November 20

According to a study done at Connecticut College, which

snack is the most addictive?

A. CheetosB. OreosC. PringlesD. DoritosE. Popcorn

November 20, 2013

TURN IN ROUGH DRAFT AND SECOND ROUGH DRAFT/LEARNING

CENTER SHEET FOR ESSAY #4

QUIZ

ENROLL IN ENGLISH 50

CAPITAL LETTERS

Rule 1. Capitalize proper nouns: nouns that refer to a specific person, place, event, or thing.

Do not capitalize common nouns: nouns that refer to a general category of persons, places,

events, or things.

PROPER NOUN COMMON NOUNBall State University a universityCosta Rica a countryThursday a dayDad (used as a name) my dadPresident Obama a presidentProfessor Lee a professorGod a godthe North north of the cityThe Bill of Rights amendmentsPolitical Science 102 a political science class 

Rule 2. Capitalize the names of organizations, institutions, and trademarks.

My father belongs to the Order of the Elks.I always vote for the Green Party candidate.

My next computer will be a Dell. 

Activity 1: Correct Errors in Capitalization

1. Gabriel has wanted to be a green beret since he was a little boy.

2. Pearl dreams of owning a lexus.3. Rita’s family goes to extremes when they

decorate their house for Halloween.4. Among the police officers who helped me

after my backpack was stolen, officer franklin was the most sympathetic.

5. Avner’s Uncle is a jeweler in new york city.

Activity 1: Correct Errors in Capitalization

1. Gabriel has wanted to be a Green Beret since he was a little boy.

2. Pearl dreams of owning a lexus.3. Rita’s family goes to extremes when they

decorate their house for Halloween.4. Among the police officers who helped me

after my backpack was stolen, officer franklin was the most sympathetic.

5. Avner’s Uncle is a jeweler in new york city.

Activity 1: Correct Errors in Capitalization

1. Gabriel has wanted to be a Green Beret since he was a little boy.

2. Pearl dreams of owning a Lexus.3. Rita’s family goes to extremes when they

decorate their house for Halloween.4. Among the police officers who helped me

after my backpack was stolen, officer franklin was the most sympathetic.

5. Avner’s Uncle is a jeweler in new york city.

Activity 1: Correct Errors in Capitalization

1. Gabriel has wanted to be a Green Beret since he was a little boy.

2. Pearl dreams of owning a Lexus.3. Rita’s family goes to extremes when they

decorate their house for Halloween. Correct!

4. Among the police officers who helped me after my backpack was stolen, officer franklin was the most sympathetic.

5. Avner’s Uncle is a jeweler in new york city.

Activity 1: Correct Errors in Capitalization

1. Gabriel has wanted to be a Green Beret since he was a little boy.

2. Pearl dreams of owning a Lexus.3. Rita’s family goes to extremes when they

decorate their house for Halloween. Correct!

4. Among the police officers who helped me after my backpack was stolen, Officer Franklin was the most sympathetic.

5. Avner’s Uncle is a jeweler in new york city.

Activity 1: Correct Errors in Capitalization

1. Gabriel has wanted to be a Green Beret since he was a little boy.

2. Pearl dreams of owning a Lexus.3. Rita’s family goes to extremes when they

decorate their house for Halloween. Correct!

