We did the reading quiz.
To Do for Next Class:
Prepare for poetry roundtable
Work on research paper
Read Ch.'s 4 & 5 in Lester
Wed., Oct. 19:
This Friday we will have reading questions on "How to Read a Poem." We will correct the papers in class.
The first poetry readings are one week from this coming Friday and are Myles and William.
We worked on commas and used writershelp to learn about three types of commas:
-Introductory phrase
-Appositive
-BOYSFAN, two independent clauses
We also talked about restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses.
People who received their paper back can proceed with writing Point 3. Others should wait until they get their paper back.
To Do for Next Class:
Work on poetry roundtable.
Work on research paper.
Read Lester, Ch. 4
Review the definitions of restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses, as it will be helpful for further work on commas (see below).
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Nonrestrictive: a relative clause that describes or supplements but is not essential in establishing the identity of antecedent and is usually set off by commas in English:
In this year, which has been dry, it's bad for crops.
Restrictive: a relative clause that identifies the antecedent and that is usually not set off by commas in English.
