Years of research and demonstrate that traditional methods of grammar instruction simply do not work; one common complaint about grammar instruction from its lack of context-its reliance, for example, on abstract rules and examples. these stark examples clarify grammatical ideas; however, they fail to , including its grammar and punctuation, in action, in the real-life texts that . by incorporating the texts that students read or compose on their own, this lesson highlights the choice of the semicolon to create rhetorical effect in an audience, how one author uses the seemingly insignificant punctuation mark to his ideas and urges students to follow the model in their own writing; only by exploring language in context, written for a particular time and place, can students the subtle ways that punctuation affects meaning.

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martin luther king, jr.'s "letter from birmingham jail" demonstrates that even the smallest punctuation mark signals a stylistic decision, distinguishing one writer from another and enabling an author to move an audience. in this minilesson, students first explore dr. king's use of semicolons and their rhetorical significance. they then apply what they have learned by searching for ways to follow dr. king's model and use the punctuation mark in their own writing.

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well stockyards mean a large yard containing pens and sheds, typically adjacent to a slaughterhouse, in which livestock is kept and sorted. and i'm assuming that by party you   mean a large group of people which does make sense because chicago is a very crowded place much like new york. stockyards tend to take up a lot of room due to needing the area for pens to keep animals in and the fact that stockyards are usually right by slaughterhouse where they process and distribute the product. so its much like a zoo but with some dead animal products close by.

the excerpt from chapter 2 of "animal farm", by george orwell that is an example of foreshadowing is "these three (snowball, napoleon, and squealer) had elaborated old major's teachings into a complete system of thought to which they gave the name of animalism." animal farm is an allegory of how czarist russia developed into communist russia with all its corruption. old major's teachings represent marx's theories turned into communism, animalism, by the three pigs. this foreshadows the oppression and corruption that will follow this revolt.