Sentence Composing #151 - #154 (Infinitive Phrases)

Another Great Article on Grammar

The Wrong Way to Teach Grammar

EXCERPT:

"Happily, there are solutions. Just as we teach children how to ride bikes by putting them on a bicycle, we need to teach students how to write grammatically by letting them write. Once students get ideas they care about onto the page, they are ready for instruction—including grammar instruction—that will help communicate those ideas... students immediately apply to their own writing, and having students play with sentences like Legos, combining basic sentences into more complex ones. Often, surprisingly little formal grammar instruction is needed.... many errors “disappear” from student writing when students focus on their ideas and stop “trying to ‘sound correct.’”"

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/02/the-wrong-way-to-teach-grammar/284014/

Why Grammar Matters

One comma, or lack thereof, cost a company millions of dollars.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/16/us/oxford-comma-lawsuit.html

Creative Paragraph #9 Directions

DUE:  Monday, 6/3/19 by 3:15 pm

Choose one of the following writing prompts to write a free paragraph (grammar, spelling, and punctuation do not count).

Have a minimum of 400 words -- type the word count at the top of the document.

Include at least one original gerund phrase.  Underline it.  You may use one of the your original sentence from your sentence composing journal, or you may create a new one.

Here are the two prompts to choose from:

TITLE:  Favorite Music

PROMPT:  Imagine that you are listening to your favorite music. Write a descriptive paragraph about this music. Describe how it makes you feel. Also include what the music would be like if you could see it, touch it, smell it, or taste it. Use your imagination. Give lots of details so that the reader can share your impressions.

TITLE: Your Own Superhero

PROMPT:  There are dozens of superheroes in comic strips and in movies. Some can fly, some can run faster than humans, and some have enormous strength. Imagine a new, original superhero. How could this superhero be described? What special powers would he or she have, and where did the superhero get those powers? How would he or she look? Does your superhero have a special hideout and equipment? And, of course, don't forget to describe your superhero's costume!

This Week's Agenda

Sentence Composing Journals #101 - #150

DUE DATE:  Thursday, 5/30/19 at 3:15 pm

WORTH:  50 points

Students will turn in a Google Document to Turnitin.com of their own original sentences from their sentence composing journals numbered #101 - #150.  This is the work that was done in class as part of our daily writing exercises.

DO NOT include the Mentor Sentence or Teacher Models. Only include your original work.

Number each sentence and put a space between them like this:

#101   Here is your sentence.

#102   Here is another sentence.

#103   And so on.

Harvard Business Review Article on the Importance of Grammar

I Won't Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar.  Here's Why.
by Kyle Weins

https://hbr.org/2012/07/i-wont-hire-people-who-use-poo