Place grammar portfolios

and

critique rough drafts

in two separate piles

Apostrophes

Peer Review Critiques

Apostrophes

Apostrophes

THERE ARE ONLY TWO BASIC RULES FOR

APOSTROPHE USE!!!!

Show possession

Show omission

Apostrophes

Singular – one cat

Cat

Singular possesive - One cat, one bowl

The cat’s bowl is empty.

Plural – more than one cat

There are two cats.

Plural possessive – two cats own a bowl

The cats’ bowl is empty.

Apostrophes

Use an apostrophe to indicate that a noun is

possessive

The hat of Tim

Tim’s hat

The desk of the lawyers

The lawyers’ desk

The camper of Joyce and Greg

Joyce and Greg’s camper

The memoir of my father-in-law

My father-in-law’s memoir

Apostrophes

Use an apostrophe and –s to indicate that an

indefinite pronoun is possessive (everyone,

someone, no one, something)

The raincoat of someone

Someone’s raincoat

Apostrophes

Use an apostrophe to mark omissions in

contractions and numbers

It’s = it is

Its

_____ raining outside.

Each area had _____ own desk.

Use an apostrophe to mark omissions of the

first two digits of a year or years

The class of ‘08

The ‘60s generation (notice it isn’t ‘60’s)

Apostrophes

Do not use an apostrophe to form the plural of numbers, abbreviations, and words mentioned as words

Do use an apostrophe to form the plural of letters

Oksana skated nearly perfect figure 8s.

The 1920s are known as the Jazz age.

He received two Ds for the first time in his life.

Beginning readers often confuse b’s and d’s.

Students with straight A’s earn high honors.

The I’s in the sign are crooked.

Harriet has thirty DVDs on her desk.

Apostrophes

Avoid common misuses of the apostrophe.

Some outpatient’s have special parking permits.

The House on Mango Street was written by

Sandra Cisneros, who’s work focuses on the

Latino community in the United States.

Apostrophe song

Watch the following video.

Write down examples of apostrophe misuse.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc2aSz9Ficw

Grammar Tasks

Write three sentences that each use a singular

possessive ( –’s).

Write three sentences that each use a plural

possessive (–s’).

Write three sentences that each use a plural

word (no apostrophes).

Critique Peer Review

Thesis statements

1. The following will summarize the article, evaluate the article, and have a personal response on the article.

fits criteria for critique

2. In the article, “The Death Penalty Debate,” Patricia Smith writes about capital punishment and the controversial reason some might oppose to it while others concur that the death penalty is the just thing to do.

only summary

3. In Sean Gregory’s “Should This Kid Be Making $225, 047 A year for Playing College Football?” his writing delves into many different subjects on the current state of college athletics like the people who are benefiting the most from unpaid student athletes, Johnny Manziel, and some reasons on why student athletes are not currently paid.

only summary

Thesis statements

4. The issue of elderly driving will be analyzed by looking at a brief summary of Anderson’s article, a critique of Anderson’s article, and my personal stance and opinions on this controversial issue.

fits criteria for critique

5. High unemployment of college graduates and outstanding student loan debts are reasons for some to reconsider their future plans and find out which educational route is best for them.

6. This paper will demonstrate the economic and environmental benefits of hunting on the local and national levels.

Thesis statements

7. Abortions is wrong, Kerby Anderson has many

points to back this statement.

8. In the article “Why I’m Against Gun Control,”

Peter Tucci covers important topics on the

controversy of gun control and why he is not a

supporter.

9. Euthanasia should be a given right, especially to

those who are terminally ill and live their lives so

close to the edge of death.

Thesis statements10. Lowering the drinking age would cause more harm to not only the young adults, but to the whole society.

11. The passage will include a brief summary, an assessment of Kinsley’s performance, and a personal response from the writer.

fits criteria for critique

12. While reflecting on Cuomo’s article, there is some evidence to support his argument, but his lack of elaboration on some of the main points and his biased opinion harms the strength of the validity of the argument.

Missing opinion

13. Although profanity does effect players’ aggression and behavior, different variables such as past exposure to video games, amount of video games played per day, and the protagonist or antagonist use of profanity can help the effect of profanity in video games.

Missing assessment and opinion

Read sample essay

Applaud it. What is done well?

Rip it. What is done poorly?

For Wednesday…

Peer Review critiques (I promise)

Read Analysis writing (chapter 5)

Seriously make sure to read it. Wink wink.