John Lennon: 20th Century Buddha

1. The ex-Beatle, John Lennon, died on the sidewalk outside of his home on December 8, 1980.
2. Mourning his loss hasn't stopped for these thirty years.
3. Mark David Chapman, a tool of evil, took from the world a shining light of humanity.
4. A section of Central Park called "Strawberry Field" has provided fans a place to gather with candles and prayer since that awful day.

 
Parts of Speech & Grammar
This is how you find the subject of a sentence.
This is how you find the verb.
This is how you find the direct object.
This is the definition of an indirect object
This is what a predicate nominative is.
This is what an implied subject is.
This is the adjective scale of intensity. 
This is an appositive. 
These are prepositional phrases,
These are notes on the adjective and adverb functions of a prepositional phrase. NEW as of 11/16
This is the passive voice. Fix it, it's all Rule of Five now.
This is a gerund, which is a verbal.
These are infinitives, which are also verbals. NEW as of 11/30.

Punctuation
Here is where you find the seven rules for commas. Scroll to the bottom of the page for the links.

Literary Terms
This is the definition of irony
This is the definition of 'schools of criticism.'
This is the definition of satire
This is the definition of plot structure.  
This is the definition of symbolism  
  

Edward Gorey, Creator of Gashlycrumb Tinies

1. Edward Gorey, creator of the Gashlycrumb Tinies, wrote poems rife with black humour.
2. Morbid and sarcastic, children find his death-riddled musings often by accident.
3. Looking like a child's picture-book disguises his deeply weird renderings as harmless (is this a prep phrase? Double check parts of speech).
4. Edward Gorey wrote many picture-books for Goths to read and love.

 
Parts of Speech & Grammar
This is how you find the subject of a sentence.
This is how you find the verb.
This is how you find the direct object.
This is the definition of an indirect object
This is what a predicate nominative is.
This is what an implied subject is.
This is the adjective scale of intensity. 
This is an appositive. 
These are prepositional phrases,
These are notes on the adjective and adverb functions of a prepositional phrase. NEW as of 11/16
This is the passive voice. Fix it, it's all Rule of Five now.
This is a gerund, which is a verbal.
These are infinitives, which are also verbals. NEW as of 11/30.

Punctuation
Here is where you find the seven rules for commas. Scroll to the bottom of the page for the links.

Literary Terms
This is the definition of irony
This is the definition of 'schools of criticism.'
This is the definition of satire
This is the definition of plot structure.  
This is the definition of symbolism  
 

Banning Books- A Really Really Bad Idea.

1. Protecting free speech means protection for the offensive stuff too.
2. A book may offend one person and enlighten another.
3. Forcing one value system onto a diverse population like America's negates the whole purpose of the First Amendment.
4. Allowing each individual to make up one's own mind tasks each individual with the responsibility of protecting the free speech rights of everyone.


Parts of Speech & Grammar
This is how you find the subject of a sentence.
This is how you find the verb.
This is how you find the direct object.
This is the definition of an indirect object
This is what a predicate nominative is.
This is what an implied subject is.
This is the adjective scale of intensity. 
This is an appositive. 
These are prepositional phrases,
These are notes on the adjective and adverb functions of a prepositional phrase. NEW as of 11/16
This is the passive voice. Fix it, it's all Rule of Five now.
This is a gerund, which is a verbal.
These are infinitives, which are also verbals. NEW as of 11/30.

Punctuation
Here is where you find the seven rules for commas. Scroll to the bottom of the page for the links.

Literary Terms
This is the definition of irony
This is the definition of 'schools of criticism.'
This is the definition of satire
This is the definition of plot structure.  
This is the definition of symbolism

They're the vamps I love to hate....

1. The Eclipse DVD releases tomorrow, and gives me fuel to hate on sparkly vampires fairies.
2. On Facebook, my friend Thia posted a link to a blog with corrections to Meyer's writing.
3. Giggling at Meyer's ham-fisted prose provides those in the grammatical know much entertainment.
4. Bella, a cipher of a character, makes pining after her boyfriend a totally annoying art form.

  
 Parts of Speech & Grammar
This is how you find the subject of a sentence.
This is how you find the verb.
This is how you find the direct object.
This is the definition of an indirect object
This is what a predicate nominative is.
This is what an implied subject is.
This is the adjective scale of intensity. 
This is an appositive. 
These are prepositional phrases,
These are notes on the adjective and adverb functions of a prepositional phrase. NEW as of 11/16
This is the passive voice. Fix it, it's all Rule of Five now.
This is a gerund, which is a verbal.
These are infinitives, which are also verbals. NEW as of 11/30.

Punctuation
Here is where you find the seven rules for commas. Scroll to the bottom of the page for the links.

Literary Terms
This is the definition of irony
This is the definition of 'schools of criticism.'
This is the definition of satire
This is the definition of plot structure.  
This is the definition of symbolism  

Total Perspective Vortex- for Douglas Adams, 1952-2001

Douglas Adams understood the need to keep a sense of perspective.
This website can also help in that regard.
1. Creation, a startlingly large place, gives inhabitants a false sense of perspective.
2. Living in our little worlds keeps us from understanding the scale of things.
3. Watching today's pop culture moment may restore us a sense of the size of the universe.

  Parts of Speech & Grammar
This is how you find the subject of a sentence.
This is how you find the verb.
This is how you find the direct object.
This is the definition of an indirect object
This is what a predicate nominative is.
This is what an implied subject is.
This is the adjective scale of intensity. 
This is an appositive. 
These are prepositional phrases,
These are notes on the adjective and adverb functions of a prepositional phrase. NEW as of 11/16
This is the passive voice. Fix it, it's all Rule of Five now.
This is a gerund, which is a verbal.
These are infinitives, which are also verbals. NEW as of 11/30.

Punctuation
Here is where you find the seven rules for commas. Scroll to the bottom of the page for the links.

Literary Terms
This is the definition of irony
This is the definition of 'schools of criticism.'
This is the definition of satire
This is the definition of plot structure.  
This is the definition of symbolism