Apostrophes
When moving from one speaker to the next, what does a writer do to format this change?
Begin a new paragraph, click enter, start a new line, etc.
If there is one person speaking, it is called a monologue. What is it called when two people are speaking?
Dialogue
Is the following sentence in the active or passive voice?
Yahir was driven to the event.
Passive
What problem does Christopher explain to help illustrate why intuition cannot be trusted?
A) The Monty Hall Problem
B) The Orion Constellation Problem
C) The Two Orangutan Problem
D) None of the above
a. The Monty Hall Problem
What book series is Christopher's favorite in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time?
Sherlock Holmes
Correct the apostrophes in the following sentence:
Stephanies coloring books and their colors were so fun to look at and admire. Those hobby's are so fun!
Stephanie's coloring books and their colors were so fun to look at and admire. Those hobbies are so fun!
Come up to the board and fix the following sentence:
Edgar was talking about his trip over Thanksgiving break Brandy said. He wouldn't stop yapping! Brandy complained.
"Edgar was talking about his trip over Thanksgiving break," Brandy said. "He wouldn't stop yapping!" Brandy complained.
Is the following sentence in active or passive voice?
The students were going to the mall.
Active
In the beginning of the text, Christopher says he prefers dogs over people because
a. People ask too many questions
b. Dogs will listen to his commands
c. Dogs will not judge him
d. Their emotions are easier to understand
d. Their emotions are easier to understand.
Who was the protagonist in Fahrenheit 451?
Guy Montag
Come up to the board and correct the following apostrophes:
Who's here to get a slice of Brians cake and to drink some delicious water's?
Who's here to get a slice of Brian's cake and to drink some delicious waters?
Come up to the board and add quotation marks where needed:
She said that everything is awesome. Then she repeated it for emphasis: Everything is awesome!
She said that everything is awesome. Then she repeated it for emphasis: "Everything is awesome!"
Change the following sentence from active to passive voice.
He read the book at the library.
Possibility:
The book was read at the library (by him).
What does Christopher's father get him at the end of the novel, and what is his name?
A dog; Sandy
What is our writing focus for this unit?
Narrative writing
Come up to the board and correct the following sentence's apostrophes.
These chair’s in Mrs.’ Rabalai’s class’s are so uncomfortable!
These chairs in Mrs. Rabalais's classes are so uncomfortable!
Come up to the board and correct the following quotation marks/dialogue:
She said the craziest thing to me. She was like get out of here, you smell terrible!
She said the craziest thing to me. She was like, "Get out of here, you smell terrible!"
Change the following sentence from passive to active voice:
The building was torn down last year.
Possibility:
The construction workers tore down the building last year.
Which answer may best help to explain Christopher’s father’s emotional outbursts?
a. He is often frustrated with his inability to communicate with Christopher
b. He is still embarrassed over his wife’s affair and her leaving the family
c. He is concerned that Christopher may find out that he was the one who killed the dog
d. He no longer wants to work as a oil burner repair mechanic
e. He would prefer to live alone and no longer have to deal with Christopher
a. He is often frustrated with his inability to communicate with Christopher.
Who is the author of Curious Incident?
Mark Haddon
Come up to the board and correct the following apostrophes:
His's moms pies are the most amazing in our bakerys kitchen. Their everyones favorite!
His mom's pies are the most amazing in our bakery's kitchen. They're everyone's favorite!
Come up to the board and correct the following quotation marks/dialogue:
I cannot believe the ending to Curious Incident, he said with a sigh. I was super confused. I think I'll write a new ending! he exclaimed.
"I cannot believe the ending to Curious Incident," he said with a sigh. "I was super confused. I think I'll write a new ending!" he exclaimed.
Change the following sentence to the opposite voice.
The sun sunburned the family on the beach, and they were sent to the hospital.
Possibility:
The family was sunburned on the beach, and the lifeguard sent them to the hospital.
What is Christopher's living situation at the end of the novel?
A) He stays with Siobhan at a boarding house run by the school
B) He lives with his reunited father and mother in the same house
C) He lives with his mother in Manchester and never sees his father
D) He lives with his mother but often visits his father
d. He lives with his mother but often visits his father.
Fix the capital letters in the following sentence:
i love to go to johnson high school and attend my english class. it's the best!
I love to go to Johnson High School and attend my English class. It's the best!