4. Among the police officers who helped me after my backpack was stolen, Officer Franklin was the most sympathetic.

5. Avner’s uncle is a jeweler in New York City.

Activity 1: Correct Errors in Capitalization

6. At one time, president’s day was two separate holidays, lincoln’s birthday and washington’s birthday.

7. There are better things for you to do than sit around watching soap operas and eating Doritos.

8. Alfredo’s mother wants us to join her at the opera.

9. I rode the elevator to the top of the empire state building, but I took the stairs back down.

10. Is Deanna from kansas city, kansas, or kansas city, missouri?

Activity 1: Correct Errors in Capitalization

6. At one time, President’s Day was two separate holidays, Lincoln’s Birthday and Washington’s Birthday.

7. There are better things for you to do than sit around watching soap operas and eating Doritos.

8. Alfredo’s mother wants us to join her at the opera.

9. I rode the elevator to the top of the empire state building, but I took the stairs back down.

10. Is Deanna from kansas city, kansas, or kansas city, missouri?

Activity 1: Correct Errors in Capitalization

6. At one time, President’s Day was two separate holidays, Lincoln’s Birthday and Washington’s Birthday.

7. There are better things for you to do than sit around watching soap operas and eating Doritos. Correct!

8. Alfredo’s mother wants us to join her at the opera.

9. I rode the elevator to the top of the empire state building, but I took the stairs back down.

10. Is Deanna from kansas city, kansas, or kansas city, missouri?

Activity 1: Correct Errors in Capitalization

6. At one time, President’s Day was two separate holidays, Lincoln’s Birthday and Washington’s Birthday.

7. There are better things for you to do than sit around watching soap operas and eating Doritos. Correct!

8. Alfredo’s mother wants us to join her at the opera. Correct!

9. I rode the elevator to the top of the empire state building, but I took the stairs back down.

10. Is Deanna from kansas city, kansas, or kansas city, missouri?

Activity 1: Correct Errors in Capitalization

6. At one time, President’s Day was two separate holidays, Lincoln’s Birthday and Washington’s Birthday.

7. There are better things for you to do than sit around watching soap operas and eating Doritos. Correct!

8. Alfredo’s mother wants us to join her at the opera. Correct!

9. I rode the elevator to the top of the Empire State Building, but I took the stairs back down.

10. Is Deanna from kansas city, kansas, or kansas city, missouri?

Activity 1: Correct Errors in Capitalization

6. At one time, President’s Day was two separate holidays, Lincoln’s Birthday and Washington’s Birthday.

7. There are better things for you to do than sit around watching soap operas and eating Doritos. Correct!

8. Alfredo’s mother wants us to join her at the opera. Correct!

9. I rode the elevator to the top of the Empire State Building, but I took the stairs back down.

10. Is Deanna from Kansas City, Kansas, or Kansas City, Missouri?

Rule 3. Capitalize all words in titles except articles (a, an, the), coordinating conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so), and prepositions

(of, on, in, at, with, for), unless they are the first or last word in the title. Do not capitalize the

before the names of newspapers.

For Whom the Bell TollsLaw and Order

The Art of Possibilitythe Washington Post

Activity 2: Capitalizing Titles

1. Because we have pets, my children enjoyed the movie Cats And Dogs.

2. Fran was surprised to learn that Gone With The Wind was a book before it was a film.

3. Because of the clever robotic toys that she invented, Meredith was interviewed by a reporter from the Christian science monitor.

4. At my high school, a history teacher and an English teacher both discussed a tale of two cities during the same two weeks.

5. When I was a child, my favorite album was Peter And The Wolf.

Activity 2: Capitalizing Titles

1. Because we have pets, my children enjoyed the movie Cats and Dogs.

2. Fran was surprised to learn that Gone With The Wind was a book before it was a film.

3. Because of the clever robotic toys that she invented, Meredith was interviewed by a reporter from the Christian science monitor.

4. At my high school, a history teacher and an English teacher both discussed a tale of two cities during the same two weeks.

5. When I was a child, my favorite album was Peter And The Wolf.

Activity 2: Capitalizing Titles

1. Because we have pets, my children enjoyed the movie Cats and Dogs.

2. Fran was surprised to learn that Gone with the Wind was a book before it was a film.

3. Because of the clever robotic toys that she invented, Meredith was interviewed by a reporter from the Christian science monitor.

4. At my high school, a history teacher and an English teacher both discussed a tale of two cities during the same two weeks.

