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Sending file: Assignment – Capitalization and End Punctuation
Activity Objective
Students will be able to identify and write within the context the learned skills which will help them to encourage their own thinking.
Exercises will have to be delivered individually, in a Word file using Font Arial 12 with a cover page indicating name, course and module.
Instructions
Part I. Read the included short story.
You will identify where to integrate sentences (four types of sentences) that you will be creating according to the context of the story. You will be working with interrogative sentences (I), imperative sentences (IMP), exclamatory sentences (E) and declarative sentences (D). Total of eight sentences.
Read the story carefully several times, if needed, for comprehension.
After getting acquainted with the story, you will write two of each of the types of sentences studied and practiced in this module. You will make sure they connect well with the short story.
You will identify these sentences with bold and abbreviations inside a parenthesis at the end of the sentence. For example: Why are you so happy? (I)
A rubric is included.
Be Grateful
Story by Steven Aitchison
A rich landowner named Carl often rode around his vast estate so he could congratulate himself on his great wealth. One day while riding around his estate on his favorite horse, he saw Hans, an old tenant farmer. Hans was sitting under a tree when Carl rode by.
Hans said, ‘I was just thanking God for my food.’ Carl protested, ‘If that is all I had to eat, I wouldn’t feel like giving thanks.’
Hans replied, ‘God has given me everything I need, and I am thankful for it.’ The old farmer added, ‘It is strange you should come by today because I had a dream last night. In my dream a voice told me…. The richest man in the valley will die tonight.’ I
don’t know what it means, but I thought I ought to tell you.’ Carl snorted, ‘Dreams are nonsense,’ and galloped away, but he could not forget Hans’ words…The richest man in the valley will die tonight. He was obviously the richest man in the valley, so he invited his doctor to his house that evening. Carl told the doctor what Hans had said. After a thorough examination, the
doctor told the wealthy landowner, ‘Carl, you are as strong and healthy as a horse. There is no way you are going to die tonight.’ Nevertheless, for assurance, the doctor stayed with Carl, and they played cards through the night. The doctor left the next morning and Carl apologized for becoming so upset over the old man’s dream. At about nine o’clock, a messenger arrived at Carl’s door.
‘What is it?’ Carl demanded. The messenger explained, ‘It’s about old Hans. He died last night in his sleep.’ You don’t need money to be rich, be grateful for what you have in lire and you will feel happier.
(Enlaces a un sitio externo.)
Part II. Identify from the following sentences 27 missing capital letters.
juggling with studies, work, and having friends takes a lot of effort. jazmin smith
is a college student. She is studying english at orland university. She also works in a
small supermarket convenient store as a part-time employee. this store is located at
534 torrain street, austin, texas 0000. She works as a cashier from monday through
thursday. jazmin likes to spend time with her friends lola and josue. For this reason,
out of her busy schedule, she separates one friday in the evening from every month of
the year to cook a delicious meal and share it with them. Sometimes Aaunt jessica helps
her out with the cooking. at the end of the evening, along with her friends, she likes to
prepare a dessert such as an apple pie. she uses the cookbook ready in minutes. all in
all, having a balance studying, working, and sharing time with friends works well for
jazmin.
Deliverable
The activity is individual. The work must be delivered on time, without spelling or grammar mistakes. The works will be submitted to the tool to detect similarity of content (now Urkund). Submit the responses in a Word document, Times New Roman, size 12. You must include references in APA format, three years or less.
If you have doubts or questions, you must publish them in the Doubts and Questions Forum in time to help you in a timely manner.
Rating Points
56 points
Activity Availability
The activity will be available to take at any time of the week. (Monday to Sunday)
In compliance with the regulations in force for the modality, any evaluation will be monitored using the systems available in the Institution. The course teacher will verify and certify that the applicable policies and processes have been complied with, including, and not limited to the Distance Education Policy for Academic Integrity.
Review Resources
Randi Reppen (2012).Grammar and Beyond 2012.(2nd ed.) Book Cambridge University Press: New York: http://englishsentences.com/ (Enlaces a un sitio externo.)
Walden University. (2018) Walden Departments, Centers, and Resources. . Retrieved from: https://bit.ly/2HfmdVi (Enlaces a un sitio externo.)
Complementary Resource
English for Students. (n.d.). (Enlaces a un sitio externo.)Retrieved from http://www.english-for-students.com/be-grateful.html
