HW FOR/DUE THURS. 8/15

2nd 12II
 

HW FOR THURS. 8/15:

QUIZ #1 TOMORROW IN CLASS! 

STUDY GUIDE:

--MLA STYLE BASICS for formatting/general rules outlined/noted on the sheet

--sentence fragments, run-ons, and COMMA SPLICES; how to correct them

--correcting DANGLING/MISPLACED MODIFIERS

--KNOW the EIGHT forms of “BE”/PASSIVE VOICE

--know what METADISCOURSE means/avoid it!

--formal vs. informal writing and proofreading vs. revision

--1^st/2^nd/3^rd person voice in writing

--using “(H)however” correctly w/punctuation in various sentences

3rd 9th I
 

HW DUE THURS. 8/15:   

 

1) In your GRAMMAR WKBK, for practice with learning “Active vs. Passive Voice”—

COMPLETE pp. 100 EX. 1  

COMPLETE pp. 102 EX.1

2) IN YOUR JOURNAL #1 LETTER TO AN 8^th grader,  **COMPLETE THESE TWO TASKS FOR TOMORROW:

a) CIRCLE ALL THE PASSIVE VOICE VERBS IN YOUR LETTER (the FORMS of “BE”—see green MLA notes sheet for list!)

b) UNDERLINE ALL THE ACTION VERBS IN YOUR LETTER

**you can also use a highlighter to ‘color code’ your homework ASSIGNMENT #2 if you want; just MAKE SURE to complete this assignment!