5. When I was a child, my favorite album was Peter And The Wolf.

Activity 2: Capitalizing Titles

1. Because we have pets, my children enjoyed the movie Cats and Dogs.

2. Fran was surprised to learn that Gone with the Wind was a book before it was a film.

3. Because of the clever robotic toys that she invented, Meredith was interviewed by a reporter from the Christian Science Monitor.

4. At my high school, a history teacher and an English teacher both discussed a tale of two cities during the same two weeks.

5. When I was a child, my favorite album was Peter And The Wolf.

Activity 2: Capitalizing Titles

1. Because we have pets, my children enjoyed the movie Cats and Dogs.

2. Fran was surprised to learn that Gone with the Wind was a book before it was a film.

3. Because of the clever robotic toys that she invented, Meredith was interviewed by a reporter from the Christian Science Monitor.

4. At my high school, a history teacher and an English teacher both discussed A Tale of Two Cities during the same two weeks.

5. When I was a child, my favorite album was Peter And The Wolf.

Activity 2: Capitalizing Titles

1. Because we have pets, my children enjoyed the movie Cats and Dogs.

2. Fran was surprised to learn that Gone with the Wind was a book before it was a film.

3. Because of the clever robotic toys that she invented, Meredith was interviewed by a reporter from the Christian Science Monitor.

4. At my high school, a history teacher and an English teacher both discussed A Tale of Two Cities during the same two weeks.

5. When I was a child, my favorite album was Peter and the Wolf.

Activity 2: Capitalizing Titles

6. My favorite teacher recommended that I read the House of the seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

7. Naturally, the only holiday song that my grumpy sister likes is Bob Dorough’s “blue Christmas.”

8. Harlan dreams of winning a lot of money by appearing on American idol.

9. Chrissie always has the latest issue of reader’s digest on her coffee table.

10. I had to reserve my niece’s copy of Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix before it arrived at the bookstore.

Activity 2: Capitalizing Titles

6. My favorite teacher recommended that I read The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

7. Naturally, the only holiday song that my grumpy sister likes is Bob Dorough’s “blue Christmas.”

8. Harlan dreams of winning a lot of money by appearing on American idol.

9. Chrissie always has the latest issue of reader’s digest on her coffee table.

10. I had to reserve my niece’s copy of Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix before it arrived at the bookstore.

Activity 2: Capitalizing Titles

6. My favorite teacher recommended that I read The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

7. Naturally, the only holiday song that my grumpy sister likes is Bob Dorough’s “Blue Christmas.”

8. Harlan dreams of winning a lot of money by appearing on American idol.

9. Chrissie always has the latest issue of reader’s digest on her coffee table.

10. I had to reserve my niece’s copy of Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix before it arrived at the bookstore.

Activity 2: Capitalizing Titles

6. My favorite teacher recommended that I read The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

7. Naturally, the only holiday song that my grumpy sister likes is Bob Dorough’s “Blue Christmas.”

8. Harlan dreams of winning a lot of money by appearing on American Idol.

9. Chrissie always has the latest issue of reader’s digest on her coffee table.

10. I had to reserve my niece’s copy of Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix before it arrived at the bookstore.

Activity 2: Capitalizing Titles

6. My favorite teacher recommended that I read The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

7. Naturally, the only holiday song that my grumpy sister likes is Bob Dorough’s “Blue Christmas.”

8. Harlan dreams of winning a lot of money by appearing on American Idol.

9. Chrissie always has the latest issue of Reader’s Digest on her coffee table.

10. I had to reserve my niece’s copy of Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix before it arrived at the bookstore.

Activity 2: Capitalizing Titles

6. My favorite teacher recommended that I read The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

7. Naturally, the only holiday song that my grumpy sister likes is Bob Dorough’s “Blue Christmas.”

8. Harlan dreams of winning a lot of money by appearing on American Idol.

9. Chrissie always has the latest issue of Reader’s Digest on her coffee table.

10. I had to reserve my niece’s copy of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix before it arrived at the bookstore.

