Day 1 T. S. Eliot is one of the real influential poets of the 20th century. This is because his poems were effective.

When World War I started Eliot settled in England. Spelling out ordinal numbers Use of comma after introductory adverb clause

Day 1

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This is because his poems were effective.

T.S. Eliot is one of the really influential poets of the twentieth Use of adverb to modify an adjective Spelling out ordinal numbers century. Elimination of an empty sentence When World War I started, Eliot settled in England.

Use of comma after introductory adverb clause

Day 2 Reader’s around the world admire Eliot’s poems, especially “The Waste Land.” Murder in the Cathedral (1935) and The Cocktail Party (1950) shows Eliot’s ability to write effective drama.

Correct formation of the plural Subject and verb agreement Use of underlining or italics with title of play

Day 2 Readers around the world admire Eliot’s poems, especially “The Waste Land.” Correct formation of the plural Murder in the Cathedral show (1935) and The Cocktail Party Eliot’s ability to write effective drama. (1950) Use of underlining or italics with title of play Subject and verb agreement

Day 3 Each of the students read “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” in their textbooks.

The poem opens with these lines let us go then, you and I when the evening is spread out against the sky like a patient etherized upon a table. . .

Use of colon before a long quotation Capitalization of first word in a line of poetry Pronoun agreement with antecedent

Day 3 Each of the students read “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” in his or her textbooks.

Pronoun agreement with antecedent The poem opens with these lines: Let us go then, you and I When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherized upon a table. . .

Use of colon before a long quotation Capitalization of the first word of a line of poetry

Day 4 Eliot also wrote cute poetry, and so this was the foundation for the musical Cats, and then it was a nice hit for him.

Neither Eliot nor his wife were able to see the musical.

Use of precise adjectives to improve style Revision of a stringy sentence Subject and verb agreement

Day 4 Eliot also wrote whimsical Cats , which was a smash poetry. This poetry was the basis for the musical hit on Broadway . Revision of a stringy sentence Use of precise adjectives to improve style Neither Eliot nor his wife was able to see the musical.

Subject and verb agreement

Day 5 Ms. Moy said that between all the poets she has read, only Eliot’s work helped her consider the role of values and ethics.

I ain’t read a lot of poetry, but I agree with Ms. Moy because I think its the poet’s role to write about important social issues.

Elimination of

ain’t

Correction of commonly confused words Use of prepositions between/among

Day 5 Ms. Moy said that

among

all the poets she has read, only Eliot’s work helped her consider the role of values and ethics.

Use of prepositions between and among

I

haven’t

read a lot of poetry, but I agree with Ms. Moy because I think it’s the poet’s role to write about important social issues.

Elimination of ain’t

Correction of commonly confused words