2019-07-09 Writing: run-ons, list order transitions

Homework: finish the handout
4 I love school and learning because my teacher is nice.
  I love school, I love learning, and my teacher is nice.
5 I don’t want much for Christmas -- just some chocolates and a little toy car.
  I don’t want much for Christmas. I just want some chocolates and a little toy car.
6 Blue is my favorite color because it is the color of the sky and the sea, and it reminds me of my favorite insect, which is the butterfly.
  Blue is my favorite color. It is the color of the sky and the sea, and it reminds me of my favorite insect, which is the butterfly.
  Blue is my favorite color because it is the color of the sky and the sea. It also reminds me of my favorite insect, which is the butterfly.
7 When I get older, I want to have a big family because I like big families.
  When I get older, I want to have a big family. I like big families.
8 We usually leave at 11:00, but today is different because we are leaving at 10:30.
  We usually leave at 11:00, but today is different. We are leaving at 10:30.
9 I like Tuesdays and Wednesdays. I also like Fridays because the weekend starts on Friday.
  I like Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and I like Fridays because the weekend starts on Friday.
10 We should get moving because there’s no time to waste.
   We should get moving. There’s no time to waste.
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, comma
. period
‘ apostrophe
“” quotation marks
? question mark
! exclamation mark
: colon
; semicolon
() parentheses
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The tour will stop in Boston, Massachusetts; New York, New York; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
	(Use semicolons because each list item already includes a comma.)
Semicolons can also replace periods if two sentences are closely related.
	It’s raining; I’m going to bring my umbrella.
https://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon
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two - number
too - also
too - too much
to - preposition
to - infinitive
right - opposite of “left”
right - opposite of “wrong”
right - as in “human rights”
write - verb
rite - like ritual
wright - someone who makes something (playwright, wheelwright)
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In general: new subject + new verb = new sentence (or a compound sentence with a conjunction)
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Look at the flight attendant paragraph. Can you identify the parts and transition signals?
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What are some other transition signals we can use when listing things (like reasons, characteristics, etc.)?
First, / First of all, / Firstly, / The first ______ is / One ______ is
Second, / Second of all, / Secondly, / The second ______ is
Third, / Third of all, / Thirdly, / The third _____ is
Another ____ is / In addition, / Also,
Finally, / Last, (Last but not least,) / Lastly, / The last/final ____ is
“Finally” is NOT a conclusion transition signal. It is a signal to show the last supporting point.
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Reasons and characteristics usually wouldn’t  have a set sequence. Listing order is *not* time order.
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Conclusion transitions:
In short, / To sum up, / In summary, / In conclusion, / Therefore,