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Bellringers 136-140. Bellringers for all classes. Bellringer # 136. 1. Mary Hays who had the nickname Molly was a proud brave patriotic woman, who helped in the American Revolution. 2. She carried pitchers of water to fighting men and when her husband collapsed she took over firing his cannon.
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Bellringers 136-140 Bellringers for all classes
Bellringer # 136 • 1. Mary Hays who had the nickname Molly was a proud brave patriotic woman, who helped in the American Revolution. • 2. She carried pitchers of water to fighting men and when her husband collapsed she took over firing his cannon. • 3. We know her today as Molly Pitcher which is the name the grateful soldiers gave her. • Corrections: 1) take out the comma after woman and add them after Hays, Molly, proud, and brave 2) add comma after men 3) add comma after Pitcher
Bellringer # 137 • 1. While we were Cooperstown, oh, hadn’t I told you we were there? We had fun • 2. We went to the National Baseball Hall of Fame next year we’re going back there and had a great time. • Corrections: 1) While we were in Cooperstown-oh, hadn’t I told you we were there?-we had fun. 2) Fame-next year we’re going back there-and had a great time.
Bellringer # 138 • 1. Parentheses those marks that look like sideways smiles can be useful. • 2. I sometimes find it difficult (Am I the only one)? To know just when to use them. • Corrections: 1) Parthentheses (those…smiles) 2) (am I the only one?)
Bellringer # 139 • 1. One uses brackets to show what you have added to someone’s exact words. • 2. I find it handy to use brackets when you want to add a name or other information to provide clarity. • Corrections: 1) change you to one 2) change you to I
Bellringer # 140 • 1. If you wrote “People who live in glass houses….throw stones,” the point of the proverb would be lost. • 2. One can shorten Ben Franklin’s remark to “A penny saved is – earned,” and it would still mean what he intended. • Corrections: 1) houses… 2) is …