Wed-Thurs, Nov 17/18: Day 4 Born a Crime: Biblical Allusions and citations

 

The following materials are due at the close of class on Thursday, November 18.

a. Biblical allusion paraphasing with citations

b. Thank you letter to Friends of SOTA for using a colon in the salutation.

(VERY IMPORTANT: BRING EARBUDS ON FRIDAY!)

Within the chapter Run in Trevor Noah's Born a Crime,  I have highlighted five Biblical allusions. 

 1. Select one story and find two sources

that explain the Biblical story Tevor Noah is referencing. 

2. Read each source

3. In your own words, paraphrase the stories, weaving in small phrases or individual words. (Remember to use quotation marks)  Length 150 words.

YOU MAY NOT USE WIKIPEDIA as a source

4. Create a citation; you are using MLA not APA

      a. go to citation machine: https://www.citationmachine.net/mla/cite-a-website

     

      b. select your source type from the drop down menu (websource is the default, but there is also books, journals, videos, etc.

  (I decided to look up Noah and the flood. It's not one of the choices from the text) For my first article, I selected "Yes, Noah's Flood May Have Happened, But Not Over the Whole Earth" I copied that cite into the search box. 

      c. Press search; you'll see your title pop up

    

      d. Press the cite button

      e. Two more pages will pop up that will reference your cite. Press cite each time.

      f. Finally, you will see a button that says "complete citation." 

           Press this.

      g. Voilà!  Here is your completed citation

           This is what it should look like:

“Yes, Noah's Flood May Have Happened, but Not over the Whole Earth: National Center for Science Education.” Yes, Noah's Flood May Have Happened, But Not Over the Whole Earth | National Center for Science Education, https://ncse.ngo/yes-noahs-flood-may-have-happened-not-over-whole-earth.

Copy and paste this at the end of your story. Remember you must have two sources. 

Submission Process:

MLA heading

Your name

Instructor's name

English II-put in your class period; Name of  your Biblical figure

18 November 2021

(model)

D. Parker

Parker

English II, Noah and the Arc

18 November 2021

By the close of class on Thursday, please share with me your paraphrased story. Extended time of 24 hours for those designated to receive it.

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Practicing the colon in a formal letter.

The friends of SOTA gave every student a mask on Monday.  When one receives a gift, it needs to be acknowledge, in other words there should be a thank you.

Assignment:

1. Go to the Friends of SOTA contact:

https://friendsofsota.org/contact/

2. Belowyou will see "contact us". 

3. Fill in the on-line box. Include your e-mail.

4. Under subject, write SOTA mask

5. In the message area, you are writing a formal thank you note.

6. Look over number 8 on colon list: correspondence. Read the example.

Grammatical uses of the colon

1. Introducing a list (read all the examples carefully)

The colon is used to introduce a list of items.

Example

The bookstore specializes in three subjects: art, architecture, and graphic design.

Do not, however, use a colon when the listed items are incorporated into the flow of the sentence.

Correct

The bookstore specializes in art, architecture, and graphic design.

Incorrect

The bookstore specializes in: art, architecture, and graphic design.

2. Between independent clauses when the second explains or illustrates the first

The colon is used to separate two independent clauses when the second explains or illustrates the first. In such usage, the colon functions in much the same way as the semicolon. As with the semicolon, do not capitalize the first word after the colon unless the word is ordinarily capitalized.

Examples

I have very little time to learn the language: my new job starts in five weeks.

A college degree is still worth something: a recent survey revealed that college graduates earned roughly 60% more than those with only a high school diploma.

All three of their children are involved in the arts: Richard is a sculptor, Diane is a pianist, and Julie is a theater director.

When two or more sentences follow a colon, capitalize the first word following the colon.

Example

He made three points: First, the company was losing over a million dollars each month. Second, the stock price was lower than it had ever been. Third, no banks were willing to loan the company any more money.

3. Emphasis

The colon can be used to emphasize a phrase or single word at the end of a sentence. An em dash can be used for the same purpose. In the second example below, an em dash is more common than a colon, though the use of a colon is nevertheless correct.

Examples

After three weeks of deliberation, the jury finally reached a verdict: guilty.

Five continents, three dozen countries, over a hundred cities: this was the trip of a lifetime.

4. Non-grammatical uses of the colon

Time

The colon is used to separate hours from minutes, with no space before or after the colon.

Example

11:35 a.m.

5. Ratio

The colon is used to express a ratio of two numbers, with no space before or after the colon.

Example

1:3

6. Biblical references

The colon is used in biblical references to separate chapter from verse, with no space before or after the colon.

Example

Genesis 1:31

Other references

7. The colon is used to separate the volume from page numbers of a cited work, with no space before or after the colon.

Example

Punctuation Quarterly 4:86–89

Explanation: This reads as “pages 86 through 89 of volume four.”

8. Correspondence !!!!!!

The colon is frequently used in business and personal correspondence.

Examples

Dear Ms. Smith:

cc: Tom Smith

Attention: Accounts Payable

7. Write a formal thank you note, using a colon in the salutation.

8. You only need a couple of well-written, grammatically correct sentences. PROOF READ.

9. Make sure to format the note correctly. Your salutation, body pargraph and closing all align left.

10. Before sharing with Friends of SOTA, open up a google doc, copy and paste you letter, and share with me at dorothy.parker@rcsdk12.org (NOT 2006630).