Terminology
This is the grammatical term for a complete sentence.
An IC/independent clause
This sentence type is the only type with one clause.
What does CER stand for?
Claim
Evidence
Reasoning
What happens if the condemned man is found guilty?
He's eaten by an underfed and hungry tiger.
How do you know when notes are done for the day?
FIN
Fill in the blank: You are required to know four sentence types: simple, compound, complex, and ________________.
compound-complex
Fill in the blank: If an IC comes first in a complex sentence, then you don't need ______.
a comma
The claim should not have what word in it?
because (This separates a claim from a thesis).
What happens if the condemned man is found innocent but he's already married?
How do you know what you need to write down in your notebooks during notes?
They are written in a special color.
This is the grammatical term for the FANBOYS.
A coordinating conjunction
This type of word demotes an IC into a DC.
a subordinating conjunction (SC)
How many sentences of analysis must you have in an honors CER in total?
4 (2 for Evidence #1 and 2 for Evidence #2)
jealous, semi-barbaric, similar to her father, agonized, etc.
Most of the time, what do I do with the points you gain or lose for the day?
Ms. Miles adds/subtracts to them to the assignment of the day.
This word means the words that an author chooses to use in their writing.
Diction
This is the only sentence type with two of the same clauses.
Compound sentences (2 IC's and 0 DC)
In order to have effective reasoning/analysis, what must a writer do in regards to the evidence?
Pick a small chunk of evidence to use as analysis to relate it back to the claim.
The man is a commoner of no royal blood.
When are pencils allowed in this class?
On non-graded work
This is the term for the rules of a language/how words are arranged to form coherent sentences.
Syntax
These two sentence types are the only ones to use a semicolon.
Compound & compound-complex
Name one thing wrong with this citation?
"For Christmas I prayed for this blond-haired boy, Robert, and a slim new American nose" (Tan para 1).
Nothing should be in between the author's last name and number.
What is Stockton's tone toward the king's ideas in this excerpt?
"…the accused person was instantly punished if he found himself guilty; and, if innocent, he was rewarded on the spot, whether he liked it or not" (Stockton 2).
The author is critical toward the king and his methods.
When students walk in, they see my agenda page. Besides the agenda, what non-school topic do I always include?
Sports news.