e10 mar3 2010
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March 3, 2010
Housekeeping1. Hand in
– vocabulary sentences for “The Tell-Tale Heart”
– late assignments
2. Website
– how to check your marks / work missing
– how to name your files
3. Students who started late please see me before you go today to find out what work you need to catch up on.
Fragments Review
A complete sentence must have• a subject and verb, and• be a complete idea
Ex: The dog barked.
Groups of words that do not fit this description are called fragments.
Fragments Review
Here are some of the types of fragments we looked at:
Ex: After we finished dinner.
Because he was late.
To help his mother.
Trying to get to sleep.
Fragments Review
Most fragments can be solved by
• joining them correctly to other sentences
• adding a subject and changing the verb as needed
Fragments Review
Frag: I spent all day in the employment office. Trying to find a job that suited me. The prospects were bleak.
Fix #1: I spent all day in the employment office trying to find a job that suited me. The prospects were bleak.
Fix #2: I spent all day in the employment office. I was trying to find a job that suited me. The prospects were bleak.
Four Kinds of Fragments
1. Dependent Word Fragments
2. “-ing” and “to” Fragments
3. Added-detail Fragments
4. Missing-subject Fragments
Added-detail Fragments
• These types of fragments lack a subject and a verb.
• They usually begin with one of the following words:
also, especially, except, for example,
including, such as
Added-detail Fragments
Ex: Tony has trouble accepting criticism. Except from Lola.
To correct these types of fragments,
1. join the fragment to the previous sentence.
Ex: Tony has trouble accepting criticism, except from Lola.
Added-detail Fragments
2. add a subject and a verb.
Ex: My apartment has its drawbacks. For example, no hot water in the morning.
Ex: My apartment has its drawbacks. For example, there is no hot water in the morning.
Practice, p. 28
1. Frag – “For example, managing . . .”For example, he managed to cut his hand . . .
2. Frag – “About missing parts, . . .”Delete the period, and lowercase “a”All day, people complained about . . . .
3. Frag – “For example, using . . .”For example, she suggests . . .
Missing Subject Fragments
Ex: One example of my father’s generosity is that he visits sick friends in the hospital. And takes along get well cards with a few dollars folded in them.
The second clause is about the same subject as the first clause (he), but because it doesn’t contain a subject it is a fragment.
Missing Subject Fragments
To correct these types of fragments,
1. join the fragment to the previous sentence
Ex: One example of my father’s generosity is that he visits sick friends in the hospital and takes along get well cards with a few dollars folded in them.
Ex: One example of my father’s generosity is that he visits sick friends in the hospital, and he takes along get well cards with a few dollars folded in them.
Missing Subject Fragments
2. Add a subject.
Ex: One example of my father’s generosity is that he visits sick friends in the hospital. He also takes along get well cards with a few dollars folded in them.
Practice, p. 30
1. Frag – “And discovered about . . .”. . . cereal, and he discovered . . .. . . cereal and discovered. . .cereal. He discovered . . . cereal; however, he discoveredWhen Fred went to the . . . ., he discovered
2. Frag – “ then noticed. . .”. . .clothes, and then OR . . . clothes, and I noticed . . .clothes. I noticed. . .
Practice, p. 30 (Cont’d.)
3. Frag - “But did not . ..”. . . weekend but . . . . . .weekend, but he . . . . . . weekend. But he
4. Frag – “Also, was constantly. .”. . . life-style, and he was constantly. . .. . .life-style and was constantly . . .. . . life-style. He was . . .
5. Frag – “And decided. . .”. . .desperation, and he decided. . . OR . . . desperation and decided
OR desperation. He decided
Independent Practice
Do these review tests on your own over the break. • Use the in-class handout/work as a guide. • An answer key will be available after Spring
Break.
Break
Follow-up on “The Tell-Tale Heart”
1. What words or phrases should we talk about?
• vex (v.), vexed (past) – to make angry Ex: My mother was vexed at my brother’s
behaviour.Ex: Don’t vex me. Don’t make me vexed. His
behaviour was vexing.• chirp – short sound a bird makes
Follow-up on “The Tell-Tale Heart”
2. What parts of the story are unclear or confusing?• “When my head was well in the room” – the narrator’s
head was leaning into the room• chuckle – laughing quietly • “It increased my fury” fury (n) = intense anger -
furious (adj.) furiously (adv.)• cunning (n, adj.) clever, cleverness – often used to
outwit, deceive, or gain advantage• outwit – win with your mind; outsmart• ere long – before, shortly
“The Tell-Tale Heart” Literary Elements
• Today’s Handout: “Reviewing Story Elements”
• Previous Handout: “Short Story Terms”
• In your group, work through today’s handout.
– Discuss how each element applies to the story “The Tell-Tale Heart.”
– Refer to the handout that defines the terms.
– Ask me for help/clarification as needed.
– If you disagree, make note on your sheet and we will discuss
• Time:
Class Review of Literary ElementsPOV – First person – “I heard many . . .”unreliable narrator - a narrator who may not be telling you the truth; you
can’t believe everything he/she says
Setting –at night; house? senior’s home? hospital? • We would need more details to be that specific• we can say it is probably a shared home of some kind – house,
apartment, boarding houses, doors unlocked
How is the setting important? – mysterious, creates a sense of fear, suspense
• if the characters did not live close to each other in unlocked rooms, the narrator wouldn’t have opportunity to do what he does
Class Review (Cont’d.)
• Characters• Unamed Narrator• Round – lots of details: beginning – calm,
stressed, stealthy, persistent, patient, clever, bold
• Static – though his emotions or state of mind change, we do not have enough information to judge if his views and beliefs have changed.
Homework1. Questions for the “The Tell-Tale Heart.” Due Monday,
March 15th.
2. Fragments: Review Tests – AK will be provided after the Spring Break.
Outline and Draft of “My Proudest Accomplishment”. - many students still have not done one or both of these
things. - All students should complete these practice
assignments and hand in by March 15th. - They will be the basis of the work we do after the break.