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Ruby Tree Writing Lab

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The REAL Method for Pre-Reading

The REAL Method for Pre-Reading from Are You Ready for College (7:22)
R- Read the Introduction Preview and Review (13:00)
E - Establish Context (10:56)
A - Annotate (13:25)
L - Locate Important Information (10:44)
Grammar Connection - Capitalization and Formatting Rules for Titles
The REAL Method for Pre-Reading Quiz

The CLEAN Method for Active Reading

Introduction to the CLEAN Method for Active Reading (20:11)
C - Clarify the Main Points
L - Look for Key Vocabulary Words
E - Engage in Experiential Learning
A - Annotation Tips for Active Reading
N - Note New Ideas
Grammar Connection - Writing Summary Sentences

Post Reading Study Tips

M - Make Flashcards
O - Outline It
S - Speak It
T - Test Yourself

Speaker, Occasion and Audience

An Introduction to Rhetoric - SOAPSTONES
Occasion
Audience
Speaker

Purpose and Tone

Purpose
Tone

Writing to Entertain

Narratives
Anecdotes
Developing Narratives With Description and Tone

Sentence Structure, Fragments and Run-Ons

Subjects, Predicates, Phrases and Clauses
Sentence Types
Fragments and Run-ons

Subject-Verb Agreement

Subject and Verb Agreement in Number and Person
Compound Subjects and Either/Or Structures
Indefinite Pronouns and Collective Nouns

Commas

Introduction to Commas
Commas to List Items in a Series
Commas to Combine Independent Clauses
Commas and Introductory Phrases and Clauses
Commas and Nonessential Words
Commas and Quotation Marks
Comma Quiz

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