Authentic Quoting
In your General Notes section of your
binder, please write the following
sentences and then correct them. Each
sentence appears in a classmate’s
Fahrenheit 451 Extended Ending.
1. “Should I even go back?” he thought, “It was part of
my past, and the future looks bright.”
2. “ Let me go! You’ll never take me alive! ” she
screamed.
3. “She has as many daughters as I have.” He said.
4. “I finally met the general,” Mildred admitted. “He
warned me, “Stay out of the city.” I don’t think I like
that man.”
Learning from Authentic Writing
In your General Notes section of your English I
binder, please write the following sentences and
then correct them. Each sentence was written by
one of your classmates. (Hint: One of the
sentences is correct.)
1. Some people can waste weeks of their life playing
video games.
2. An acquaintance is when a person knows someone
and they are nice to them.
3. It is similar to an old cliché: Give an average student
an inch and he will take a mile.
4. The government sometimes oversteps their
boundaries in Fahrenheit 451.
Learning from Authentic Writing
Write the following sentences in your General
Notes section of your binder, or consider adding a
fifth section to your binder as a place to keep this
information. If there is something wrong with any
of the sentences below, please make corrections.
1. She was angrier about the ripped pants then about
my injury.
2. The path we took to destroy it took us longer then
it should have.
3. “If that’s the way you feel about it, than I am going
to get mad!” I shouted.
4. First he went to the store. Then he walked to the
field.
Learning from Authentic Writing
Record the following sentences and correct any
mistakes you might encounter. We will then
discuss the sentences as a class.
1. The jewelry looked very, very expensive.
2. Overall, they made very much money for a very
good cause.
3. Mr. Oakley said, “When editing these sentences,
you should be very careful.”
4. No doubt about it, the elephant was big.
Record the following sentences. Then,
correct any mistakes you might see. We will
discuss the sentences when you’re done.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
I think their dog is ugly and disobedient.
Where did your parents park their car?
They’re the best baseball players I’ve ever seen!
If they’re watered correctly, the plants will grow.
From there, we drove to the Burger King.
Do you want to sit here or there?
There is something strange going on in the backyard.
Parallel Series
Record the following sentences in your English I binder. Only
one sentence is correct. Try to identify the correct sentence
and fix the incorrect sentences.
1. Three million people had to leave Disney World,
NASA’s operations at Cape Canaveral, and evacuate
their homes.
2. He talks rapidly, shuffles his feet, and is nervous.
3. His job is to tend the pigs, make sure they are wellfed, and content.
4. I've been through three pairs of socks, two shirts,
five pairs of pants and four pairs of underwear in
one day.
Record the following
sentences in your binder and
correct any mistakes that you
encounter.
1. At that time, The Lion King was my favorite Disney movie.
2. The film version of Fahrenheit 451 is much different from
Ray Bradbury’s novel.
3. Some people find Fahrenheit 451 to be a depressing book.
4. My favorite section of Fahrenheit 451 was titled “The
Hearth and the Salamander.”
Record the following
sentences in your binder.
Then, correct any mistakes
you might spot. We will
discuss the sentences when
you’re done.
1.
2.
3.
4.
I think you’re dog is ugly and disobedient.
Where did your parents park their car?
You’re the best baseball player I’ve ever seen!
In his infinite wisdom, Mr. Oakley stated, “The word
‘you’re’ is a contraction that means ‘you are.’”
5. “I really love your blouse that you’re wearing!” the
well-dressed student exclaimed.
Misplaced Modifiers
Record the following
sentences in your binder.
All five contain mistakes;
please correct them.
1. Mrs. Edmonds found a gold man’s watch at the store.
2. For sale: Antique dresser for woman with thick legs and
large drawers.
3. The waiter served a dinner roll to the man that was wellbuttered.
4. Both Gavin and Avery decided that they weren’t going to
do it, which only left one person.
5. Bob saw a fence behind the house made of barbed wire.
Dangling Modifiers
Record the following sentences in
your binder. If you spot any
mistakes, please correct them.
1. Having finished his homework, the TV was turned on.
2. When 4 years old, my mother enrolled in medical school.
3. Having been fixed the night before, Mr. Oakley could
drive the minivan.
4. Having been pumped up and no longer flat, quarterback
Eli Manning gripped the football.
1. One of my favorite films is It’s a Wonderful Life.
2. My crazy dog prefers to chase its tail all day long.
3. An honest government must be nice to its citizens.