Transcript Monday 8-24-09 - HartwigEnglish

Monday 8-2409
The “M” rule for who/whom:
If you can logically answer
the who/whom question with
him (even if it’s “her”) you
use whom; if you logically
answer the question with he
(even if it’s “she”), which has
no “m,” then you use who.
Both parentheses and
brackets are usually used to
give extra information. You
use brackets for extra
information that is already in
information with parentheses
(like in today’s journal
prompt). It is also used inside
quotation marks when
something not of the quote is
 Classroom Compact DUE
 What different ways do
you communicate (text,
phone [cell or land], email,
twitter, snail-mail, notes,
heart-to-heart)? Whom do
you communicate with
and why?
 During journal
discussion, give minilessons on whom/who
and ([brackets] and
parentheses)
Monday 8-2409
18% of the 94 students tested
earned 80% or above on the
grammar “quiz” of 85
questions. Included in this
statistic are a number of
students’ scores who were
unable to complete the entire
quiz.
Also, we didn’t get to the
interest inventory AGAIN –
another day.
 Grammar Matters discuss importance of
grammar as it relates to
lax communication
today (LOL, wr r yr
BFFs?) versus college
and business
communication today.
 Grammar Quiz
http://www.quia.com/qu
iz/1896434.html
 Interest Inventory
http://www.quia.com/sv/
333585.html