April 29th, 2013

4/29/13
 
In Class:
Journal--  Describe your ideal birthday celebration. You have unlimited financial resources, but only 24 hours. Who would come? What would you do?

GMX--  Run-ons, Comma Splices, Fragments, and Complete Sentences
Reviewed definitions of run-ons, comma splices, and fragments and methods for correcting these errors.
Mini-quiz as a class:
Identify and correct the sentence structure errors in the following paragraph (from “Boulder homeless overflow shelter sets record for guests” by Joe Rubino. Daily Camera. 23 April 2013. Web. 28 April 2013.)  :

     This month's heavy snowfall -- combined with the schedule at the Boulder Shelter for the Homeless -- prompted Boulder Outreach for Homeless Overflow to set a record of its own. The nonprofit organization, better known as BOHO. It has partnered with various faith communities in Boulder since 2009, these partners offer emergency overnight shelters for homeless people on nights with freezing temperatures or when it rains or snows. The overflow shelters were established to support people who could not find space at the Boulder Shelter, which has 120 beds at its winter shelter on Thursday, BOHO set a record. This shelter at Congregation Har Hashem took in 162 guests. The Boulder Shelter typically closes its overnight shelter April 15 each year. After a large storm brought more snow to Boulder early last week. It stayed open a few extra nights before closing Thursday.

Reviewed "stoplight" formula construction of paragraphs.

Discussed Miranda Rights and the U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rights, then screened “Weak Constitution." In stop-light format, each student wrote a paragraph in response to the prompt: Should suspects in extreme terrorist acts be afforded the same rights as other criminals? 

Homework:
Finish reading "The Rich Brother" by Wednesday.
Finish the paragraph you wrote today if you didn't finish in class.
Catch up on any missing work.