/further Use fewer with countable objects (desks, books, students). Use less with non-countables like salt and sand (you can't add -s to these words) 1. Practice with fewer/less 2. Fewer vs. Less 3. Practice with farther/further 4. Farther or Further #2 TODAY'S ASSIGNMENT: 1. Email the 3 SCREENSHOT RESULTS OF #2, #2 and #1 above. 2. Commonly Confused Words Assignment at Quia ☘️ ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ Monday 3/18 (track and FFA!) Notorious Confusables Continued: Last grammar lesson of the year! already/all ready 1. Practice here 2. Another practice! Notorious Confusables: everyday/everyday (worksheet) We use our everyday dishes every day. Everyday is an adjective meaning "daily" or "average." Jogging 3 miles is an everyday occurrence. Every day is a time expression that means "each day." I jog 3 miles every day. 1. click the blue Start button to Practice Here Notorious Confusables: among/between 1. Practice here Notorious Confusables: advise/advice 1. Practice here 2. Advise vs. Advice Notorious Confusables: lie/lay and sit/set Today I will.. Yesterday I In the past I have (has, had) rest/recline lie lay lain put/place lay laid laid Trick: Ask yourself if the sentence means REST or PUT 1. Practice Lie/Lay 2. More practice with lie/lay 3. More practice with sit/set Now complete Commonly Confused Words Assignment #2 at Quia ☘️ ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ Week of March 4-7 Monday 3/4 (2 Hour Late Start) Please do a quick post HERE for Mrs. Lupkes. MUG: Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers View Dangling Modifiers View Misplaced and Dangling Modifier A misplaced modifier is one that is in the wrong place within the sentence. It is not close enough to the word it’s supposed to modify, so it causes confusion (and sometimes very funny sentences). Examples: I watched the bulls charge through my binoculars. (Bulls that charge through binoculars would give one quite a headache.) After the kids left their rooms, I cleaned them. (What was cleaned? The kids, or the rooms?) They walked into the tavern and ordered a drink that was dirty and filled with cockroaches. (I wouldn’t drink that if I were you!) Do you see how a misplaced modifier can change the whole meaning of a sentence? They are good for a chuckle—but not for good writing! Dangling=When a sentence begins with a modifying phrase, the intro must be immediately followed by a comma and then the noun it's describing. Though exhausted, it would be another hour before Zoe got to go home. There's nothing obviously wrong with this sentence, but let's think about what it's actually saying. We start with the modifier "though exhausted." That would seem to be describing Zoe, but it's next to "it," so right now, the sentence is actually saying that "it" is exhausted, which makes no sense. We need to reorder the sentence so that the modifier is next to what it's modifying: Though exhausted, Zoe wouldn't get to go home for another hour. Running toward the lake, the trees were swaying in the wind. "The trees" are obviously not running towards the lake; they don't have legs. 2 Fixes: Fix 1: Running toward the lake, I saw the trees swaying in the wind. (move the word being modified directly after the comma) Fix 2: As I ran toward the lake, the trees were swaying in the wind. (add the subject to the introductory phrase or clause) Often SINGLE words are misplaced. The most common are only, just, almost, nearly, scarcely, barely Only Cheryl eats grapes.=Cheryl is the ONLY one who eats them. Cheryl only eats grapes.=This means that Cheryl does only one thing with grapes: She eats them. She doesn’t squish them into wine, she doesn’t throw them at people. She only eats them. Cheryl eats only grapes.=This means that Cheryl eats nothing else but grapes. Hint: When a modifier begins a sentence (followed by comma), the very next thing that comes along HAS to be something that can, in fact, be modified by that phrase or clause or it's dangling. Worksheet packet ☘️ ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ Tuesday 3/5 Remember ACT Prep Class Tonight @ 5:30 MUG: What is the difference between Misplaced and Dangling? Now practice: 1. Exercise 1 2. Practice Quiz: Dangling & Misplaced Modifiers 3. Dangling Modifiers 1 4. Which one is incorrect? 