Thirty-Ninth Class: First Quarter Grades, Sentence Errors, and Comma Rules

Today was the first day in our new classroom! Students received a printout of their first quarter grade. Mr. Stone emphasized that this was not a permanent grade, but rather a midterm "dipstick" grade since this is a semester course. Students had an opportunity to check graded papers against the scores recorded on the printouts. Mr. Stone defined and gave examples of five common sentence errors: run-on sentences, comma splices, sentence fragments, rambling sentences, and fused sentences. He also began to discuss comma principles: coordinate, introductory, interrupters, series, and standard. hu Mr. Stone introduced the upcoming book report assignment. Students should begin selecting a book and getting it approved by their parents and Mr. Stone. Reading time will be given in class on Thursday. Book approval forms will be available tomorrow. Homework: Add commas to the following five sentences as needed. 1. Janet likes purple blue and orange. 2. She makes her preferences clear in wearing purple socks eating only from blue dishes and driving an orange bike. 3. She has a blue plate a blue bowl and a blue mug. 4. Shades of purple that are pale like lilac that are bright like eggplant and that are dark like concord grapes can all be seen in her sock drawer. 5. Not only is the frame of Janet's bike orange, but also its handle bars seat and basket.