The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition
by William Strunk Jr. Author, E.B. White Author
(From Amazon): You know the authors' names. You recognize the title. You've probably used this book yourself. This is The Elements of Style, the classic style manual, now in a fourth edition. A new Foreword by Roger Angell reminds readers that the advice of Strunk & White is as valuable today as when it was first offered.This book's unique tone, wit and charm have conveyed the principles of English style to millions of readers. Use the fourth edition of "the little book" to make a big impact with writing.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9780205309023
- Print Status
- In Print
- Assignment:s
- 30
- Pages
- 105
- Suggested Grades
- 8th - 12th
- Publisher
- Longman
- Edition
- 4th
- Copyright
- 1999
Assignment:s
- 1 Memorize rule #3. Brainstorm, compare the lives of Maroo's tribe in the summer, to their lives in the winter. Write down the narration prompt, you will work on it tomorrow.
- 2 Review rule #3. Write a paragraph and use rule #3. Highlight your example, then take a pic and send the picture to me of your completed narration.
- 3 Memorize rule #4. Brainstorm, 'do you think Michael begins his first day at St. Clare’s with an open mind, or thinking it will be awful?'
- 4 Review rule #4. Complete your paragraph, 'do you think Michael begins his first day at St. Clare’s with an open mind, or thinking it will be awful?' Use rule #4, highlight it and send me pic.
- 5 Memorize rule #5. Brainstorm, 'Was the Catholic terminology explained well enough or did you have to look things up?'
- 6 Review rule #5. Begin your paragraph, 'Was the Catholic terminology explained well enough or did you have to look things up?' Include an ex. of rule #5. Highlight it and send me a pic.
- 7 Memorize rule #6. Brainstorm, 'Compare and contrast the roles of women and men of the Madeleine people.'
- 8 Review rule #6. Begin your narration. Compare and contrast the roles of women and men of the Madeleine people. Include rule #6, highlight and send me a picture.
- 9 Memorize rule #7. Look through the last chapter you read of Heretics, and see if you can find an example of a phrase that does NOT follow this example. Then rewrite it so the participial subject refers to the grammatical subject. Finish tmrw.
- 10 Review rule #7. Finish your example of a phrase that does NOT follow this rule. Then rewrite it so the participial subject refers to the grammatical subject. Send me a pic of the books and your example.
- 11 Memorize rule #8. Give an example of a novel and the heads of those discussions. Record and send me your example.
- 12 Review rule #8. Finish your example of a historical event and the heads of those discussions. Record your example and send it to me.
- 13 Review rules 1-4 today.
- 14 Review rules 5-8 today.
- 17 Cursive Practice: Work on 1 page of cursive today. (From your workbook or 1 paragraph of your choosing.)
- 18 Cursive Practice: Work on 1 page of cursive today. (From your workbook or 1 paragraph of your choosing.)
- 15 Exam Week: Answer questions 1-5 over the next two days.
- 16 Exam Week: Finish your questions today.
- 17 For the next 6 weeks you will work on editing exercises. In your yellow ELA folder are 1/2 sheets of paper. Edit one. Go to 10th-ELA-Every Day Edits. Choose Feb & find your topic then check your work.
- 18 Work on an editing exercise and check your work. Leave both out for mom.
- 19 Work on an editing exercise and check your work. Leave out for mom.
- 20 Work on an editing exercise and check your work. Leave out for mom.
- 21 Work on an editing exercise and check your work. Leave out for mom.
- 22 Work on an editing exercise and check your work. Leave out for mom.
- 23 Work on an editing exercise and check your work. Leave out for mom.
- 24 Work on an editing exercise and check your work. Leave out for mom.
- 25 Work on an editing exercise and check your work. Leave out for mom.
- 26 Work on an editing exercise and check your work. Leave out for mom. It's okay if there are duplicates. Challenge yourself again!
- 27 Work on an editing exercise and check your work. Leave out for mom. It's okay if there are duplicates. Challenge yourself again!
- 28 Work on an editing exercise and check your work. Leave out for mom. It's okay if there are duplicates. Challenge yourself again!
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