When World War I started Eliot settled in England.

1. Day 1 T. S. Eliot is one of the real influential poets of the 20th century. This is because his poems were effective. When World War I started Eliot settled in England. Spelling out ordinal numbers Use of comma after introductory adverb clause Use of adverb to modify an adjective Elimination of an empty sentence

2. Day 1 ___________________ This is because his poems were effective. T.S. Eliot is one of the really influential poets of the twentieth century. Use of adverb to modify an adjective Spelling out ordinal numbers Elimination of an empty sentence When World War I started, Eliotsettled in England. Use of comma after introductory adverb clause

3. Day 2 Reader’s around the world admire Eliot’s poems, especially “The Waste Land.” Murder in the Cathedral (1935) and The Cocktail Party (1950) shows Eliot’s ability to write effective drama. Correct formation of the plural Subject and verb agreement Use of underlining or italics with title of play

4. Day 2 Readers around the world admire Eliot’s poems, especially “The Waste Land.” Correct formation of the plural Murder in the Cathedral(1935) and The Cocktail Party (1950) show Eliot’s ability to write effective drama. Use of underlining or italics with title of play Subject and verb agreement

5. Day 3 Each of the students read “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” in their textbooks. The poem opens with these lines let us go then, you and I when the evening is spread out against the sky like a patient etherized upon a table. . . Use of colon before a long quotation Capitalization of first word in a line of poetry Pronoun agreement with antecedent

6. Day 3 Each of the students read “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” in his or her textbooks. Pronoun agreement with antecedent The poem opens with these lines: Let us go then, you and I When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherized upon a table. . . Use of colon before a long quotation Capitalization of the first word of a line of poetry

7. Day 4 Eliot also wrote cute poetry, and so this was the foundation for the musical Cats, and then it was a nice hit for him. Neither Eliot nor his wife were able to see the musical. Use of precise adjectives to improve style Revision of a stringy sentence Subject and verb agreement

8. Day 4 Eliot also wrote whimsical poetry. This poetry was the basis for the musical Cats, whichwas a smash hit on Broadway. Revision of a stringy sentence Use of precise adjectives to improve style Neither Eliot nor his wife was able to see the musical. Subject and verb agreement

9. Day 5 Ms. Moy said that between all the poets she has read, only Eliot’s work helped her consider the role of values and ethics. I ain’t read a lot of poetry, but I agree with Ms. Moy because I think its the poet’s role to write about important social issues. Elimination of ain’t Correction of commonly confused words Use of prepositions between/among

10. Day 5 Ms. Moy said that among all the poets she has read, only Eliot’s work helped her consider the role of values and ethics. Use of prepositions between and among I haven’t read a lot of poetry, but I agree with Ms. Moy because I think it’s the poet’s role to write about important social issues. Elimination of ain’t Correction of commonly confused words