Transcript Verbs and Verb Phrases…

Day 14 –Subjects and
Lord of the Flies
chapter 1
Objectives
 Identify and Understand theme in fiction.
 Determine theme and analyze its development.
 Identify and understand the subject of a sentence.
 Analyze LOTF chapter 1 for characterization and plot
Homework:
Study vocabulary Quiz Monday!
LOTF Chapters 2-4 and worksheets due 9/17
Warm Up –
Identify prepositional phrases, verb phrase, and
subject of the following sentences:
1. Mary was running to the store.
2. Do you like to swim at the YMCA?
3. There are 100+ species of bacteria living on
your tooth brush.
Passage Packet
You have two minutes to write your name on
your packet and pass it to the person at the
head of your row.
Do not turn in your chart.
Vocabulary: Lesson 2 English I
1B Foundations
 Take out your Vocabulary book and we will check your
homework.
Lord of the Flies
Chapter 1
1. How did the boys arrive on the island?
2. How did Ralph call the first meeting?
3. What are the names of the twins?
4. What does Ralph's dad do?
5. What nationality are the boys?
6. The island was roughly _______ - shaped.
7. What is the "scar?"
8. For whom did Piggy vote as chief?
9. Who went to make sure the island
was really an island?
a.
b.
c.
10. Who is your favorite character so far?
Setting: plane has crashed; the time is not specified, but it probably
during World War II or during the early 1950s
Characters:
 Ralph – He’s a natural leader, but he has no intent to lead. Ralph
takes his own path and lets others follow. He’s an “everyman.”
 Piggy – He’s a realist. He believes that they will not survive without
grownups. He is a follower and sees Ralph as the kind of leader to
which he can attach himself
 Jack – Red-haired rebel and leader of the choir (hunters). He is angry
and dominant. He sees himself as the leader, but he may come on too
strong for others.
 Simon- a choir boy who faints at his introduction. He seems not to fit
in exactly. Gentle, and not controlled by peer pressure.
Symbols
 The island – Eden: untouched and unspoiled until the boys arrive. Their arrival
“scars” the island.
 Piggy – civilization: constantly pulls off glasses to clean them (efficient usage). He
refers to his “auntie,” an adult, as the source of knowledge. Piggy is controlled by
external forces, but he does not seem to give in to inner forces as the other boys.
 The conch: Authority-Ralph finds it, and Piggy defines it. Piggy tells Ralph to use it
to summon the others. Symbolizes rules and order (authority). Ralph is elected
because he has the conch
Island Tour:
1. island is habitable
2. enough food and water to stay forever
3. no obstacles to an idyllic life
4. Golding has removed survival as an excuse for the boy’s behavior Jack hesitates to stab the pig. Why?
Grammar Time!
Verbs and Verb Phrases… With Pirates!
1. Pirates who have been wounded in battle are highly respected.
2. These pirates may be wearing eye patches, peg legs, or hook hands.
3. Today, many pirates are operating from Somalia.
4. These pirates will ride around in little boats and steal from big boats.
5. Somalia is a very poor country where many people starve.
6. Is it wrong to steal food if you are starving?
7. Alex will be downloading Pirates of the Caribbean tonight.
8. Some pirates do not have boats; they have computers.
9. After having seen Pirates of the Caribbean, Alex wished she had not
downloaded it.
10. Do you think people should be punished for downloading files illegally?
11. If I were a pirate, I would have a bird who talks.
12. The flag with the skull and crossbones is called a Jolly Roger.
13. The Jolly Roger was flown to identify a ship’s crew as pirates.
14. Pirates wouldn’t really make maps that show where their treasure is.
15. Often, the “treasure” that pirates stole was food, alcohol, clothing,
or medicine.
16. Pirates can not help but to sing songs when they are drinking.
17. Pirates may have followed a set of rules called the “pirate’s code.”
18. After having been a pirate for 20 years, Captain Jonah is resting in
Davy Jones locker.
