Grammar Exercise Homework for 5/20/11

Use the following list to write a story and/or sentences utilizing the following grammatical concepts:

1. Use then AND than in a sentence (they can be in the same sentence or two different sentences).
2. Serial comma (lions, tigers, and bears)
3. conjunctive adverb (The man ran for pubic office; however he did not win the seat.)
4. Use all commonly confused words in one or more sentences: to, two, too
5. Use all commonly confused words in one or more sentences: its, it's
6. Use all commonly confused words in one or more sentences: your, you're
7. Correctly punctuated interrupting clause or appositive phrase (
8. Proper use of semicolon
9. Proper use of colon 
   10.Use of independent/dependent clause with coordinating conjunction

AND use 10 vocabulary words from sections 5.1-5.5 in your sentences. Please underline your 10 vocabulary words.

Be sure to number your sentences with the corresponding number. Sentences/stories are due on Monday, May 23 when you come to class. If you need additional help or have questions consult: http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/

Question of the Week (5/6/11)

In the book, Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer admits that Chris McCandless was rash, but he insists he "wasn't a nutcase, he wasn't a sociopath, he wasn't an outcast. McCandless was something else -- although precisely what is hard to say. A pilgrim, perhaps" (85).

Your question:
What precisely was McCandless? Use one of Krakauer's terms or invent your own term. Choose your term carefully, and note passages as you read. Your answer to the question is your central claim. Support this claim with evidence from the text and explain how the language of the quote -- the connotations of individual words in the quotes you cite -- prove your claim to be valid.