Thursday, May 18, 2017

Thursday, May 18


If you could have a period, you can't just have a comma

The cat       is wearing a hat,       and      he      is fat. This is a sent, too.
 SUBJECT  +VERB=SENTENCE  SUBJ+VERB=SENTENCE 2 
YOU COULD HAVE A PERIOD The cat is wearing a hat. He is fat.
FANBOYS     for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
COMMA SPLICE
Maryanne is in the classroom, she could also be in the park
Maryanne is in the classroom, OR she could also be in the park
The baby touched the stove, he is crying.
The baby touched the stove, SO he is crying.
                          

Comma Splice Exercise Quizlet Deck

Advanced Comma Splice Quiz

Read Ricochet River
HOMEWORK: Finish chapter 13 (page 132)
HOMEWORK: If you haven't already done so, finish essay over the weekend

In the book The Bean Trees and the movie Home is Where the Heart Is, the concept of family is redefined. Your assignment is to explain what makes up a family according to these works

Ricochet River Vocabulary
Words for next Thursday's quiz (5/25):
scuttlebutt, gawky, catawampus, amalgamated, gaff, analgesic, dormant harrowing, travesty

Questions:
Jesse has big money coming. The government compensates native people for lost lands and fishing sites. Ricochet River is fiction, but that part is true. Do readers see any problem with money for place?

On page 59 Jesse is very scared to be inside the dam. What point do you think that the author is making by showing him to be more scared of the dam than Wade is?

On page 64, Wade shoots a goose. Why does he feel guilty about doing this if he did it on purpose? Be specific.

Ricochet River Study Guide, by Robin Cody himself

Ricochet River Discussion Questions, by Robin Cody

FAMILY REDEFINED
Brainstorm: What is a family? Write seven things. Think about the book and the movie to generate your ideas. Be specific.

  1. Families communicate and discuss life.
  2. Families do things together--camping, making crafts, etc.
  3. Protect you. Provide for your basic needs of shelter, food, . . .T takes Turtle; M takes T; S. Husband takes in N
  4. They're there for you--they listen and support you, especially when you're sad
  5. They make sacrifices (Estevan and E, T took risks to make adoption happen).S. Husband dies taking soup to AA member. Opens up her home to N.  N opens her home to L and 9,000 kids
  6. Support you in your dreams and aspirations.
  7. Love and accept unconditionally (but nobody's perfect)
  8. Push you to excel. L says, "You never thought you were good enough for him" but you are. LouAnn helps T when she feels she can't be an adequate parent. Mattie does same thing.
  9.  Eat dinner with your family. S. Husband, Mr. S, Nov have dinner together and hold hands; Estevan tells story of "How they eat in Heaven."
  10.  Trust you and have faith in you
  11.  Help you when you need it. E and E pretend to be parents
  12.  Teach you things
  13.  Stick up for each other

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