October 21, 2013

How do you feel about legalizing drugs?

A. We should make all drugs illegal (including those that are legal now like alcohol).

B. We should keep the drugs that are illegal now illegal.

C. We should only legalize marijuana.D. We should legalize marijuana and a

few other drugs.E. We should legalize all drugs.

Please turn in…

One-and-a-half-page essay about habit responsibility

Vocabulary sheet (blue)

DANGLING MODIFIERS

Dangling Modifiers

A modifier is dangling when there’s no word in the sentence that it can logically modify. Most dangling modifiers occur at the beginnings of sentences.

Dangling Modifiers

DANGLING Smiling broadly, the award fulfilled Renee’s dreams.

CLEAR Smiling broadly, Renee accepted the award that fulfilled her dreams.

Dangling Modifiers

DANGLING In running for the taxi, my foot tripped on the crack in the sidewalk.

CLEAR As I was running for the taxi, my foot tripped on the crack in the sidewalk.

Activity 7: Identify Dangling Modifiers

Underline the dangling modifier in each of these sentences. If the sentence is correct, write correct.

1. After finishing all of the basic classes, college became easier.

2. Having admired Elvis since she was a little girl, Caitlin has devoted a whole room to his memorabilia.

3. No one realized the problem with the proposal, pleased by the low cost.

4. To control your anger, a psychologist may be necessary.

5. Tired from the long flight, the crowds in the parking lot were depressing.

Activity 7: Identify Dangling Modifiers

Underline the dangling modifier in each of these sentences. If the sentence is correct, write correct.

1. After finishing all of the basic classes, college became easier.

2. Having admired Elvis since she was a little girl, Caitlin has devoted a whole room to his memorabilia.

3. No one realized the problem with the proposal, pleased by the low cost.

4. To control your anger, a psychologist may be necessary.

5. Tired from the long flight, the crowds in the parking lot were depressing.

Activity 7: Identify Dangling Modifiers

Underline the dangling modifier in each of these sentences. If the sentence is correct, write correct.

1. After finishing all of the basic classes, college became easier.

2. Having admired Elvis since she was a little girl, Caitlin has devoted a whole room to his memorabilia. Correct!

3. No one realized the problem with the proposal, pleased by the low cost.

4. To control your anger, a psychologist may be necessary.

5. Tired from the long flight, the crowds in the parking lot were depressing.

Activity 7: Identify Dangling Modifiers

Underline the dangling modifier in each of these sentences. If the sentence is correct, write correct.

1. After finishing all of the basic classes, college became easier.

2. Having admired Elvis since she was a little girl, Caitlin has devoted a whole room to his memorabilia. Correct!

3. No one realized the problem with the proposal, pleased by the low cost.

4. To control your anger, a psychologist may be necessary.

5. Tired from the long flight, the crowds in the parking lot were depressing.

Activity 7: Identify Dangling Modifiers

Underline the dangling modifier in each of these sentences. If the sentence is correct, write correct.

1. After finishing all of the basic classes, college became easier.

2. Having admired Elvis since she was a little girl, Caitlin has devoted a whole room to his memorabilia. Correct!

3. No one realized the problem with the proposal, pleased by the low cost.

4. To control your anger, a psychologist may be necessary.

5. Tired from the long flight, the crowds in the parking lot were depressing.

Activity 7: Identify Dangling Modifiers

Underline the dangling modifier in each of these sentences. If the sentence is correct, write correct.

1. After finishing all of the basic classes, college became easier.

2. Having admired Elvis since she was a little girl, Caitlin has devoted a whole room to his memorabilia. Correct!

3. No one realized the problem with the proposal, pleased by the low cost.

4. To control your anger, a psychologist may be necessary.

5. Tired from the long flight, the crowds in the parking lot were depressing.

Correcting a Dangling Modifier

To correct a dangling modifier, rewrite the sentence so the reader knows what is being modified. You can add this information either to the modifier or to the rest of the sentence.

Correcting a Dangling Modifier

DANGLING Waiting in line, the wind began to blow.

CLEAR While I was waiting in line, the wind began to blow.

CLEAR Waiting in line, I felt the wind begin to blow.

ACTIVITY 8: CORRECT 1-5

Activity 8: Correct Dangling Modifiers

Underline the dangling modifier in each of the following sentences. Then, rewrite the sentence, making it clear what or whom the modifier is describing.

1. Shaking the principal’s hand, Clarence’s goal of a high school diploma became a reality.

2. Fed by hot winds and dry grass, the firefighters faced a difficult challenge.

3. Mom’s jigsaw puzzle was complete, snapping the last piece into place.

4. Searching for a new way to treat diabetes, medical advances were made.

5. Seeing her grandson win a prize at the science fair, her heart was overwhelmed with pride.

Activity 8: Correct Dangling Modifiers

Underline the dangling modifier in each of the following sentences. Then, rewrite the sentence, making it clear what or whom the modifier is describing.

