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Sentence Works MC

Quarter 2

1/14/2010

1. Brendan didn't want anything unreturned except //Time// and //Sports Illustrated//, the two magazines that he gave to his students.

2. The pipe burst during the morning; during afternoon, Dad had found a plumber to repair it.

1/6/2010

Paragraph

During the winter vacation, I spent majority of the precious time studying for SAT. SAT is a test evaluating a student's ability and it has three sections: math, critical reading, writing. [Pattern 4] I went to a hagwon, and there were people who weren't freshman. Obviously, people had different goals; others, scoring high; me, getting the taste of SAT. [Pattern 2] I spent about 5 hours daily at the place, concentrating on the vocabulary, rather than the strategies for each type of questions. After the session was done, it was time for me to enjoy my break finally, since I was already done with my school work too. I played basketball; I improved, and I got better at controlling the ball. [Pattern 1B] This was when I remembered what my older sister told me before: hard work and effort always pays back. [Pattern 3] I couldn't fully enjoy my break, but I learned a lot, and realized that this kind of vacation could be a more productive vacation to spend.

10/15/09

Write a paragraph about what you read last night in Romeo and Juliet. Include in the paragraph at least three of the following:

While reading //Romeo and Juliet//, a play written by William Shakespeare, my emotions changed greatly. At the beginning, it was calm; as it reached the end, I got nervous, then both Romeo and Juliet died, due to misunderstanding of their status. If I did not know the story at all, then I am sure it would have been much more intense than how it was last night to me.

a. comma with an introductory clause b. semi-colon c. appositive d. underlining or italicizing or quotation of title

10/13/09

DOL REVIEW

1. Comma with an introductory adverbial clause - you need a SV after the adverbial clause

Ex: If you fail a test, your grade will drop.

2. Underlining (or italicizing) of tv series, tv episode, movie, short story, play, book - for books like Romeo and Juliet, you underline or italicize the title. -> //Romeo and Juliet//

Ex: From what I remember, my friend at Canada really liked the book //Holes//.

3. Single vs. double negative - double negative makes the sentence positive, while single negative makes the sentence negative.

Ex: I don't not like you. -> I like you I don't like you -> I don't like you

4. When to capitalize grandma or mom - difference between whether it is a common noun or a proper noun

Ex: My mom is very nice to me. Mom is very nice to me.

5. all right vs. alright //regardless vs. irregardless// alot vs. a lot - alright, irregardless, alot are all informal to use in formal writings.

Ex: Is he all right? Regardless of the inadequate condition of the stage, the orchestra performed beautifully. Out of my friends, a lot of them enjoy both eating and sleeping.

All you all right? Regardless of the score, they played great. A lot of people enjoy sleeping. 6. commas with an appositive with the proper noun first - commas are needed when proper nouns come first

Ex: He really enjoyed the movie //Star Wars//, which was directed by George Lucas, so he bought all the DVDs.

7.commas with an appositive with the proper noun second

8. Enunciation - should have rather than should of

Ex: I should have studied for the upcoming test instead of playing tennis with my friend.

10/8/09

1. "Sgt. Spriker, is it all right to assume that most of the Twenty-seventh division personnel are from Busan?"

2. After you have drawn a map showing the route from Coleridge Ave. to Highway 52, you may continue reading //Romeo and Juliet.//

8/21/09

1. Terry rang the bell at the gatehouse, but when no one answered, he left in disgust.

2. My sister and I caught the bus at Twenty-second and Hamilton streets; unfortunately, we got off the bus 2 blocks too soon.

8/24/09

1. "The play //Romeo and Juliet// was written by Shakespeare." Jinhee stated, "It is considered one of the poet's best."

2. "When will you teach me how to drive?", Austin asked, in choleric intensity. "Must I wait another six months?" **NO COMMA WHEN A QUESTION MARK IS USED.**

8/25/09

1. Because you're late finishing the job, you'll have to give the boys the video games to take to Hyunsun's house.

2. My sister doesn't always have the time to visit us on our birthdays, but she does send presents.

8/27/09

Day 7: Write a sentence with choler and augment.

MIchael was full of choler when he saw his grade that was augmented with the last test. **SO YOU WERE SAD THAT YOUR GRADE IMPROVED?**

9/02/09

1. "Aren't their a lot of quoted passages in your paragraph, Richard?"

2. The students sold many pizzas, the trip don't cost them too much. = Because the students sold many pizzas, the trip didn't cost them as much.

9/07/09

Journal Entry: The Three Musketeers

My book The Three Musketeers is very intriguing and I get into the book very easily. I really enjoy reading this book in my free times, but my concern is whether I can finish the whole book in time. Since the book is over 600 pages, and has tiny letters, it takes a long time to go through a chapter. Except the fact that I am worried about finishing the book, I am very happy about choosing this book to read. **IT IS LONG, BUT IT READS REALLY FAST BECAUSE THE CHARACTERS ARE SO COMPLICATED. i KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN THOUGH.**

9/09/2009

Sonnet
 * one of the poetic forms that can be found in lyric poetry from Europe. It has a strict rhyme scheme and specific structure. Also it is clearly shown in Shakespeare poem.(ABABCDCDEFEFGG structure, 14 line, 10 syllables in each line)

ALL lines rhyme, except for the last 2 lines

Pg. 53 57 Romeo

A If a profane with my unworthiest hand B This holy shrine, the gentle sin is this : A My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand B To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much, Which mannerly devotion shows in this; For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch, And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss ....

9/11/2009

Journal Writing -- Write a diary entry from the perspective of Romeo, Juliet, or Tybalt about the evening. Take on their personality.

Tybalt

Today was just awful. I met Romeo, my foe, but somehow Lord Capulet forced me to leave the ball, without fighting. Maybe he thought it would be a humiliation if a fight happens in the great ball of the Capulets. I feel very insulted, and it is making me want to fight with Romeo and kill him. I hope Lord Capulet will apologize to me which will pay back my pride. **GOOD POINT ABOUT THE PRIDE. (AND BY THE WAY, NICE ACTING WITH ROMEO TODAY.)

10/10**

9/16/2009

1. That dog there has bitten several mail carriers; its owner should do good to keep him chained don't you think? (all one sentence)

2. The boat __Roman III__ that sunk two years ago wasn't it located other there?

Good Version:

1. Their dog had bitten several mail carriers, so don't you think his owners would do well to keep him chained?

2. By the way, wasn't the boat __Roman III__ which sank two years ago located there?

9/18/2009

1. We went to Brendan's house on Forty-sixth Avenue for the October party.

2. The portrait //Mona Lisa,// painted around 1503, is considered the best of the many that da Vinci completed

10/6/09

1. "Has Mother spoken to Kevin and her, concerning an article in the magazine //Outdoor Life//, about camping in the Catskills mountains."

2. No one in my family has been to the art museum in Chicago and seen Picasso's painting //The Blue Guitarist//.