ladies and gentlemen please send me the following coins two wooden nickels one five-dollar gold piece and three jef

1. Daily OraL Language ladies and gentlemen please send me the following coins two wooden nickels one five-dollar gold piece and three jefferson nickels sincerely e cameron

2. Corrections Ladies and Gentlemen: Please send me the following coins: two wooden nickels, one five-dollar gold piece and three Jefferson nickels. Sincerely, E. Cameron ladies and gentlemen please send me the following coins two wooden nickels one five-dollar gold piece and three jefferson nickels sincerely e cameron Capitalize Important words of greeting and closing of business letter, Colons (after greeting of business letter, series), Commas (series, after closing of business letter), Proper adjective (person). Period (initial). Proper noun (person)

3. Journal Write your adjectives in a different color!

4. Journal Her fingers were long and thin, capped by black nail polish. A tattoo of a snake wrapped around her thumb and up her wrist. On her left hand was a ring with a large green stone, etched with a drawing of afire breathing dragon.

5. What’s the root? Each of the following words is missing the same root. Use the definitions to figure out the missing root. Write out the three words in your journal. Then write out the questions along with the answers in your journal. Use one of the words in a sentence. itate – to move; to stir things up ent – someone or something that acts or effects change enda – list of things to be done 1. What is the missing root?_________________ 2. What do you think it means? ________________

6. answers Each of the following words is missing the same root. Use the definitions to figure out the missing root. Write out the three words in your journal. Then write out the questions along with the answers in your journal. Use one of the words in a sentence. ag itate – to move; to stir things up ent – someone or something that acts or effects change ag ag enda – list of things to be done 1. What is the missing root?_________________ 2. What do you think it means? ________________ ag move, go, do, drive, urge, act

7. Daily OraL Language us girls havent never tore the paper into to pieces 2. that lawn in my opinion has the greener grass in louisville

8. Corrections 1. We girls (haven't ever or have never) torn the paper into two pieces. 2. That lawn, in my opinion, has the greenest grass in Louisville. 1. us girls havent never tore the paper into to pieces 2. that lawn in my opinion has the greener grass in louisville Pronoun (case), Apostrophe (contraction). Single vs. double negative, Verb tear:), Homophone (two) Commas (parenthetical expression). Superlative degree, Proper noun (city)

9. responding to text • Noah winked at his mother's shocked gaze and with a grin quipped, "Sausage and pepperoni pizza for breakfast makes perfect sense. Allow me to demonstrate. You have your tomato. Tomato is technically a fruit. You have your cheese. Cheese is a dairy product. You have your crust—necessary carbs for quick energy in the morning. And don't forget the sausage and pepperoni—my protein. If you think about it, it's just like bacon and eggs, toast, and orange juice." Still grinning, he added, "Really it is. Well, almost. Why are you looking at me that way?" • 1. Write down (by restating) what the author’s purpose was (inform, entertain, persuade).  • 2. Write down what you think “quipped” means based on how it is used in the sentence. • 3. Write the next paragraph of the story. Stay with the author’s purpose and keep it realistic to what you have already read.

10. Responding to Text The author’s purpose was to entertain the reader. Meaning of quipped 1. A clever, witty remark often prompted by the occasion. 2. A clever, often sarcastic remark.