Transcript mcpworldliterature

World Literature
Week 21
th
Do Now: Monday, January 26
2015
• In your notebook, list all of the verb
tenses you know.
• Give an example VERB for each tense.
• Give an example SENTENCE for each
tense.
Do Now Check
Past Tense
I looked for her at the store.
Present Tense
I look for her at the store.
Future Tense
I will look for her at the store.
English CRS
COU 502: Identify the correct past and past participle forms of
irregular and infrequently used verbs and form present
participle verbs.
OBJECTIVE: SWBAT form the past tense
of irregular verbs.
This Week
• Thursday – Semester 1 Awards, halfday schedule, awards in afternoon.
• Friday- Mock-EPAS Testing Day (PLAN
practice test) No class, testing
schedule
Regular Past Tense Verbs
• How do we normally form the past
tense?
• By adding –ed at the end of the verb
• Example) looked
needed
wanted
Irregular Verbs
• Irregular Verbs are verbs that are
formed in the past tense by NOT
adding –ed
Correct this paragraph: I seed my friend yesterday
at her house. I goed there after school, and we
eated Oreos. We beed so hungry that we runned
to the store and buyed more snacks.
Irregular Verbs
I saw my friend yesterday at her house. I went
there after school, and we ate Oreos. We were so
hungry that we ran to the store and bought more
snacks.
• Irregular verbs are some of the most
common verbs that we use in every
day language!
List of Irregular Verbs
Highlight the
Simple Past
column.
Let’s read
them aloud.
Practice!
• Complete the Irregular Verbs
Worksheet.
Lesson Planning Time
• You will create a lesson to teach someone
(not in World Literature) about Irregular
Verbs.
• You will create:
• 1) Notes for your student to write down.
• 2) A practice worksheet (multiple choice,
fill in the blank, etc.)
• 3) An Exit Ticket to assess their
understanding.
Lesson Planning Time
• You will turn in your notes, your
completed worksheet, and your Exit
Ticket on Monday.
• You will turn in 10 sentence reflection
of teaching the lesson as well!
Exit Ticket
• On a half sheet of paper, write down the past
tense form of the following irregular verbs:
1. Awake
2. Keep
3. Spin
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Shrink
Hang
Light
Heard
Build
Cling
Dream
NO CHARTS!
Homework
• Read Ralph Ellison’s “A Party Down at
the Square”
• Answer the discussion questions (to
be discussed in class tomorrow!)
• Teach your irregular verbs lesson by
Monday!
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Do Now: Tuesday, January 27
2015
Silent
Sustained
Reading
Journal Prompt: What is it
you like about your book?
Underline any irregular verbs
you use in your writing!
for
20 minutes!
“A Party Down At the Square”
• First published in 1996, three years after the
Ralph Ellison’s death.
• The story of a Deep South lynching as perceived
by a white boy from Cincinnati, Ohio.
Ralph Ellison
• March 1st, 1914-April 16th,
1994
• American novelist, literary
critic, scholar, and writer.
• Author of Invisible Man –
winner of National Book
Award for Fiction
• Accomplished sculptor,
musician, photographer
and college professor.
• Taught at Bard College,
Rutgers, University of
Chicago and NYU
Small Groups
• Form your assigned groups
• Bring all materials with you
• Turn desks to face one another.
• Assign roles: Leader, Note-taker,
Timer, Group Rep
• Leader chooses which questions
• Note-taker takes notes for group to turn in
• Timer watches clock (5 minutes per question)
• Group Rep will give highlights to whole class
about discussion.
“A Party Down at the Square”
• First, discuss the Basic Plot of the
story with your group.
• Make sure everyone understands:
• Setting
• Characters
• Timeline of events (Plot Map!)
Small Group Discussions
• 5 minutes per question (25 minutes
total)
• Whole class wrap up at the end (10
minutes)
Homework
• RE-Read Ralph Ellison’s “A Party Down
at the Square”
• This time, annotate directly on page
for:
• Themes
• Symbols
• Patterns
To be discussed tomorrow!
Do Now: Wednesday, January
th
28 2015
On a sheet of paper:
Create a BINGO board with 25
irregular past tense verbs.
Listen for the present form of the
irregular verbs. Let’s play!
“A Party Down at the Square”
• Literary Features Jigsaw
• Choose the theme you want to be the
EXPERT on
• THEMES:
• Bystander Effect
• Masculinity
• Innocence/Lost Innocence
• Desensitization to Violence
• Use of ‘N’ word
• Symbol: the plane
Literary Features Jigsaw
• In your groups:
• Prepare at least 5 points about your
theme to bring back to your group
• Find 2 Golden Lines to bring to your
group that illustrate your theme
Literary Features Jigsaw
• Each group member will share what
their Theme group found.
• Take notes to be used on Thursday’s
in-class essay quiz.
“I, Too, Sing America”
• Whole class reading of poem
• TPCAST – Individual, partner, or whole
class?
Exit Ticket
• On a half-sheet
• Compare “A Party Down at the
Square” to “I, Too, Sing America”
• PACW: 10 points
Homework
• Teach your irregular verbs lesson!
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Do Now: Thursday, January 29
2015
• Clear your desk except for:
• A writing utensil
• Loose leaf paper
• “A Party Down at the Square”
• “I, Too, Sing America”
• Class Notes on both the story and
poem
In-class Essay Quiz
• Choose a theme we have discussed in
class that connects “A Party Down at the
Square” to “I, Too, Sing America.”
• State the theme in a thesis statement
• Choose a Golden Line from each text that
illustrates the theme.
• Craft an essay to analyze the connection.
• 30 minutes to write – Assessment: 20
points!
Homework
• Teach your irregular verbs lesson!