Ryan Hirst
AP English Literature and Composition
Composition: Independent Reading Research
4 January 2010
SKILLS PAGE
5.2 Independent Clauses
MY SENTENCE: Denotation and connotation each have a distinct meaning; however
they are very easily mixed up.
EXPLANATION: Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction when it joins
independent clauses. I got my information from the Holt Handbook on page 336.
REVISED EXAMPLE: Denotation and connotation each have a distinct meaning;
however, they are very easily mixed up.
ORIGINAL EXAMPLE: I was late for the game; however my friends saved me a seat.
Ryan Hirst
AP English Literature and Composition
Composition: Independent Reading Research
4 January 2010
SKILLS PAGE
16.1 Choose the best word
MY SENTENCE: Denotation and connotation each have a distinct meaning; however
they are very easily mixed up.
EXPLANATION: Choose the best word because MR. Lane said so.
REVISED EXAMPLE: Denotation and connotation each have a distinct meaning;
however, they are very easily confused.
ORIGINAL EXAMPLE: The happiness of the excited students was felt throughout the
room.
Ryan Hirst
AP English Literature and Composition
Composition: Independent Reading Research
4 January 2010
SKILLS PAGE
11.2 Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement
MY SENTENCE: If someone were to take the denotation of a word, they would find its
exact meaning, sometimes called the “dictionary meaning.”
EXPLANATION: A pronoun usually refers to a noun or another pronoun. The word to
which a pronoun refers is called its antecedent. I got my information from the Holt
Handbook on page 124.
REVISED EXAMPLE: If someone were to take the denotation of a word, that person
would find its exact meaning, sometimes called the “dictionary meaning.”
ORIGINAL EXAMPLE: The soccer team enjoyed the win as they won in double
overtime.
Ryan Hirst
AP English Literature and Composition
Composition: Independent Reading Research
4 January 2010
SKILLS PAGE
11.2 Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement
MY SENTENCE: Although, if someone were to take the connotation of that same word,
the meaning they would give would describe their personality and background.
EXPLANATION: A pronoun usually refers to a noun or another pronoun. The word to
which a pronoun refers is called its antecedent. I got my information from the Holt
Handbook on page 124.
REVISED EXAMPLE: Although, if someone were to take the connotation of that same
word, the meaning that person would give would describe their personality and
background.
ORIGINAL EXAMPLE: The students’ loved the new teacher, but they thought the
teacher was very strict.
Ryan Hirst
AP English Literature and Composition
Composition: Independent Reading Research
4 January 2010
SKILLS PAGE
16.2 Avoid ref. to the reader/author
MY SENTENCE: In this poem title, I took the denotation of the words, “sign, father, and
bunt.”
EXPLANATION: Avoid references to the reader/author because Mr. Lane said so.
REVISED EXAMPLE: In this poem title, the words to be denotated were, “sign, father,
and bunt.”
ORIGINAL EXAMPLE: The team listened to the coach as he shared the game plan.
Ryan Hirst
AP English Literature and Composition
Composition: Independent Reading Research
4 January 2010
SKILLS PAGE
16.2 Avoid ref. to the reader/author
MY SENTENCE: Each word has its own denotation, but when you put the words
together, like in a title of a poem, they form one connotation meaning.
EXPLANATION: Avoid references to the reader/author because Mr. Lane said so.
REVISED EXAMPLE: Each word has its own denotation, but when a person puts the
words together, like in a title of a poem, they form one connotation meaning.
ORIGINAL EXAMPLE: The text reflected on the person’s childhood throughout the
essay.
Ryan Hirst
AP English Literature and Composition
Composition: Independent Reading Research
4 January 2010
SKILLS PAGE
16.2 Avoid ref. to the reader/author
MY SENTENCE: Today in baseball, usually when someone bunts it is known as a
“sacrifice bunt” because you are sacrificing your out to move a teammate into scoring
position.
EXPLANATION: Avoid references to the reader/author because Mr. Lane said so.
REVISED EXAMPLE: Today in baseball, usually when someone bunts it is known as a
“sacrifice bunt” because that player is sacrificing his out to move a teammate into
scoring position.
ORIGINAL EXAMPLE: The text explained the story of the young boy.
Ryan Hirst
AP English Literature and Composition
Composition: Independent Reading Research
4 January 2010
SKILLS PAGE
13.6 Works Cited Page Entries
MY SENTENCE: Perrine’s Literature: Structure, Sound, and Sense. Eds. Thomas R.
Arp and Greg Johnson. Ninth ed. Boston: Thomson Wadsworth, 2006. 948.
EXPLANATION: For this citation I need a work in an anthology. I got my information
from the Holt Handbook on page 31.
REVISED EXAMPLE: Bottoms, David. "Sign for My Father, Who Stressed the Bunt."
Perrine's Literature: Structure, Sound, and Sense. Eds. Thomas R. Arp and Greg
Johnson. ninth ed. Boston: Thomson Wadsworth, 2006. 948.
ORIGINAL EXAMPLE: Rowe, Richard, and Larry Jeffus. The Essential Welder: Gas
Metal Arc Welding Classroom Manual. Albany:
Delmar, 2000.