
Born a Crime: Colons and Chapters 1-4
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9th - 10th Grade
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Matt Lindgren
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Born a Crime: Colons and Chapters 1-4
By Mr Lindgren
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A colon is primarily used to introduce a variety of things: lists, quotes, examples, etc.
See? I just did exactly that!
Purpose
In formal writing, a colon can only be placed after a complete sentence.
Proper Placement
How to Use a Colon
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You are about to see assorted quotations and concepts from chapters one through four.
Your task is to identify where the colon should go, if anywhere.
Today's Activity
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Multiple Choice
We were divided into different tribes with different languages Zulu, Xhosa, Tswana, Sotho, Venda, and more.
Where does the colon go?
After "divided
After "tribes"
After languages"
No colon is required
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Multiple Choice
The large, traditional Zulu weapon that is basically a war club is called an iwisa.
Where does the colon go?
After "traditional"
After "weapon"
After "called"
No colon is required
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Multiple Choice
When the police raided his town, Trevor knew what to do run for cover and hide.
Where does the colon go?
After "do"
After "for"
After "police:
No colon is required
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Multiple Choice
A black man who lived in South Africa during Apartheid had three career options a farm, a factory, or a mine.
Where does the colon go?
After "options"
After "Apartheid"
After "in"
No colon is required
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Multiple Choice
Game of Thrones is the series Noah refers to in chapter three.
Where does the colon go?
After "Thrones"
After "series"
After "in"
No colon is required
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Multiple Choice
Noah alludes to another pop culture giant when he describes what it was like seeing his great-grandmother after his poop Jurassic Park.
Where does the colon go?
After "giant"
After "seeing"
After "poop"
No colon is required
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Multiple Choice
Trevor does not like to refer to his childhood home as poor; instead, he prefers the term "open plan."
Where does the colon go?
After "refer"
After "home"
After "prefers"
No colon is required
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Multiple Choice
After thinking about the flies in the outhouse, Trevor had an idea why bother with the outhouse at all?
Where does the colon go?
After "bother"
After "idea"
After "flied"
No colon is required
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Multiple Choice
Other allusions in the poop chapter include the Pope, the Queen of England, and Beyoncé.
Where does the colon go?
After "allusions"
After "include"
After "and"
No colon is required
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Multiple Choice
Other allusions in the poop chapter include these famous figures the Pope, the Queen of England, and Beyoncé.
Where does the colon go?
After "allusions"
After "include"
After "figures"
No colon is required
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Multiple Choice
When Trevor was growing up, shows like ALF and Transformers were translated into Afrikaans and Sotho, respectively.
Where does the colon go?
After "shows"
After "translated"
After "into"
No colon is required
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Multiple Choice
Threats like "Ndiza kubetha entloko" meant something funny "I'll knock you upside the head."
Where does the colon go?
After "funny"
After "meant"
After "like"
No colon is required
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