19. “Davy Jones’ locker” is an idiom for the bottom of the sea.
20. Aren’t pirates interesting?
The subject of a sentence
The Subject is the noun, pronoun, or group of
words that tells what the sentence is about.
The Subject is the thing that does the
action(action verb) or is identified(linking verb).
Mary had a little lamb.
What is the sentence about? Mary? The Lamb?
How do you know?
The Subject
The main word or group of words that tells whom or
what the sentence is about is called the simple
subject.
Example: Mary likes to eat pizza on Tuesdays.
Mary is the simple subject as the sentence is about
her.
Complete subject consists of the simple subject and
any words, phrases, or clauses that modify the
simple subject.
Example: Out of the beaker rose a foul-smelling
foam.
How do you find it?
To identify the subject, find the verb and ask
“who” or what?”
Ex: Here you can swim year-round.
Verb: can swim
Who can swim?
Subject: You
More about subjects
The subject of a verb is never in a prepositional
phrase.
Ex: Most of the women voted. (Who voted?
Most is the subject as women is the object of
a preposition)
Finding Subjects and Verbs
1. Find prep phrases and infinitive phrases.
2. Find the verb (action word or memorized
word)...could be a verb phrase
3. Ask who or what did this? Action verb
4. Ask who or what is this? Linking verb
*Subject and Verb will not be in a prep
phrase.
ex. In the afternoon, Walt will play his
trumpet on stage.
* Verb will not be in an infinitive phrase.
ex. I like to play football.
ex. To write a poem is very rewarding.
1. Imperatives Sentences- command
ex. Sit down.
ex. Take out the trash.
ex. Brush your teeth.
The subject is not in the sentence because it
is understood that the person being spoken
to is the subject of the sentence.
ex. (“You”) Sit down.
Commands are not fragments.
Direct address is not the subject.
ex. Billy, take a bath tonight.
ex. Stop biting your nails, Melinda.
2. Interrogative Sentences- Questions
* most questions will have a verb phrase
(more than one verb) that is separated by
the subject...a SUBJECT SANDWICH
ex. Are you sleeping in this weekend?
ex. Will Gina pass this class?
ex. Has someone been eating beans?
In other questions, the subject could be Who, What,
or Which
ex. Who is talking?
ex. What is rotting?
ex. Which is yours?
****BUT not always***
ex. What are you talking about?
ex. Which girl are you dating?
ex. Who is Jason voting for?
In other questions, the subject is just
after the verb
ex. Is music your favorite class?
ex. Are aliens real?
3. Sentences that begin with
“Here” or “There”
* These words are never the subject
* Ask “Who or What is here?” or “Who or
What is there?”
ex. Here comes my favorite movie star.
ex. There is a hair in my soup.
4. Inverted Sentences
* a sentence that begins with detail and
saves subject until the end
ex. On top of the skyscraper in the city is a
flag.
ex. Over the river and through the woods
was an old, abandoned log cabin.
Partner Work
You have 15 minutes to complete the subject
worksheet. Whatever you don’t finish is
homework.
You must stay on task or you will not finish.
EXERCISE
For the following sentences: Underline the Subject. Circle the verb.
Put parentheses around all the prepositional phrases in these
sentences.
1.Mrs. Kwan later became the director of the museum.
2.I am the recipient of a scholarship at the state university.
3.It rained hard during the night.
4.The boy climbed carefully up the tree.
5.Mary and Betty were the best golfers on the team.
6.I’d like a red jacket like yours.
7.They live in Wisconsin across the state line.
8.For six summers I went to Colorado for my vacation.
9.What is the name of your favorite book?
10.The dome above your head looked like the sky.
Closure 3, 2, 1
Construct 3 sentences about theme or how to
find a subject.
Write 2 questions you still have regarding
grammar or theme.
Draw 1 picture representation of a theme in your
favorite Disney movie.