Wednesday, 3/17 (Periods 1,2,3) – Thursday, 3/18 (Periods 5,6)

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“Warm Up, 3/17 (3/18).” Combine the following SIMPLE sentences into a 1) COMPLEX sentence and then a 2) COMPOUND sentence. Yes, you may add, subtract, or change words.  BONUS: Combine them into a single  SIMPLE sentence!

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The llama usually got seasick. He lived on a houseboat.

“Commas, 3/17 (3/18).”
(ALL: In Notebook.)

A. Use a comma before a conjunction that joins clauses in a compound sentence.
B. Use a comma after every item in a series except the last one.
C. Use a comma after an introductory word or phrase.
D. Use commas to set off a word or phrase that interrupts the flow in a sentence.
E. Use commas to set off nouns of direct address.
F. Use a comma to separate adjectives that modify the same noun.
G. Use commas to separate APPOSITIVES when they add extra information.
H. Use a comma when the reader might otherwise get confused.

  1. Which Rule? Lloyd the llama author of a best-selling book and renowned rocket scientist was awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize for Poetry.
  2. Which Rule? Most of the time travelers worry about their luggage getting lost.
  3. Which Rule? The uninvited llama wore a bright white furry suit.
    For 4-7, Put the commas where they go!
  4. As the llama goddess she regulated the course of the heavenly bodies and controlled the alternating seasons.
  5. There was no question that the llama’s painting a huge colorful and ugly mural was the worst entry in the art exhibit.
  6. Sid waited for the llama to arrive so he could get a ride in his hot new Camaro.
  7. Because the llama missed the bus he was late for his very important appointment.

DEFINITIONS. Three words with 2 definitions! insinuate, agitate, sanction.

“Vocab, 3/17 (3/18).” (ALL: In Notebook.)

 

agitateprotest   

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. The old photographs were all ______(ed) to the attic because nobody looked at them any more.
  5. He tried to _____ himself into the “cool crowd” by hanging around them A LOT.
  6. Some people see boxing as legally ______(ed) violence.
  7. This word’s roots mean “to bend/lean inward.” ______
  8. Now that he had found religion, the former criminal wanted to earn ______ for the things he had done.
  9. I didn’t like his ____(ion) that I wasn’t good enough to make the team.
  10. (2) He fooled his pursuers with a _____ trick that he ______(ed) on the spot.
  11. Which one is the allegory? (Write it out!)  a) Using animals instead of people in Maus.  b) The early bird gets the worm.  c) “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”  d) He slept like a rock.  e) B and D.  f) All are allegories.  g) None are allegories.

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