Part I Day 1 Free Write On the first page of your journal write the title Joining Sentences Legally You may choose a prompt Fiction It was a bright cold day in April and the clocks were striking thirteen ID: 431485
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Joining Sentences Legally
Part ISlide2
Day 1: Free Write
On the first page of your journal, write the title, “Joining Sentences Legally.”
You may choose a prompt . . .
Fiction
: “It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.”
–
1984,
George Orwell
Personal
: “What was your most precious childhood possession?”
. . . Or write your own.
You
will have
about 7
minutes to write.Slide3
Day 2: Mentor Sentence
On the next blank page of your “Notes” section, write the title,
“Joining Sentences Legally”
and add it to your Table of Contents.
Draw a vertical line
about 3 inches from the left edge of your paper (Cornell Note style).
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Day 2: Mentor Sentence
Copy this sentence onto your note page:
He was uneasy and nervous;
he
glanced
over his shoulder; he lifted the big knife
and felt its
edge. –John Steinbeck, The Pearl
Joining Sentences Legally
He was uneasy and nervous; he glanced over his shoulder; he lifted the big knife and felt its edge.Slide5
Day 2: Mentor Sentence
Write the rule in the margin of your notes:
Sentences may be
legally joined by a
semicolon.
Joining Sentences Legally
He was uneasy and nervous; he glanced over his shoulder; he lifted the big knife and felt its edge.
.
Sentences may be legally joined
by a semicolon.Slide6
Day 2: Mentor Sentence
Revise the sentence by substituting different words: nouns for nouns,
adverbs for adverbs, etc.
Keep the punctuation.
Don’t change the meaning!
Joining Sentences Legally
He was uneasy and nervous; he glanced over his shoulder; he lifted the big knife and felt its edge.
He was jittery and afraid; he peered over his shoulder; he raised the huge blad
e and tested its edge.
Sentences may be legally joined
by a semicolon.