Name

:
Date

#23
M
1/12

#24
W
1/14

Daily Journal Topic

Why do we have manners? How
are manners or politeness among
different people or groups of
people? Give at least one example
from your personal experience of
how someones manners are/were
different from yours.
How do you determine the
moral/ethical code you live by? Is
this based on your
parents/familys values? Your
friends? Write a list of your
personal moral code that you live
byactions that you consider
right and wrong (10). You may
write these as commandments if
you wish.

English IV Ms. Hall

January 12 16, 2015

Daily Edit Task

Purpose/Rule(s)/Your
Notes

On the neon green sheets, go

through pages 1-3 and read over
the rules of Mechanics (stop @
Usage). Place an asterisk (*)
beside the rules that look
confusing or unfamiliar to you.
Underline any words that arent
clear or that you cannot define
(e.g., Nonessential Appositive).
My grandparents home was
robbed over the weekend, and
they were both very upset.
a. Change grandparents to
grandparents
b. Change grandparents to
grandparents
c. No change is needed.
Explain:

List Words and Rule #s Here:

(Use the back if you need more
room.)

8A: Apostrophes with

possession: Use an apostrophe
to show possession or
ownership:
A1: To form the possessive case of
a singular noun; add an
apostrophe and an s.
A2: To form the possessive case of
a plural noun ending in s, add
only the apostrophe.

Name
:
Date

#25
F
1/16

Daily Journal Topic

What is chauvinism? How is it

different from feminism? How is it
different from prejudice or bias? If
youre not sure, give an example
from your life experience in which
you have noticed women and men
being treated differently and
explain WHY you think this is/was
so.

English IV Ms. Hall

January 12 16, 2015

Daily Edit Task

Purpose/Rule(s)/Your
Notes

Scrooge never painted out old

Marleys name. There it stood,
years afterward, above the
warehouse door.
a. Delete the commas around
years afterward
b. Change the period after
name to a comma and
make there lowercase
c. Add an apostrophe before the
s of Marleys
Explain:

8A: Apostrophes with

possession: Use an apostrophe
to show possession or
ownership (See A1 & A2 above)
3F: Commas: Use a comma to
set off sentence interrupters:
F3: Parenthetical expressions
(Mom, I think, will approve.)