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We continued our sentence diagramming work from yesterday. Today we learned about diagramming compound sentences, compound subjects, compound predicates, and even compound objects. We also learned about appropriate comma use with coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS). We practiced diagramming the following:
I had lived in it all my life, but I never really saw it until I went through it that Friday afternoon. (compound sentence)
I had lived in it but never really saw it. (compound predicate)
My father and I had lived in it. (compound subject)
I had spent five days in a hospital and the world around seemed sharpened now and pulsing with life. (compound sentence, compound predicate adjective)
The windows were open, and I could hear children playing in the street. (compound sentence with participle)
We continued watching the documentary on Islamic extremism from yesterday. We discussed to what extent the documentary's comparison of Hitler and the Nazis with Islamists is fair and accurate. The video also discussed the role of propaganda in spreading extremist ideology. A student asked if we create any similar propaganda. I shared the first minute of the popular country song by Toby Keith, "Courtesy of the Red White and Blue." In light of the documentary, it was easy to see the violent rhetoric in this song's lyrics. (Please be aware, I only shared the first minute of this song because it has some profanity in it later on. I do not recommend this song. It was simply an appropriate illustration of the ways in which Americans also engage in inflammatory rhetoric.)
Having considered the use of media for promulgating evil, we next considered how social media has been used to promote liberty in the Arab Spring. We watched and discussed a short video. Finally, we began considering how social media can be used to build the Kingdom of God by watching part of Elder Bednar's BYU Education Week address.
Homework: Chapters 6-7 of The Chosen are due on Monday. Please annotate/index.
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