English 4 CP: 10/14 to 18/13

Bell ringer

• Describe what you think it would be like to drive through a large city or town that had no traffic signs or signals of any sort or type.

Activities

• Discuss how the bell ringer is a metaphor: As traffic signs are to driving, so is punctuation to writing.
• Students were given a new activity. They are to create their own study/grammar guide (cheat sheet). They will be allowed to use this on related tests.
• First study guide: Punctuation
• They are to write all the punctuation rules for all 14 punctuation marks.
• They are to copy/create an example, illustration, notes, and or comparison for each rule.
• The primary goal is for them to do whatever is necessary to gain mastery over the information.
• They are to study individually and/or with a group and write a journal explaining what study techniques work best for them.
• Students have been taught punctuation since first grade. Yet - many write as through they have no idea what punctuation is or does.
• This assignment is for each student to create their own study guide in a way that they will break through to mastery.
• Students are provided with a variety of books, websites, and/or handouts which will assist them in accomplishing this task in class or at home.