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Topic:Wayspeoplehavecommunicated:Yesterday,TodayandTomorrowDueMarch21st1stparagraph:Describehowpeopleusedtocommunicate.Whatsignificantdevicesorwaysdidpeopleuseinthepast?Chooseonedevice.Giveanexampleofhowpeopleusedthatdevice.

o Primary1verbtense:simplepastandpastcontinuous/use“when”and“while”incomplexsentences

o Useotheradverbclausesasnecessaryo Compoundsentencesasnecessary

2ndparagraph:Describethechangesthathaveoccurredincommunicationsincethattimeanddiscussthestateofhowpeoplecommunicatetoday.

PrimaryVerbtenseforchangesthathaveoccurredsincethattime:1. Usepresentperfectcontinuousandpresentperfecttodescribechanges

thathaveoccurredincommunicationandarestillcontinuing.Useprepositions“since”and“for”toshowthetimeframe.Usetheconjunction“since”inaclausetoshowthetimeframe.

PrimaryVerbtensetodiscussthestateofthewaypeoplecommunicatetodayandrecentpast:

1. Usepresentperfectrecenttimewithadverbs:still,already,just,recently,oryet

2. Usepresentperfectindefinitetime3. Usepresentperfectwithrepeatedactions4. Usesimplepresenttoshowthefacts,truthsorhabits5. Usepresentcontinuoustoshowcontinuingactioninthepresent

Clauses:usetimeclausesforcomplexsentences Usecompoundsentences

3rdParagraph:Describehowpeoplemightcommunicateinthefuture. Possibleverbtenses:Futureverbtense Complexsentences:timeclauseswithfutureAdverbclauses:Throughoutthepaperuseavarietyofadverbclausestoshowthetimeframefromthepasttothepresentandtoconnectideaswithintheparagraphs.Souseavariety,notjusttheoneslistedabove.Useavarietyofcompoundsentenceswithcoordinatingconjunctionsand,or,but,so.Yourgradeisbasedonqualityofcontent,grammarandformat.FollowtheseGuidelinestogetthebestgrade:Choosethecorrectverbtense:

1Primary:meanstheverbtenseyouwillusethemost.Itdoesn’tmeanthatistheonlyverbtensesyoucanuse.

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• Usepresenttensetodiscussgeneraltruthsandstatementsoffactstopresentthemainideasandopinions.(checkyourpresentverbformscarefully)

• Usepasttensetodiscusseventsthathappenedinthepastsuchastheexampleofthetwowomen.Don’tforgettouse“when”and“while”toshowtheorderoftheevents.Checkyourverbforms:regularandirregular

• Usepresentperfecttoshowcontinuoustimefromthepasttonow,toshowrecentpast,toshowrepeatedactionsthatwillberepeatedinthefuture

• Usethecontinuousorprogressivetensesinpresent,pastandpresentperfecttoshowdurationofaction

WordForms:Checkyourgrammarcarefullyandusethewordformscorrectly.Putnounsinthecorrectplace,adjectivesinthecorrectplace,adverbsandverbsinthecorrectplacesinthesentence.Belowareafewthatyoumightuse.Verb Noun Adjective AdverbCommunicate(IV) communication

(noncount_____ _______

_______ Privacy(noncount)

private privately

_______________ convenience convenient conveniently

Articles:

• Withspecificdevicesthateveryoneknowsuse“the”:theInternet,thecomputer,thecellphone,theiPhone,thetelephone,

Noncountnouns:socialmedia,messaging,Nameswithoutarticles:Facebook,Skype,Facetime,Twitter,Apple,Microsoft,Delletc.

• Singularcountnounsmusthaveanarticleorotherdeterminer:acomputer,acellphone,eachcomputer,thatcellphone,

• Usea,anthefirsttimeyoumentionanonspecificpersonorthing;thenusethethesecondtimebecausenowitisspecific.:peopleusedatypewriter.Thetypewriter…..

• Mostpluralnounswillnotuseanarticle.Noncount:usuallythereisnotanarticleonnoncountnounsunlessitisaspecificsituation:Example:Communicationhaschanged.Thecommunicationbetweenthecellphoneandalandlinephoneissimilar.(Communication,inthefirstsentence,isageneralidea.Communication,inthesecondsentence,isinaspecificsituation).PossibleWordPartnershipstouse:

• Beusedtosomething• Beaccustomedto• Beconnectedto• Beexcitedabout• Befamiliarwith• Beinterestedin

• Communicatewith/by• Chatwith• Makeaphonecall• Dependon• Usedto• Talktosomeone

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• Listentosomeone/something• Talkwithsomeone

• Beinventedby• Bediscoveredby

Format:Typeddoublespacedfont12ptTimes/NewRoman1”marginsallaroundName/Date/WritingAssignment#2inupperleftcorner(singlespace)Length:fullOnepage(nottwo)Checkcapitalization:Firstlettersofeachwordinatitlearecapitalized,thepronounIiscapitalized,Namesofthingsarecapitalized.Thefirstletterinthefirstwordinasentenceiscapitalized.Usepunctuationproperly

• Putperiodsattheendofsentences.

• Donotconnectsentenceswithacomma.(Incorrect)Sheaskedthewomantogotolunch,theotherwomandidn’twanttogo.(Correct):Sheaskedthewomantogotolunch,buttheotherwomandidn’twanttogo.Sheaskedthewomantogotolunch;theotherwomandidn’twanttogo.

• Adverbclausesthatareatabeginningofasentencehaveacommaafterthem:o Whensheaskedtheotherwomantolunch,shewashopingtomakeafriend.

• Putacommawhenyoujointwosentenceswithand,or,but,so.

o Directnesscanbeuseful,butitcanalsoberude.