November 28

ELA 30: Nov 28 Comma test and questions / discussion…

  1. Students began their class by sitting down to write a test focusing on comma usage. We have recently looked at eight specific types of comma usage and broken it down to three main uses. They were told to review the commas for today’s test.
  2. After the test, students wrote responses on the board to the question given yesterday, to compare and contrast the last two essays we have reviewed. We discussed some of the questions assigned and had several students add to other responses. In comparing the Saskatchewan perspective to the Maritime one, we notice that the Sask. people share their constant awareness of the land as being larger than themselves and, at times, an aggresive opponent they must struggle against for their livelihood. Meanwhile, the focus of the Maritimer’s perspective was on their ultimate pride in their Maritime culture and identity, with their Canadian allegiance only secondary. The ultimate tone was one of pride in their history, slight regret for joining Canada, but an awareness of their uniqueness and essence. These were two very different essays but the voice of regional perspectives was clearly explored through two opposites.

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Posted November 28, 2007 by Waldner in category ELA 30

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