5. Exercise A: Dangling Mods (Smiley face=correct; % is in top left) 6. Grammar Bytes: Fixing Misplaced & Dangling Mods--Read instruction and click Start Here (under Monkey) Assignment: Send me a screenshot at the END of this last practice exercise. It will say Congratulations! You have finished Exercise 4. Exercise 1 Practice Quiz: Dangling & Misplaced Modifiers Exercise 1Dangling Modifiers 1 Exercise A: Dangling Mods Grammar Bytes: Fixing Misplaced & Dangling Mods--Read instruction and click Start Here (under Monkey) ☘️ ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ Wednesday 3/6 MUG and NEWSELA LAB: First, find your Dangling & Misplaced Modifiers packet and complete these 3 activities. I'll record the better 2 of 3 of these. 1. Dangling and Misplaced Modifier Assignment #1 at Quia Then, 2. Complete Dangling and Misplaced Modifier Quiz #2 at Quia and 3. Complete Dangling & Misplaced Modifiers #3 Next, choose TWO of the 5 or 6 new NEWSELA articles to read and respond to. Choose the articles with the March 5 or 6 assiged date. Readers become leaders! ☘️ ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ Thursday 3/7 1. Girls and Boys State with Mrs. Lupkes and Officer Albers View ALB&GS (start at :31) 2. Did you complete 2 Newsela articles yesterday? 3. MUG: Another common ACT error deals with PARALLEL STRUCTURE What is it? Multiple items of similar content in a sentence must be expressed in the same form grammatically. Incorrect parallelism: Mary likes hiking, swimming and to fish. Correct parallelism: Mary likes hiking, swimming, and fishing. or Mary likes to hike, to swim, and to fish. View: Grammar Lesson: Parallel Structure View: Parallel Structure ala Schmoop Practice first: 1. Read this explanation!! 2. Do this Parallel Structure exercise 4. Practice at ChompChomp--scroll down to howling dog to start! SEE the Yellow Box on the right! Parallel structure is just like equal equations in math! Next Week: Register for Post-High Planning Here ☘️ ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ Friday 3/1 MUG: Who/Whom, Whoever/Whomever, Who's/Whose Who's =Who is or Who has Who's in charge?=Who is in charge? Whose=shows possession Whose books are these? ============ Who=he/she Whom=him/her We do: Pretest, View Who/He trick practice packet & Cheat Sheet You practice: 1. Whose vs. Who's 2. Practice with this quiz on Who or Whom 3. Practice Who vs. Whom at ChompChomp 4. Take another quiz on Who or Whom Now Complete: I'll record the better score the Who/Whom/Who's/Whose assignment at Quia (22 points) and the Who/Whom assignment at Quia (22 points) ☘️ ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ Thursday 3/29 1. Read Sample Intros to papers 2.. Peer Review of 1st three sections. Use this Peer Edit Checklist 3. Post to Non-Fiction Book journal 4. Reflect before we get too far into next paper. Read comments carefully, then log in to Turnitin. Hover over the little i to read the instructions. Do a screenshot of that black box with the questions in it. Drag the screenshot into a Google Doc or pages document. Complete the Essay Reflection questions in Google Drive or a new document, then upload as PDF or .doc. 5. Assignment: Edit those first 3 sections, read non-fiction, be ready to start research next week. ☘️ ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ Tuesday 3/27 (Sub is Mr. Deutsch) Mrs. Kistler will do a non-fiction presentation. After her presentation, go to library to pick out book. Our final novel of the year will be a Vietnam-era choice starting the first week of May, so I'd like you to have a non-fiction book to read during April while we are working on research paper. At minimum, we'll do a couple of journal posts and will likely also do a brief book talk later in April. Today's Assignment: 1. In your Google Drive, go back to the document called Spring 2017 I-Search Paper Topics. 2. Scroll down to page 4 of that document. Yesterday, I added more topics & questions from last year. 3. Go to the document called Honors I-Search Topics Google Doc. I made comments on your questions! 4. Finish the first 3 sections of paper for Peer Review on Thursday (Why I Chose Topic, What I Already Know, What I Want to Know). 5. Think about sentence variety as you write. Watch overuse of "I" at the beginning of sentences. Vary openers! 6. Once you finish paper pieces, READ your new book! ☘️ ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ Smarter Balanced Practice Calculators for Smarter Balanced ☘️ ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ Previous Days' Lessons Friday 3/23 1. Review I-Search Structure 2. Take 2 minutes to Find I-Search template in Google Docs. Follow the instructions to get paper set up. Read through each section. 