Monday, March 9, 2009

5th & 6th Period English

Online Essay Practice

Type your answers on a Microsoft Word document.

Part I—Review Supporting Details--Go to the link: Supporting Details and write down the answers to the questions. Try to Listen to the Audio.

Part II—Take notes on how to write a conclusion. Click here.
· Write down 3 things conclusions should have.
· Write down the 5 ways to achieve this.

Part III—Complete Sentences, Fragments, Run-ons/Comma Splices
Writing complete sentences (not fragments) and not writing run-ons is VERY important in your writing.
· What 3 things does a sentence have to have in order to be complete? Click here.
· When is a sentence a fragment? Click Here. Can you have a sentence that has a subject and verb and still is a fragment? Give an example.
· Give examples of a run-on sentence. Give examples of a comma splice. Click Here.

Part IV—Take the Quiz by hitting the button Play the Game (for fragments and run-ons) AND write the correct answer down on your Microsoft Word doc!

Are you finished with Hooks? Cause and Effect Research? Final Draft of Luis Valdez letter?
See my school webpage for Hooks/Cause and Effect Research