1. Shaking the principal’s hand, Clarence felt his goal of a high school diploma became a reality.

2. Fed by hot winds and dry grass, the firefighters faced a difficult challenge.

3. Mom’s jigsaw puzzle was complete, snapping the last piece into place.

4. Searching for a new way to treat diabetes, medical advances were made.

5. Seeing her grandson win a prize at the science fair, her heart was overwhelmed with pride.

Activity 8: Correct Dangling Modifiers

Underline the dangling modifier in each of the following sentences. Then, rewrite the sentence, making it clear what or whom the modifier is describing.

1. Shaking the principal’s hand, Clarence felt his goal of a high school diploma became a reality.

2. Fed by hot winds and dry grass, the fire was a challenge for the firefighters.

3. Mom’s jigsaw puzzle was complete, snapping the last piece into place.

4. Searching for a new way to treat diabetes, medical advances were made.

5. Seeing her grandson win a prize at the science fair, her heart was overwhelmed with pride.

Activity 8: Correct Dangling Modifiers

Underline the dangling modifier in each of the following sentences. Then, rewrite the sentence, making it clear what or whom the modifier is describing.

1. Shaking the principal’s hand, Clarence felt his goal of a high school diploma became a reality.

2. Fed by hot winds and dry grass, the fire was a challenge for the firefighters.

3. Mom’s jigsaw puzzle was complete when she snapped the last piece into place.

4. Searching for a new way to treat diabetes, medical advances were made.

5. Seeing her grandson win a prize at the science fair, her heart was overwhelmed with pride.

Activity 8: Correct Dangling Modifiers

Underline the dangling modifier in each of the following sentences. Then, rewrite the sentence, making it clear what or whom the modifier is describing.

1. Shaking the principal’s hand, Clarence felt his goal of a high school diploma became a reality.

2. Fed by hot winds and dry grass, the fire was a challenge for the firefighters.

3. Mom’s jigsaw puzzle was complete when she snapped the last piece into place.

4. Searching for a new way to treat diabetes, doctors made medical advances.

5. Seeing her grandson win a prize at the science fair, her heart was overwhelmed with pride.

Activity 8: Correct Dangling Modifiers

Underline the dangling modifier in each of the following sentences. Then, rewrite the sentence, making it clear what or whom the modifier is describing.

1. Shaking the principal’s hand, Clarence felt his goal of a high school diploma became a reality.

2. Fed by hot winds and dry grass, the fire was a challenge for the firefighters.

3. Mom’s jigsaw puzzle was complete when she snapped the last piece into place.

4. Searching for a new way to treat diabetes, doctors made medical advances.

5. Seeing her grandson win a prize at the science fair, Grandma Alice was overwhelmed with pride.

Chapter 9 “The Neurology of Free Will”

What is Duhigg’s point in this chapter?

Is Brian Thomas responsible for his actions?

Is Angie Bachmann responsible for her actions? Do the casinos deserve any of the blame? Does anyone else deserve any of the blame?

When does a person become responsible for changing a habit?

DISCUSS THE ORIGINAL QUESTION: LEGALIZE

DRUGS?

DRUG ADDICTION: WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

DRUG ADDICTIONLink

Opening Skinner’s Boxby Lauren Slater

We will look at two chapters from this book: Chapter 7 “Rat Park: The Radical

Addiction Experiment” Chapter 4 “In the Unlikely Event

of a Water Landing: Darley and Latane’s Training Manual—A Five-Stage Approach”

Chapter 7 “Rat Park: The Radical Addiction Experiment”

Read passage on page 99 What were the original drug

addiction studies like? What did Robert Coambs and

Patricia Hadaway hypothesize in 1981?

What do you think?

Chapter 7 “Rat Park: The Radical Addiction Experiment”

Lauren Slater—author, looking at different experiments in the book, mixed with her own story

Bruce Alexander—psychologist who conducted the “Rat Park” experiment

Herb Kleber—Yale graduate and former assistant drug czar, disagrees with Alexander

Emma Lowry—addicted to pain pills but highly functioning, trying to quit

Most Important/Interesting/Exciting Thing You Learned Today

A. Dangling ModifiersB. Chapter 9 Habit Responsibility

DiscussionC. Legalizing Drugs/Drug Addiction

DiscussionD. Reading “Rat Park” beginning as

classE. “Rat Park” breakdown

What would you like to learn more about in the future?

A. Dangling ModifiersB. Chapter 9 Habit Responsibility

DiscussionC. Legalizing Drugs/Drug Addiction

DiscussionD. Reading “Rat Park” beginning as

classE. “Rat Park” breakdown

Homework for Wednesday

Read and annotate “Rat Park” (handout)Annotate at least one thing per pageHighlight words you do not know or

are unfamiliar with in that context Be prepared for a reading quiz Post to the blog by Thursday at

11:55 p.m.; respond to at least two students by Sunday at 11:55 p.m.

BREAKMeet in Computer Commons A