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Lesson 37
SAT Identifying Sentence Errors
Introduction to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
What is SATIRE? Distribute booksOBJECTIVE: Students will be able to understand how prior experiences influence a writing style.
Today’s Agenda
Identifying Sentence Errors
***Almost half of the questions***
The Run-On Sentence The Sentence Fragment Error in the Case of a Noun or Pronoun Error in Subject-Verb Agreement Error in Pronoun-Number Agreement Error in the Tense or Form of a Verb Error in Logical Comparison Adjective and Adverb Confusion Error in Modification and Word Order Error in Parallelism Error in Diction
Common Grammar and Usage Errors
If one follows the discipline of Hatha Yoga, you know the importance of physical purification to render the body fit for the practice of higher meditation. No error What’s the error?▪ Shift in person, switching from “one” to “you”▪ Error must be in underlined part, so the answer
has to be B
Error, if there is one, must be in the underlined part of the sentence.
In my history class I learned why the American colonies opposed the British, how they organized the militia, and the work of the Continental Congress. No error What sounds funny?▪ The last part of the sentence – your ear
expects the pattern to be the same
Use your ear for the language.
Marilyn and I ran as fast as we could, but we missed our train, which made us late for work. No error Having trouble seeing the error?▪ Subject-verb agreement▪ Pronoun-antecedent problems▪ Misuse of adjectives and adverbs▪ Dangling modifiers▪ Go through each underlined section and test it.▪ “which” is the error because it is a pronoun and must have a
noun for its antecedent. The only available noun is train, but that doesn’t make sense (the train didn’t make us late – missing the train made us late).
Look first for the most common errors.
No error = 10%-20% Don’t start imagining errors. If no
obvious errors strike your eye and the sentence sounds natural to your ear, go with choice E.
Not every sentences contains an error.
Let’s Practice
SAT Question of the Day
We were already to leave for the
amusement park when John’s
car broke down; we were forced
to postpone our outing. No error
SAT Question of the Day
We were already to leave for the
amusement park when John’s
car broke down; we were forced
to postpone our outing. No error
SAT Question of the Day
By order of the Student
Council, the wearing of slacks
by we girls in school has
been permitted. No error.
SAT Question of the Day
By order of the Student Council,
the wearing of slacks by we girls
in school has been permitted. No
error. Error in CASE – should be “us” because it is working as the object of the preposition (Even if you don’t know these rules you know that “we girls” sounds weird!)
Do you Agree or Disagree?
http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/LTYwMTg3MjgzNQ
My surroundings have influenced who I am today.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
1835-1910Born and raised in Missouri
Led group of pranksters
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Left school at 12Printer, riverboat pilot, miner, newspaper reporter, lecturer
Changed name to Mark Twain – “safe waters”
Do you Agree or Disagree?
http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/MzYyNDI2MjAz
Mark Twain was a racist.
In the 1800s, what did the “n” word mean?
How has the meaning of the word changed?
NAACP 1957 “racial slurs” “belittling racial
designations”
NAACP current position “You don’t ban Mark
Twain – you explain Mark Twain! To study an idea is not necessarily to endorse the idea. Twain’s satirical novel accurately portrays a time in history – the 19th century—and one of its evils, slavery.”
"Huckleberry Finn" and the N-word - 60 Minutes - CBS News
The Controversy
Incident
By Countee Cullen
Once riding in old Baltimore,Heart-filled, head-filled with glee;I saw a BaltimoreanKeep looking straight at me.
Now I was eight and very small,And he was no whit bigger,And so I smiled, but he poked outHis tongue, and called me, "Nigger."
I saw the whole of BaltimoreFrom May until December;Of all the things that happened thereThat's all that I remember.
Do you Agree or Disagree?
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn should be banned.
The Adventures of Huck Finn
improper grammar
hypocritical religion
rule-breaking kids
What is SATIRE?What is Satire?
What makes this funny? The “extra” is the
singer’s arrest record and it is a long, long, long paper.
What makes this not-so-funny? It’s a sad, but TRUE,
account of many who have found fame and fortune. They have also found themselves in trouble with the law.
Who is the target of the satire? Famous
people/musicians
What makes this funny? Teenager believes her
teacher knows nothing about spelling and is revealing her own ignorance.
What makes this not-so-funny?
True story: I had a junior who turned in an essay that contained texting lingo (“y” instead of “why,” “b/c” instead of “because,” and
Who’s the target of the satire?
teenagers
Your Very Own Book!Write your name on the first page.You should also write your name on the side of the pages so your book is easy to spot.
Front Cover Back Cover
themes literary techniques
Exit Slip
What should we do with the “n-word”? Should we retain the literary value and just say it? Should we say “n-word”? Should we say “slave”?