We are done with comma splices in papers. You will get one freebie in each paper, but after the second, your paper will receive whatever grade you have earned up to that point. That means bad, bad things if it happens in the introduction paragraph.
Other comma errors are more complex, but the comma splice is easy to avoid.
Please use this link if you need help.
Since you are all now experts on Columbus Day, you can receive extra credit if you testify or e-mail the House Education Committee about Columbus Day.
Bridget Smith (D – Wolf Point) is proposing a bill to change Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day in the school system. The bill is coming up for a hearing Friday at 3 pm (in room 137).
You can also receive extra credit if you send an e-mail to these committee members by today at 9:00 p.m. The e-mail should be professional, courteous, and express your views clearly. Make sure you reference the bill number (HB 514) in your e-mail, which can certainly include excerpts from your essay this fall. Please print the e-mail you sent and give it to me in class on Monday.
Rep. FRED ANDERSON (R): (406) 761-4042
Rep. BECKY BEARD (R): (406) 479-3048 or becky4hd80@blackfoot.net
Rep. SETH BERGLEE (R)–Chair: (406) 690-9329 or Rep.Seth.Berglee@mt.gov
Rep. JEFF ESSMANN (R)–Vice Chair: (406) 534-3345 or jessmann@mt.gov
Rep. EDWARD GREEF (R): (406) 370-0581 or edgreef@hotmail.com
Rep. GREG HERTZ (R): (406) 253-9505 or greghertz11@gmail.com
Rep. LOLA SHELDON-GALLOWAY (R): (406) 727-4963 or Rep.Lola.Sheldon-Galloway@mt.gov
Rep. SCOTT STAFFANSON (R): (406) 480-0467
Rep. SUE VINTON (R): (406) 855-2625 or Rep.Sue.Vinton@mt.gov
Rep. PEGGY WEBB (R): (406) 248-1953 or Webb4house@gmail.com
There will be more extra credit for actually going to testify. 🙂
The revisions for the Carson Analysis essay will be due on Monday or Tuesday, depending on when you get the essay back. Those of you who receive it on Thursday should expect to turn yours in on Monday and those who receive it on Friday will be expected to turn it in on Tuesday.
As always, your revision should be printed to give me in class and include the following:
You can begin work on your revision as soon as this evening, as the revision guide is available now. One additional resource you’ll want to consult for this revision is the CRISPING handout, as sentence combining and sharp sentences were consistent problems for many of these essays.
You might also want to read over the Frank N. Stein version of the Carson essay.
