Lesson 39

LESSON 39

TODAY’S AGENDA SAT Question of the Day #13 Unit Three

Activity 3.3 p. 179 Activity 3.2 p. 173

Exit Slip: Exercising My Five Freedoms handout

OBJECTIVES:

Students will examine key ideas for the unit.

Students will determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text.

REVIEWThree testing areas on the SAT

Math Critical Reading Writing Skills

Types of questions in Writing Skills section Identifying Sentence Errors Improving Sentences Improving Paragraphs

IMPROVING SENTENCESA Writing Skills sectionUsually 25 of these questions broken up into two sections of the test

Usually increase in difficulty Questions ask you to make changes to sentences to make them more effective

COMMON ERRORS ON THE SAT:IMPROVING SENTENCES SECTION

Agreement in number – can’t have a singular modifier with a plural noun “these (plural) kind (singular)” - WRONG “this (sing) kind (sing)” – CORRECT

Pronoun – Antecedent agreement – pronoun that replaces the noun must agree in number with the antecedent Use singular pronouns for singular antecedents Use plural pronouns for plural antecedents

Diction – be sure to pick the correct word Affect (v) and effect (n) Eminent and imminent Hanged (people) and hung (objects)

Parallel structure – words, phrases, etc. must be written in the same grammatical structure

Verb tense – all verbs must be the same tense

Modifiers – phrase must be in close proximity to the word it is telling more about/describing Misplaced – word is in the sentence but in the wrong location Dangling – word that is being modified is not in the sentence and must be added

MODIFIERSWhat is a MODIFIER?

It EXPLAINS or DESCRIBES a word.What are the two types of possible errors?

DanglingAfter eating six cheeseburgers, nausea overwhelmed her.

MisplacedHaving a bargain price, Marcel snatched up the designer jeans right away

NOTES ON MODIFIERS Dangling

Modifiers seem logically to modify NO word at (a word seems

missing).

To correct a dangling modifier - add a word the dangling phrase can sensibly modify.

DANGLING MODIFIER

Working all night long, sleep was welcome.

Is “sleep” working all night long?

CLEAR

Working all night long,

Frank welcomed sleep.

Now we know WHO was working all night long.

DANGLING

After a valiant effort, the blaze still raged uncontrollably.

Good job, fire!!! Valiant effort!!

CLEAR

After a valiant effort, the firefighters still faced a blaze that raged uncontrollably.

HOW DO YOU FIX A DANGLING MODIFIER?

ADD a WORD

SAT QUESTION OF THE DAY #13

Upon considering the facts, the solution was obvious; consequently, Holmes sent for the police.a) Upon considering the factsb) When considering the factsc) Considering the factsd) In consideration of the factse) When he considered the facts

Is the “solution” considering the facts?

UNIT THREE

Connection to Unit One

How do you obtain news and other information?

American Forums: The Marketplace of Ideas

ACTIVITY 3.3

PAGE 179

#1. Where do you go to get information on a major news story? Mark out “Write N/A to indicate you would not use that outlet.”

Rank the outlets 1-7 with 1 being the first place you would go for information on a major news story and 7 the last place you would go.

#2. Which outlet is usually most accurate and trustworthy? Mark out “Write N/A to indicate you would not use that outlet.”

Rank the outlets 1-7 with 1 being the most accurate and trustworthy and 7 the least accurate and trustworthy.

FIRST AMENDMENT

TO THE US

CONSTITUTIONUnderline words in the vocabulary list as they are found in the First Amendment.

Then, define the words.Finally, rewrite the Amendment, replacing the vocabulary words with their definitions in the space provided on pager 174.

REWRITTEN FIRST AMENDMENT

Congress shall make no law that has anything to do with

creating or setting up a state-sponsored religion; nor any law

that prevents citizens from practicing their faith without fear

of payback; nor can Congress write laws that conflict, cut

short, or in any way curb the freedom of speech of news

outlets to report; or the right of the people to get together for

peaceful reasons or seek justice from the Government in the

even that one suffers an injustice or other attack on one’s

rights.

WANT SOME TEAM POINTS?Look for stories in the media that address the First Amendment, and bring them in to share with the class.

EXIT SLIP What are the five freedoms

secured in the First Amendment? Religion Speech Press Assembly Petition

Exercising My Five Freedoms Write down at least two ways you

personally exercise or could exercise these rights.