Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Class Work Leftovers. . . . Please get back with your partner(s) to finish the GUM activity. . . GUM Demons - Let's get rid of them. Directions: Working with a partner, decide which of these demons you will research and show the class how to correct: commas in a series commas in dates commas after introductory phrases commas with independent clauses semicolons with independent clauses semicolons with conjunctive adverbs punctuation of book, movie, television, newspaper, CD, and magazine titles punctuation of short stories, poems, songs, magazine articles, and newspaper titles

• First, return to your group to review the rules.


• Second, use at least two sentences as examples of the correct use.


• Third, share the information with the class.


• Fourth, give them a sentence to write correctly. This can all be done on chart paper or on the white board.


• Fifth: Share with the class - teach us.

Part II Share your first three slides with the class. Refer to the guidelines. Did you do the following:

• Include a title page? Is your name on it?


• Place no more than 4 bullets on a slide?


• Use no more than 6 words per bullet?


• Use colors that can be seen?


• Use footless fonts?


• Balance the photos on the slide?

Homework

1. Create the next section of your PowerPoint. Refer to Monday's post for the specific guidelines.

2. Don't forget that you must include a Works Cited page at the end of the slide show. Work on it as you go along. Remember that EasyBib can make this an easy process.

3. Bring your show to class on Friday - jump drive or e-mail.