6th period: 7 October 2008

Agenda:

1. Vocabulary Quiz
2. “Identifying and Providing Supporting Details” (handout) Complete and turn in.
3. Comma uses and errors (handout, binder)
4. “Echo and Narcissus” – individual or group. In-class read.
5. Test Review. Test is next class. Review can be found here: http://woodliffenglish10.blogspot.com/2008/10/test-review.html
6. Extra Credit and Due Dates

"Identifying and Providing Supporting Details"
•Complete and turn in.
•Read paragraph together.
•Give details for the 2 topic sentences at the bottom.
•The first sentence: fill in the blanks with 2 adjectives that describe your friend’s personality.

5 Common Uses for Commas
#1: before a coordinating conjunction linking independent clauses.

• An independent clause is one that can stand alone. ¨For example: The boy ran fast.
• A dependent clause DEPENDS on an independent clause for it to make sense.¨For example: The clause “Because I woke up late” doesn’t make sense on its own. It relies on an independent clause. “Because I woke up late, I was late for work” makes sense.
• Coordinating conjunctions join independent clauses. They include:
  For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So (FANBOYS)
• Example sentences using each conjunction.
• F: You can’t reason with him, for he is hard headed.
• A: My father helps me with my homework, and he also listens when I need someone to talk to.
• N: That is not what I meant to say, nor should you interpret my statement as an admission of guilt.
• B: She wanted to get into UVA, but her grade point average wasn’t high enough.
• O: You will do your work, or you will fail this class.
• Y: John is an awesome basketball player, yet his favorite sport is baseball.
• S: I wanted to buy a new car, so I saved money.

"Echo and Narcissus"
•Read alone or with a partner.
•Identify and look up words you aren’t familiar with.
•Identify character traits of both Echo and Narcissus.
•What is the function of this myth?
•What question or questions does this myth try to answer?
•Draft vanity plate for both Echo and Narcissus. Then choose the best and create a neat, colorful plate.

The test on Thursday will be in 2 parts: Vocabulary is closed-book/note. Literature is open-book/note.

Extra Credit & Due Dates:
•Wordle extra credit: due October 9
•Everything assigned in the lab except the last (internet research) should be completed by October 9. (this is next class!)
•The Internet Research should be finished Monday, October 13.