Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Wednesday, October 3, 2012--4:30 pm

Hello,

I am attaching the assignment due on Monday, in case you misplace the one that I distributed in class today.

Reminder, you do not HAVE to type the response to the prompt for "A Cabdriver's Daughter," but you certainly can if you wish.




Name______________________________________________English 10, Section______________

Grammar Quiz #4 – Pronoun Case AND
Writing Response to “A Cabdriver’s Daughter”

PRONOUN CASE  (circle the correct word)

It’s up to (we, us) geologists to warn the people of impending volcanic activity.

The principal made Jayden and (I, me) repair the damage to the auditorium wall.

If it were up to  Sue and (I, me) , the room would have been painted yellow.

The family’s running out of money, but that is a secret between his
mother and (him, he).

I don’t want anyone working but (she, her) working on the project.

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“The Cabdriver’s Daughter” by Waheeda Samady

On a separate sheet of paper, please write a response to this question. You may use any notes you took while reading the essay as well as any ideas from our class discussion. When you are finished, please staple your response to the back of this paper and submit.

Prompt: 

It is clear to readers that the relationship between the author, Waheeda Samady, and her father, is a close one; in fact, her family appears to be very close and they enjoy a good relationship with each other.

In your opinion, what makes a good family? Support your opinion with details from the essay. In other words, why specifically is Waheeda’s family a good one?

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