Semi-colons and Swift: Analyzing Punctuation and Meaning
Keywords
semicolon use, punctuation analysis, writing practice
Abstract
In this lesson, students identify and categorize different ways Jonathan Swift and those who have edited his text since its initial publication used semicolons in the essay "A Modest Proposal." They compare these uses with rules for semicolon use as indicated in online guides, theorizing about uses that do not follow the rules. Following this analysis and theorizing, students use what they learn about punctuation and its influence on meaning to write insightfully about their findings, using semicolons as they do so.
Original Publication Citation
“Semi-colons and Swift: Analyzing Punctuation and Meaning.” On readwritethink.org, sponsored by International Reading Association and National Council of Teachers of English (July 2008). http://readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=1130
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Dean, Deborah, "Semi-colons and Swift: Analyzing Punctuation and Meaning" (2008). Faculty Publications. 9621.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/9621
Document Type
Other
Publication Date
2008
Publisher
ILA
Language
English
College
Humanities
Department
English
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