Tuesday

1st, 2nd, and 5th:  bellringer Test Practice Tuesday-
Objective: Correct run-on sentences, sentence fragments, and comma splices.

Choose the answer that is a sentence fragment.
A. Ancient palaces line the Grand Canal, the major thoroughfare of the city of Venice.
B Lined with ancient palaces, the Grand Canal is the major thoroughfare of the city of Venice.
C The city of Venice’s main thoroughfare, the Grand Canal, which is lined with ancient palaces.
D The major thoroughfare of the city of Venice, the Grand Canal, is lined with ancient palaces.

Choose the answer that is a complete sentence.
A. Ready or not, the rains would come and the roof would need repairing.
B. Whether ready or not, when the rains came and the roof needed repairing.
C. The rains that would come and the roof that would need repairing, ready or not.
D. That the roof needed repairing when the rains came, whether ready or not.

 Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

A. To provide living quarters for seven when completed, the International Space Station extending longer than a football field.

B. Living quarters for seven provided by the International Space Station, which is longer than a football field when completed.

C. The International Space Station, being longer than a football field and providing living quarters for seven when completed.
D. When completed, the International Space Station, longer than a football field, will provide living quarters for seven.

Class work - 1st:  Narrative Powerpoint, discussion of personal narratives, distribute graphic organizers, due tomorrow; 2nd:  Watch Secondhand Lions for personal narrative introduction; 5th: discussion of personal narratives, take up graphic organizers, finish movie, Work on Prepositions (Homework, p. 15 in workbook, #1-5 A & B).

4th and 6th:  Bell ringer - The figures of speech listed in Chapter 11 of the Speech book are divided into categories.

• List the ones that fall under each of the following categories:

Comparison Imagery

Contrast Imagery
Exaggeration Imagery
Personification

Class work:  Powerpoint on Effective Language; watch Listen to Me