November 1, 2016 - Tuesday

Class Work

1. Share a memoir.

• Share at your table.
• Share with the class.

2. Adopt a rock  - listen for instructions

3. Learn to fix those pesky run-on sentences and comma splices!
(7:30 am and 12:00 pm . . . we will save this for Thursday!)

A PowerPoint! http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/powerpoint.htm

•  View: Our Friend the Semicolon and Avoiding Run-on Sentences

• The rules: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/runons.htm (Quizzes are at the bottom of this page. Click on a link. Take the quiz. Report your progress.)

Homework
1.Take the practice quizzes. Report your scores and explain your progress for each. (30 points)
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/nova/nova4.htm
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/nova/nova3.htm
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/runons_quiz.htm


2. Polish your memoir and post the revision. (100 points)

3. Create a three-four paragraph paper "All About a Rock!" (30 points)
You can:

• Personify your rock. Introduce your rock as if it were a person.
• Sell your rock. Create an ad appropriate for radio and convince listeners to buy your rock!
• Use your rock as the main item in a story, memoir, or report.