TITLES

Titles

Italicize (or underline in handwritten or typewritten copy) the titles of books, magazines, movies, television shows, newspapers, journals, computer software, and longer musical works, such as compact disks.

Do not italicize (or capitalize) the before the title of a newspaper. 

Titles

Use quotation marks to enclose the titles of articles, essays, book chapters, speeches, poems, short stories, and songs.

A title is never both in italics (or underlined) and in quotation marks.

Titles

I read The Scarlet Letter in my American literature class.

People magazine is always interesting to read while you’re waiting for the doctor.Matrix Reloaded is exciting to watch.

I’m glad to see Will and Grace doing so well in the ratings.

Titles

A copy of the New York Times is delivered to my door daily.

I have seen copies of the journal College English in my instructor’s office.

Windows XP works well on Jerry’s computer.Tequila Sunrise by Santana is a departure

from his past music. 

TitlesI read the article “How to Succeed

in Business” in the Wall Street Journal.

My favorite poem, “She Walks in Beauty,” is written by Lord Byron.

We were assigned Chapter 9: “The Art of Writing a Resume” for

homework.The best episode of How I Met Your

Mother is “The Duel.”

Activity 3: Use Italics Correctly

1. The first novel that I ever read was Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.

2. When Uriel and Shayna got married, they used the poem How Do I Love You in their toast.

3. Every spring the family gathers around the television to watch our favorite movie, The Wizard of Oz.

4. Brendan has every episode of the original Star Trek series on video.

5. My last essay was titled A Return to Greatness.

Activity 3: Use Italics Correctly

1. The first novel that I ever read was Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.

2. When Uriel and Shayna got married, they used the poem How Do I Love You in their toast.

3. Every spring the family gathers around the television to watch our favorite movie, The Wizard of Oz.

4. Brendan has every episode of the original Star Trek series on video.

5. My last essay was titled A Return to Greatness.

Activity 3: Use Italics Correctly

1. The first novel that I ever read was Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.

2. When Uriel and Shayna got married, they used the poem “How Do I Love You” in their toast.

3. Every spring the family gathers around the television to watch our favorite movie, The Wizard of Oz.

4. Brendan has every episode of the original Star Trek series on video.

5. My last essay was titled A Return to Greatness.

Activity 3: Use Italics Correctly

1. The first novel that I ever read was Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.

2. When Uriel and Shayna got married, they used the poem “How Do I Love You” in their toast.

3. Every spring the family gathers around the television to watch our favorite movie, The Wizard of Oz.

4. Brendan has every episode of the original Star Trek series on video.

5. My last essay was titled A Return to Greatness.

Activity 3: Use Italics Correctly

1. The first novel that I ever read was Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.

2. When Uriel and Shayna got married, they used the poem “How Do I Love You” in their toast.

3. Every spring the family gathers around the television to watch our favorite movie, The Wizard of Oz.

4. Brendan has every episode of the original Star Trek series on video.

5. My last essay was titled A Return to Greatness.

Activity 3: Use Italics Correctly

1. The first novel that I ever read was Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.

2. When Uriel and Shayna got married, they used the poem “How Do I Love You” in their toast.

3. Every spring the family gathers around the television to watch our favorite movie, The Wizard of Oz.

4. Brendan has every episode of the original Star Trek series on video.

5. My last essay was titled “A Return to Greatness.”

Discussion about Readings“Darley and Latane” and “Perils of

Obedience”

Create an interesting, thoughtful, open-ended question for each of the readings

Incorrect: What is the scientist’s name who performed the experiment?

Incorrect: What was the experiment?Correct: Why do you think so many

people did …?

Homework

Work on Essay #5 (visit the Learning Center with second draft)

Post to the blog before Thursday at 11:55 p.m./respond to at least two students before Sunday at 11:55 p.m.

Completed vocabulary sheets: “Darley and Latane” (lavender) “The Perils of Obedience” (yellow)

PEER REVIEWYou are free to complete the peer review with your group wherever you’d like for the rest of class. Computer Commons A and the classroom are both open for you.