Saturday, February 7, 2009

Know Your Punctuation! ? , : . ; ' --

Happy weekend, scholars!

Remember the bonus questions for the vocabulary review test yesterday?

After reading this post, view the video below.

What serendipity! (Look it up if you want to have a cool word in your personal lexicon!)

It is obvious by now that you are well aware of my affinity and passion for grammar and punctuation. As a stalwart for proper (spoken and written) etiquette, I infuse this slice of the Language Arts pie into class every day: weekly prescriptions, reading and writing conferences, lectures, sentence patterns. . . . Need I keep expanding this litany?

Now, one question: Why?

. . . So you don't end up looking like this lady! (Answer her second question; did you get it correct?)

Enjoy.

(Video has been removed. Sorry.)

Yours truly,

M. Kittner

8 comments:

C.Surface said...

OMJOMJOMJOMJOMJOMJOMJOMJOMJOMJOMJOMJOMJOMJOMJOMJOMJOMJOMJOMJOMJ!!!!
I FINISHED "9TH GRADE SLAYS" AND "CROSS MY HEART HOPE TO SPY" LAST NIGHT....AND MY SISTER,MOM, WENT SHOPPING FOR HER PROM DRESS TODAY...NO LUCK...ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR A PLACE TO LOOK....FROM YOU OR YOUR WIFE...OR ANYONE ELSE!! HELPPPPPPPPP!!

C.Surface said...

OMJJJJJJ!! I just finished "Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules" IT WAS HILARIOUS!! I READ FOR LIKE AN HOUR AND TEN MINUTES STRAIGHT AND FINISHED IT...BECAUSE IT WAS KILLING ME THAT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HIS SECRET IS!! I REALLY WANTED TO KNOW!!

Anonymous said...

Well I held #6 for two days; now #9,but I will catch back up as soon as Wimpy Kid 3's AR test comes out and when I finish Montmorency #4. It will add 18pts. to a grand total of 161+18=179. It's not #6, but it will raise me up a few positions.

L.Carico

PS: Do you have any humorous books that are worth at least 6AR points
or any by [forgot the author. (Louis Sachar?)] the person who wrote _Holes_?

M. Kittner said...

L. Carico,

Tough competition that Top Ten is. Nevertheless, you are keeping your head above water there at number 9! Great job.

Having an entire section of the classroom library dedicated to humor, I'll fish out some suggestions for you tomorrow.

What are you thinking about getting at the auction in a few months? Keep rackin' 'em up!

M. Kittner

C.Surface said...

NAL WON!!! YAYAYAYAYAYAY!!

M. Kittner said...

Sweet! Great job, C. Surface!

MK

PS: I'll try to get the entire _Pretties_ series for you this weekend. Which one(s) do you need again?

C.Surface said...

Never mind about "The Vampire Diaries:The Return:Nightfall" By L.J.Smith my mom got it for me today at Target!! YAY!! I'm already 192 pages into it!! It's ah-mazing so far....but the back is macking me mad it says:
"Stefan has left an entry in Elena's dairy that shatters her world.
My darling Elena,
I knew you would look here sooner or later. You're able to take care of yourself now, and I've never seen a stronger or more independent girl.
And that means it's time for me to go. I cant stay without turning you into a vampire again- something we both know cant happen.
Please forgive me. Please forgive me. Oh,love, I don't want to go, but I have to.I've gotten Damon to give his word to protect you. Whatever mischief is going on in Fell's Church won't dare touch you with him aroun.
I'll always love you...
-Stefan."

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! GRRRRRRRR!! STEFAN HAS TO STAY!! WHAT IS UP WITH THE VAMPIRES LEAVING THE HUMANS!!

C.Surface said...

I need "The Pretties" "The Extras" And "The Specials'