Commas
I need to clean up my room, take out the trash and water the plants.
Correct/Yes
ELUCIDATE
"We asked Miss Maudie to elucidate: she said Miss Stephanie seemed to know so much about the case she might as well be called on to testify."
explain
Why did the group of men show up at the Finch house?
To tell Atticus that Tom was being moved to the jail (they knew Tom would probably be in danger).
Write a sentence on the board using the comma rule: separates items in a list
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Ex:
I had to wash the dishes, clean my room, and take out the trash before I could watch TV.
Are the commas used correctly?
When I was a little girl we lived at 4100 N. Holmes Kansas City, MO, 64116.
Incorrect/No
AMIABLY
"Atticus was proceeding amiably, as if he were involved in a title dispute."
calmly
When Mayella is on the stand, Atticus tries to make her admit...
Her father beat her up.
What is meant by a mob mentality?
There is strength in a mob of people and people can hide in the mob. Usually people are influenced by the mob and start behaving like them.
Write a sentence on the board using the comma rule: set apart coordinating adjectives.
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Ex: The loud, obnoxious neighbor kept me up all night.
A chair a table and a sofa were on sale at the swap and shop.
A chair, a table, and a sofa were on sale at the swap and shop.
ACRIMONIOUS
"We could tell, however, when the debate became more acrimonious than professional."
hostile
True or False
Atticus's final address to the jury is aimed at the jurors' individual consciences.
True
Looking at the Ewell property, what item stands out as not belonging with all of the other broken junk? What does it symbolize?
Red Geranium
symbolizes hope for a better life / there can still be beauty among the ugly
Write a sentence on the board using the comma rule:
sets apart dialogue from narration.
Answers vary:
Ex: "I will go to Sonic with you," Jane said.
Punctuate each sentence by correctly adding commas.
"We can't go to the water park today " Mom said "because it is raining."
"We can't go to the water park today, " Mom said, "because it is raining."
IMPUDENT
"Are you being impudent to me boy?" "No suh, I didn't go to be."
disrespectful
Atticus says that Mayella has broken the rigid and time-honored southern code of...
Tempting a Negro
What is Mayella's motivation for lying in court?
She doesn't want to get beat even more from her dad and she doesn't want to admit that she was the one that kissed Tom.
Write a sentence on the board using the comma rule:
sets apart nonessential information
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Ex: My brother, Bill, is the winner of the race.
Punctuate the sentence by correctly adding commas.
On Friday February 1 2019 I will move to 1919 N. Elm Street Holden MO.
On Friday, February 1, 2019, I will move to 1919 N. Elm Street, Holden, MO.
TEMERITY
"A quiet, respectable, humble Negro who has the ...temerity to 'feel sorry' for a white woman."
When Tom Robinson is convicted, Jem is upset because...
He doesn't think the verdict is fair.
Tom puts himself in a no-win situation. Explain the "subtlety of Tom's predicament".
If Tom pushes or hits her, he is as good as dead. If he runs, it implies that he's guilty.
Write a sentence on the board using the comma rule:
Sets apart dependent and independent clauses
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Ex. Over summer break, I want to go to the pool a lot.