In-Class:
- No journal today!
- Students were assigned groups of 4. Each person had a job to do (reader, discussion leader, summarizer, question reader). Students together read through the Battle of Grendel and answered the questions on their worksheet.
- Students got back their point of view/perspective worksheets and were asked to read over the errors and make corrections where necessary.
- Students took notes on the 4 semi-colon rules:
Semi Colon Rules
Adapted From http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/semicolons.asp
Rule 1. A semicolon can
replace a period if the writer wishes to narrow the gap between two closely
linked sentences.
·
Call me tomorrow; you can give me an answer then.
·
We have paid our dues; we expect all the privileges
listed in the contract.
Rule 2. Use a semicolon
before such words and terms as namely, however, therefore, that
is, i.e., for example, e.g., for instance, etc., when they
introduce a complete sentence. It is also preferable to use a comma after these
words and terms.
·
Bring any two items; however, sleeping bags
and tents are in short supply.
·
She started cooking and baking when she was a
little girl; therefore, the cooking class at Highland High School was a cinch.
Rule 3. Use a semicolon to
separate units of a series when one or more of the units contain commas.
·
Incorrect: The conference has people who
have come from Moscow, Idaho, Springfield, California, Alamo, Tennessee, and
other places as well.
Note that with only commas, that sentence is hopeless.
·
Correct: The conference has people who have come from Moscow, Idaho;
Springfield, California; Alamo, Tennessee; and other places as well.
·
They told her to bring water, even
though she already had some; pajamas, even though she wanted to sleep in her
clothes; and an apple.
Rule 4. A semicolon may be
used between independent clauses joined by a connector, such as and, but, or, nor, etc., when one or more commas appear in
the first clause.
·
When I finish here, and I will soon, I'll be
glad to help you; and that is a promise I will keep.
Notice how this is
different from rule 2 on the comma rules sheet. If there are no commas in the
first part of the sentence leading up to the connector word, use a comma
instead of a semi-colon!
I will be glad to help you when I’m done, and that
is a promise I will keep.
