* Reminder that tomorrow (Tuesday) we'll have a Tiz/Quest (mashup of Quiz/Test) on Act I of Macbeth. Here's a summary of what's happened so far...
For Macbeth, Act I: Summary As Act One opens, three witches say that they will meet Macbeth. On their way to see Duncan, Macbeth and Banquo meet the witches, who prophesy that Macbeth will become Thane of Cawdor and then king, while Banquo will produce a line of kings. When Macbeth and Banquo meet Duncan, Duncan names Macbeth Thane of Cawdor, but he names Malcolm as heir to the throne. Lady Macbeth persuades her husband to fulfill the witches’ prophecy by murdering Duncan at their castle. * Remember we are on Quiz List 6. Sentences due on Thursday, Test on Friday. Here are the Two Writing Handouts with Pointers on Writing the Introduction... |
tip.pdf |
introductions.pdf |
na_u2_tgdymc_actone_te.pdf |
To study for you TIZ, download the above PDF and re-read Act I. Your questions will be from every scene accept scene 6.
* Keep in mind that you are now responsible for Strunk & White, The Elements of Style, rules 1 - 3.
Here they are:
* Keep in mind that you are now responsible for Strunk & White, The Elements of Style, rules 1 - 3.
Here they are:
Last week, we began looking at some simple, concise rules on how we should present our sentences. We looked at three simple rules from Strunk & White's The Elements of Style book. Here they are once more:
1) Form the possessive singular of nouns by adding 's. (Note: possessive pronouns such as its, theirs, yours, ours, hers, etc., NEVER require an apostrophe, whereas contractions--it's, there's--do have an apostrophe, indicating what's left out.)
2) Items in a series are separated by commas after each item except the last. Thus, in the following sentence, follow the commas:
My cat ate a bug, threw up on the rug, and fell asleep. (3 items in this series)
My favorite colors are purple, lime-green, fire orange, and charcoal gray. (4 items)
3) Enclose parenthetic expressions between commas. This includes appositives.
Parker, the kid with the skateboard, looks like he's fairly athletic.
Remember: it's parethetic if it doesn't have to be there. If you can safely take it out, like this phrase here in red, it's parenthetic.
1) Form the possessive singular of nouns by adding 's. (Note: possessive pronouns such as its, theirs, yours, ours, hers, etc., NEVER require an apostrophe, whereas contractions--it's, there's--do have an apostrophe, indicating what's left out.)
2) Items in a series are separated by commas after each item except the last. Thus, in the following sentence, follow the commas:
My cat ate a bug, threw up on the rug, and fell asleep. (3 items in this series)
My favorite colors are purple, lime-green, fire orange, and charcoal gray. (4 items)
3) Enclose parenthetic expressions between commas. This includes appositives.
Parker, the kid with the skateboard, looks like he's fairly athletic.
Remember: it's parethetic if it doesn't have to be there. If you can safely take it out, like this phrase here in red, it's parenthetic.