"A book, too, can be a star, 'explosive material, capable of stirring up fresh life endlessly,' a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe." - from Madeleine L'Engle's Newberry Medal Acceptance Speech

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Test on Monday

1. independent clause: must have subject (noun) + verb; can stand alone as a sentence; complete thought

2. dependent clause: cannot stand alone; needs an independent clause to be a complete sentence

3. complex sentence: Dependent clause, ind clause. or Ind clause dependent clause.

4. AAAWWUBBIS - subordinating conjunctions (see handout)

5. FANBOYS - coordinating conjunctions

6. compound sentence:
Ind clause, FANBOYS ind clause.
Ind clause; ind clause.

7. Comma magnets as sentence openers

8. Appositive: a noun or noun phrase that can replace another noun that it describes
Ex. MS 51, a performing arts middle school, is located on 5th Ave in Park Slope.

9. 1st Amendment: freedom of speech, press

10. Ban vs. challenge

11. Rebuttal

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