3. See & add to the I-Search Topic Google Doc See Sample #1 below--use red boxes! Break into groups Here are 3 Student Examples of the I-Search Paper you will analyze: 1. Asthma I-Search Example 2 Ceramics I-Search Example 3. Public Speaking I-Search (hard copy!) Use these three essays to complete THIS ACTIVITY (I'll give you a hard copy in class.) FINAL Newselsa Day. Please select three articles from among those toward the top of your list of assigned articles. Answer the 4 questions. Assignment: 1. Add topic to Google Docs for Tuesday 2. Write the 1st three sections of paper (Why I Chose Topic, What I Already Know, What I Want/Need to Know). Wednesday 3/21 Notorious Confusables Continued: Last grammar lesson of the year! already/all ready 1. Practice here 2. Another practice! Notorious Confusables: everyday/everyday (worksheet) We use our everyday dishes every day. Everyday is an adjective meaning "daily" or "average." Jogging 3 miles is an everyday occurrence. Every day is a time expression that means "each day." I jog 3 miles every day. 1. click the blue Start button to Practice Here Notorious Confusables: among/between 1. Practice here Notorious Confusables: advise/advice 1. Practice here 2. Advise vs. Advice Notorious Confusables: lie/lay and sit/set Today I will.. Yesterday I In the past I have (has, had) rest/recline lie lay lain put/place lay laid laid Trick: Ask yourself if the sentence means REST or PUT 1. Practice Lie/Lay 2. More practice with lie/lay 3. More practice with sit/set Now complete Commonly Confused Words Assignment #2 at Quia Monday 3/19 The Last Grammar Lessons of the year!! MUG: Refer to Words Commonly Confused Use this link above! Notorious Confusables: its/it's and there/their/they're 1. Practice #1 here and 2. Practice #2 Here 3. Practice with there/their/they're Notorious Confusables: accept/except and affect/effect 1. Practice here 2. Practice with accept/except 3. Practice with affect/effect 4. Affect/Effect 5. Accept/Except Notorious Confusables: fewer/less and farther/further Use fewer with countable objects (desks, books, students). Use less with non-countables like salt and sand (you can't add -s to these words) 1. Practice with fewer/less 2. Fewer vs. Less 3. Practice with farther/further 4. Farther or Further #2 Please don't sit next to anyone. Now complete Commonly Confused Words Assignment at Quia Then Go to Newsela. Read 2 of the 4 new articles I assigned to your class: 1. On Twitter, Fake News spreads faster than Real News 2. The World's Most Progressive Farm Animal Welfare Law 3. After Parkland, one of the Largest Student Protests in Decades 4. Paralympics in South Korea Assignment: Work Quietly on something AND... Bring Idea(s) for I-Search Paper for Wednesday! If you were gone, read.... I-Search Background Explanation of I-Search Paper ☘️ ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ Wednesday 3/14 Register for College & Career Fair on Wednesday, April 11. That is a testing day also. We'll test in the morning and go to USF at noon. Follow these instructions at this site: Click to Go to College Fair Registration Put a ✔️ in the 5th box down--USF, April 11, 12:30 Click Register Now Complete the registration process. Be thorough! Print out the bar code, put in career folder, bring the bar code to the fair. The bar code is the method that the colleges, vo-techs, reps, etc. will use to get your information. If you stop at their booths, they'll scan your card. **You need to SHOW me your printed bar code before putting in folder. On that Weds., you'll retrieve the printed bar code before we leave. MUG: *Another common ACT error deals with parallel structure. What is it? Multiple items of similar content in a sentence must be expressed in the same form grammatically. Incorrect parallelism: Mary likes hiking, swimming and to fish. Correct parallelism: Mary likes hiking, swimming, and fishing. or Mary likes to hike, to swim, and to fish. Read: Parallel Structure as a Literary Device Practice first: 1. Read this explanation!! 