English 3
October 1, 2014
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I can edit sentences for mistakes in mechanics and usage.
I can relate a work of literature to the important ideas of its
setting.
I can demonstrate comprehension of increasingly difficult
texts.
I can analyze multiple interpretations of a drama,
evaluating how the film version interprets the source text.
I can distinguish between phrases and clauses.
Edit the following for mistakes in semicolons,
commas, hyphens, and usage
• Head lice lay their eggs which are called nits in people’s
hair consequently just hatched lice have a ready to eat
food source in the blood just under their hosts’ scalps.
• French author George Sand born July 1 1804 was a well
known rebel, she smoked cigars, and dressed in men’s
clothes.
• According to a study published in the April 2005
journal Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
childrens risk of injury is decreased when second
generation passenger air bags are deployed.
Underline the phrases one time.
Squiggle under the dependent clauses.
Homework
• Work on the Socratic Questions for The
Scarlet Letter
• Finish reading The Scarlet Letter
• Review The “Witchcraft Trials in Salem”
article; complete the chart with a partner
The Crucible
• View Act 1 in the movie
– How are the film version and original version the
same?/different?
– Are the changes better for the meaning?
– Why might the director have made the changes?
• Begin Act 2