AP studs did the following:
Reviewed due dates (separate entry to follow);
Watched the following video on "affect v. effect";
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62udBfNNHi0
Received and discussed a handout about "effect v. affect"
Effect v. Affect –
The Grammar Girl
When to use affect and effect is
one of the most common questions I get. This is an expanded show based on the
original episode covering when to use affect with an a and
when to use effect with an e.
By
Mignon
Fogarty,
July 29, 2008
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Episode
#121
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I get asked whether
to use affect or effect all the time, and it
is by far the most requested grammar topic, so I have a few mnemonics and a
cartoon to help you remember.
What Is
the Difference Between Affect and Effect?
Before we get to the
memory trick though, I want to explain the difference between the two words:
The majority of the time you use affect with an a as
a verb and effect with
an e as a noun.
When
Should You Use Affect?
Affect with an a means
"to influence," as in, "The arrows affected Aardvark," or
"The rain affected Amy's hairdo." Affect can also
mean, roughly, "to act in a way that you don't feel," as in,
"She affected an air of superiority."
When
Should You Use Effect?
Effect with an e has
a lot of subtle meanings as a noun, but to me the
meaning "a result" seems to be at the core of all the definitions.
For example, you can say, "The effect was eye-popping," or "The
sound effects were amazing," or "The rain had no effect on Amy's
hairdo."
Common
Uses of Affect and Effect
Most of
the time,affect is a verb andeffect is a noun.
There are rare
instances where the roles are switched, and I'll get to those later, but for
now let's focus on the common meanings. This is "Quick and Dirty"
grammar, and my impression from your questions is
that most people have trouble remembering the
basic rules of
when to use these words, so if you stick with those, you'll be right 95% of the
time.
So, most of the
time, affect with an a is a verb and effect with
an e is a noun; and now we can get to the mnemonics. First,
the mnemonic involves a very easy noun to help you remember: aardvark.
Yes, if you can remember aardvark—a very easy noun—you'll always
remember that affect with an a is a verb
and effect with an e is a noun. Why? Because
the first letters of "a very easy noun"
are the same first letters as "affect verb effect noun!"
That's a very easy noun. Affect (with
an a) verb effect (with
an e) noun.
"But why Aardvark?"
you ask. Because there's also an example to help you remember. It's "The
arrows affected Aardvark. The effect was eye-popping." It should be easy
to remember that affect with an a goes with
the a-words, arrow and aardvark, and
thateffect with an e goes with the e-word, eye-popping.
If you can visualize the sentences, "The arrows affected the aardvark. The
effect was eye-popping," it's pretty easy to see that affect with
an a is a verb and effect with an e is
a noun.
The illustration of
the example is from my new book. It's Aardvark being affected by arrows, and I think
looking at it will help you remember the example sentences; and it's cute. You
can print it out and hang it by your desk.
So a very easy noun will
help you remember that affect with an a is a
verb and effect with an e is a noun, and the example
will help you see how to use both words in a sentence.
Next: When the Roles
of Affect and Effect Are Reversed
Some classes (second, third, and fourth) received their synthesis essays and began to add an outside source. Fifth period - I missed you! Fifth and sixth periods will receive their essays tomorrow. Everyone will finish amplifying their essays tomorrow.
You also wrote a page on the following prompt: Under what circumstances would you be able to forgive a person who deliberately killed a member of your family? What if that person was incapable of forming the requisite mens rea? (criminal intent). Support your opinion with an outside source (book, article, film, historical event, cultural phenomenon). Make sure to include a "fiction disclaimer" if your outside source is fiction.
Remember that tomorrow your vocabulary sheet is due!
