English IVAugust 18, 2014

Bell-Ringer

How important is punctuation? Why?

Are there instances where incorrect punctuation could cause confusion?

Punctuation

How would you punctuate this?

Woman without her man is nothing.

Punctuation

Woman, without her man, is nothing.

Woman: without her, man is nothing.

Punctuation Matters

Punctuation Matters

Punctuation Matters

Punctuation

On the next slide, there is a passage with no punctuation.

Add punctuation as necessary. You don’t have to rewrite the entire paragraph, just write what comes before and after the necessary punctuation (and, of course, include the punctuation).

No-Punctuation Paragraph (Everyday Edit paragraph)

To escape the German concentration camps the Jewish family of Otto Frank went into hiding in 1942 During the familys two years in hiding thirteen year old Anne Frank kept a diary She wrote her last diary entry on August 1 1944 Three days later police raided the familys hiding place Anne and her sister were shipped to concentration camps Anne died there nine months later Since that time Annes diary has been published in thirty languages

Paragraph with Punctuation To escape the German concentration

camps the Jewish family of Otto Frank went into hiding in 1942. During the family’s two years in hiding, thirteen-year-old Anne Frank kept a diary. She wrote her last diary entry on August 1, 1944. Three days later, police raided the family’s hiding place. Anne and her sister were shipped to concentration camps. Anne died there nine months later. Since that time Anne’s diary has been published in thirty languages.

Helen Keller

1880-1968Lost eyesight and hearing at 19

months old due to an illness; learned to speak

Author, political activist, lecturerAnne Sullivan – her teacherThe Miracle Worker – a play/film

about Sullivan teaching Keller to communicate

“The Most Important Day” – an excerpt by Keller about the day she met Sullivan

“The Most Important Day”

Follow along as I read aloud this excerpt from Keller’s book.

As I read, make annotations as needed for Things you don’t understand Reactions Words you don’t know the meaning

of

In-Class Writing

Write two paragraphs about the most important day in your life. Use correct punctuation. Use at least one Unit 1 vocabulary word (circle or underline it).

If time permits, share a few of these.

Turn in before leaving.

Homework

Complete the punctuation handout before tomorrow.

Exit Slip

Make a two-column chart. In one column, list the

punctuation you understand. In the other column, list the

punctuation that confuses you. If possible, tell why you are confused.