April 24th
Silent Reading 15 min.
Daily Grammar
Definitions/Literary term
Daily Dose # 31
Insert the
correct punctuation in the following sentence:
In 1968
982 students came to sing dance and march
In 1968, 982 students came to sing, dance and march.
Daily Dose # 32
Insert the
correct punctuation in the following sentence:
We dont however disagree to often
We don't,
however, disagree too often.
Daily Dose
# 33
Insert the
correct punctuation in the following sentence:
Many books
especially cheap ones are put together in haste however with proper care even
cheap books can last for a long time
Many books, especially cheap ones, are put together in
haste; however, with proper care even cheap books can last for a long time.
Literary Terms
Foil
In
fiction, a foil is a character
who contrasts with another character —usually the protagonist— in order to
highlight particular qualities of the other character. In some cases, a subplot
can be used as a foil to the
main plot.
Dilemma
*When a character
has two choices which both have potentially bad results.
Dilemma is a Greek word, which means double proposition, or perplexing situation,
which presents two different possibilities, and both of them seem practically
acceptable.
Test Prep:
Here is the what the test will look like:
Section A: T or F (10 marks)
Section B: Multiple Choice (10 marks)
Section C: Fill in the blanks (10 marks)
Section D: Sequence of events (10 marks)
Finish reading. Test will be Thursday afternoon. I will give some clues on Thursday morning.
