The document provides details about changes to an upcoming class syllabus and assignments. It mentions adding another lab class on November 10th but meeting in the regular classroom first before walking to the lab. It also discusses an upcoming grammar quiz and assignments to read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.

1. August 25, 2011

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3. A few changes in the syllabus… We will add another class of lab time on November 10 We will not meet in the lab!!! We will meet in class and walk over to the lab together after twenty minutes or so.

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5. Taking Stock of Grammar Free write—write without picking up your pen or pencil until I say stop. Do not worry about grammar, spelling, or sounding silly. Start with the prompt and go where your mind takes you. Prompt: What is your grammar experience? (What were you taught in terms of grammar in general and how long ago?) On a scale from one to ten where would you rate yourself grammar-wise? 6:30 6:00 5:30 5:00 4:30 1:30 7:30 4:00 3:00 2:30 2:00 1:00 :30 :00 7:00 3:30 8:00

6. Did you give yourself a 1-2 3-5 6-7 8-9 10

7. Grammar Pop quiz!

8. 1. My brother and three sisters live on a mountaintop in Tennessee.Subject(s)? Brother Three sisters Brother and three sisters Mountaintop Tennessee

9. 1. My brother and three sisters live on a mountaintop in Tennessee.Verb(s)? and Sisters Live On In

10. 2. The narrator of the fairy tales in these books of ancient stories is a woman.Subject(s)? Narrator Fairy tales Books Ancient stories Woman

11. 2. The narrator of the fairy tales in these books of ancient stories is a woman.Verb(s)? Narrator Books Of Ancient Is

12. 3. My mother and father have always encouraged me to go to college.Subject(s)? My mother Father My mother and father Me College

13. 3. My mother and father have always encouraged me to go to college.Verb(s)? Have Encouraged Go Both A and B All of the above

14. 4. I would never have finished without their help.Subject(s)? I Their Help

15. 4. I would never have finished without their help.Verb(s)? Would Have Finished All of the above

16. 5. In June, I will have been attending college for six straight years.Subject(s)? June I College Six Years

17. 5. In June, I will have been attending college for six straight years.Verb(s)? Will Have Been Attending Both B and D All of the above

18. 6. This is going to be the most difficult exam of your college career, you had better start studying for it immediately. Run-on Comma Splice Sentence Fragment Correct Sentence

19. She ran. Run-on Comma Splice Sentence Fragment Correct Sentence

20. Knowing better than anyone else how the state legislature had ignored the needs of the community college system and created a crisis characterized by an uneducated workforce that had no place to go for proper training and realizing that someone had to do something about the situation or the state would begin to lose jobs to states in the American south that were more aggressive in providing and publicizing excellence in education, Representative Fuentes began to lay plans for an education bill that took into consideration the needs of the state's community colleges and the students who attended them. Run-on Comma Splice Sentence Fragment Correct Sentence

21. 9. Right after the Christmas holidays and during those three weeks before class begins in January. Run-on Comma Splice Sentence Fragment Correct Sentence

22. 10. Bob went to the store he forgot to buy milk. Run-on Comma Splice Sentence Fragment Correct Sentence

23. 11. A student in that all-women's college should have no fears about (her/their) future. her their

24. 12. Everybody in this class has completed (his or her/their) homework already. his or her their

25. 13. Doctors study for many years to earn (his or her/ their) degrees. his or her their

26. 14. My father used to quote his favorite line from Shakespeare__ __This above all __ to thine own self be true__ __ Correct answer: My father used to quote his favorite line from Shakespeare, “This above all: to thine own self be true.”

27. 15. Hawthorne's most famous novel __ The Scarlet Letter __ has been read by countless schoolchildren __ Correct answer: Hawthorne's most famous novel ,The Scarlet Letter, has been read by countless schoolchildren.

28. 16. Ms __ Espinoza has offered to coach the team this year __ however __ the competition for the job is intense __ Correct answer: Ms. Espinoza has offered to coach the team this year; however, the competition for the job is intense.

29. 17. __ My Old Kentucky Home __ __ a tune by Stephen Foster __ is Kentucky's state song __ Correct answer: “My Old Kentucky Home,” a tune by Stephen Foster, is Kentucky's state song.

30. 18. i will never forget reading the last of the mohicans when i was in mrs.turveydrop's high school english class. Correct answer: I will never forget reading TheLast of the Mohicans when I was in Mrs. Turveydrop's high school English class.

31. 19. last spring, sometime in late march, my favorite uncle, my father’s brother, came to visit my family for a week. Correct answer: Last spring, sometime in late March, my favorite uncle, my father’s brother, came to visit my family for a week.

32. 20. on wednesday, we will have a quiz on the math problems we went over last week. Correct answer: OnWednesday, we will have a quiz on the math problems we went over last week.

33. “Good Grammar Gets the Girl”

34. “Good Grammar Gets the Girl”

35. “Good Grammar Gets the Girl”

36. Annotations What to Annotate in a Text Memorable statements or important points Key terms or concepts Central issues or themes Examples that support a main point Unfamiliar words Questions you have about a point or passage Your responses to a specific point or passage

37. Inside PC You have one for each of your classes Access it from the Porterville College home page For our class, you can view lessons and get handouts that you may have missed Porterville College home page

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40. Homework Begin reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time