2. Do this Parallel Structure exercise 4. Practice at ChompChomp--scroll down to howling dog to start! SEE the Yellow Box on the right! Parallel structure is just like equal equations in math! Now Complete **remember the tricky not only/but also combo Whatever comes after not only must also come after but also! not only that.....but also that Both 25 pts. I'll record the better score. Parallel Structure Assignment #1 at Quia Parallel Structure Assignment #2 at Quia I-Search Background Explanation of I-Search Paper ☘️ ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ Monday 3/12 MUG: Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers View Dangling Modifiers View Misplaced and Dangling Modifier A misplaced modifier is one that is in the wrong place within the sentence. It is not close enough to the word it’s supposed to modify, so it causes confusion (and sometimes very funny sentences). Examples: I watched the bulls charge through my binoculars. (Bulls that charge through binoculars would give one quite a headache.) After the kids left their rooms, I cleaned them. (What was cleaned? The kids, or the rooms?) They walked into the tavern and ordered a drink that was dirty and filled with cockroaches. (I wouldn’t drink that if I were you!) Do you see how a misplaced modifier can change the whole meaning of a sentence? They are good for a chuckle—but not for good writing! Dangling=When a sentence begins with a modifying phrase, the intro must be immediately followed by a comma and then the noun it's describing. Though exhausted, it would be another hour before Zoe got to go home. There's nothing obviously wrong with this sentence, but let's think about what it's actually saying. We start with the modifier "though exhausted." That would seem to be describing Zoe, but it's next to "it," so right now, the sentence is actually saying that "it" is exhausted, which makes no sense. We need to reorder the sentence so that the modifier is next to what it's modifying: Though exhausted, Zoe wouldn't get to go home for another hour. Running toward the lake, the trees were swaying in the wind. "The trees" are obviously not running towards the lake; they don't have legs. 2 Fixes: Fix 1: Running toward the lake, I saw the trees swaying in the wind. (move the word being modified directly after the comma) Fix 2: As I ran toward the lake, the trees were swaying in the wind. (add the subject to the introductory phrase or clause) Often SINGLE words are misplaced. The most common are only, just, almost, nearly, scarcely, barely Only Cheryl eats grapes.=Cheryl is the ONLY one who eats them. Cheryl only eats grapes.=This means that Cheryl only does one thing with grapes: She eats them. She doesn’t squish them into wine, she doesn’t throw them at people. She only eats them. Cheryl eats only grapes.=This means that Cheryl eats nothing else but grapes. Hint: When a modifier begins a sentence (followed by comma), the very next thing that comes along HAS to be something that can, in fact, be modified by that phrase or clause or it's dangling. What is the difference between Misplaced and Dangling? Misplaced Modifiers Exercise 1 Now practice: Dangling Modifiers 1 Which one is incorrect? Exercise A: Dangling Mods Practice Quiz: Dangling & Misplaced Modifiers Exercise 1 Grammar Bytes: Fixing Misplaced & Dangling Mods--Read instruction and click Start Here (under Monkey) Now spread out--sit on opposite sides of table please; I'll record better 2 of 3 of these. Dangling and Misplaced Modifier Assignment #1 at Quia Then, Complete Dangling and Misplaced Modifier Quiz #2 at Quia and Complete Dangling & Misplaced Modifiers #3 Go to Newsela. Read 2 of the 4 new articles I assigned to your class: 1. Sunshine State: Florida & Daylight Saving Time 2. One-Handed Linebacker at NFL combine 3. 1 Million Adelie Penguins discovered 4. Alexa and Voice Shopping ☘️ ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ Wednesday 3/7 (basketball gone) MUG: Who/Whom Whoever/Whomever Who's =Who is or Who has Whose=shows possession Who=he/she Whom=him/her We do: Pretest, practice packet & Cheat Sheet Now You Practice: 1. Whoever/Whomever Quiz #1 2. Take the Who or Whom Quiz 3. Practice with this quiz on Who or Whom 4. Take another quiz on Who or Whom Now Complete: I'll record the better score the Who/Whom/Who's/Whose assignment at Quia (22 points) and the Who/Whom assignment at Quia (22 points) Go to Newsela. Enter class code. I set up a new free account since my last trial ran out. Choose TWO articles to read and answer the Quiz questions. ☘️ ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ Tuesday 3/6=Snow Day! 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