Warm Up 9-28-2015 WtK1. Point of view – the perspective or outlook from which a story is told.

First person: the narrator is a character in the story. Look for first-person pronouns such as I, me, we, my, our

Second-person: use the second-person point of view when you address the reader. The pronouns “you” and “your” are used.

Third-person: the narrator stands outside the story. The pronouns he, she, they are used.

Third-person limited: the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character.

Third-person omniscient: the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters.

2. Author’s Purpose: authors write to entertain people, to persuade or convince their readers to believe in something, or to inform or teach you about something

3. Comma: A punctuation mark (,) indicating a pause between parts of a sentence, an introductory word, an interjection, or items in a series.

4. Ellipses: 3 equally spaced periods used to mark an omission from a quoted passage or to reflect a pause or hesitation in speech.

 5. Dash: A dash is a mark of separation stronger than a comma, less formal than a colon, and more relaxed than parentheses.

WARM UP 9-29-2015 FIND SOMEONE TO HELP

YOU PADDLE Admiral McRaven states that, “You can’t change the world alone—you will need some help— and to truly get from your starting point to your destination takes friends, colleagues, the good will of strangers and a strong coxswain to guide them.”

Construct a well written, thoughtful paragraph describing a person in your life who has guided you in a positive direction and without whose help you wouldn’t be where you are today.

Will you take the challenge and help someone you know paddle? Will you thank someone who has

helped you paddle?

Warm Up 9-30-2015Neither. . . . nor and either. . . .or seem to be referring to

two different things but watch out---neither and either are singular pronouns, and they require singular verbs. of neither

Test your comprehension of neither. . . .nor and either. . . or by using them to combine the following sentences.

1. Jonas isn’t coming tonight. Marianne also isn’t coming.

2. Tonight’s program could be Bach. It could also be Beethoven.

3. Houses can be built from wood. They can also be built from brick.

4. Fox News is inaccurate. CNN is also pretty biased.

5. Gordon doesn’t like Chinese food. Sally also doesn’t like Chinese food.

Warm Up 10-1-2014 Your mission – should you choose to accept it - is to compose the introductory paragraph of a persuasive/argument essay. Your topic? Write about the benefits of being able to listen to music in class. Remember to include a hook, introduce your three supporting details, and a thesis/position statement.

GO!

Warm Up 10-2-2015

OCorrect the following sentence:

Did you remember to write your research paper asked Mrs. thornwhimple. Oops cried brian.