Using Modifiers to Provide Detail - The Payne Page
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Parts of Speech Review
English II
Purpose
Welcome to the first day of our “GRID”! GRID
stands for:
Grammar Day –short lessons on important points of
grammar in order to improve our writing
Roots Day –learn roots, prefixes, and suffixes to
expand our vocabularies and improve our reading
Independent Reading –read a book we choose
independently
Dissection Day –analyze a short text, like a poem or
article
Materials
RAW Book
Pencil
Parts of Speech Handout
Directions
THINK: Read the parts
of speech handout.
PAIR: With a partner,
label each box with the
part of speech being
described.
SHARE: Share out with
the class.
Adjective
Adverb
Article
Conjunction
Interjection
Noun
Preposition
Pronoun
Verb
Using Modifiers to Provide Detail
English II
Directions
In your RAW book, label a page with today’s date
and the title, “Writing Workout.”
Follow the directions on each slide.
Use your notes to help you!
Simple Sentence
Directions
Write a sentence using
only an article, a noun,
an action verb, and the
object of the verb.
Example
The hornet stung me.
Adjective & Adverb
Directions
Write the same
sentence above, but add
at least one adjective
and at least one adverb.
Example
The angry hornet stung
me repeatedly.
Prepositional Phrase
Directions
Rewrite the same
sentence, but add 2
prepositional phrases.
Example
The angry hornet with the
bright yellow markings
stung me repeatedly on
the leg.
Participial Phrase
Directions
Rewrite the same
sentence, but ad at least
one participial phrase.
Participial phrases
begin with “-ing”
verbs
Example
Buzzing furiously, the
angry hornet with the
bright yellow markings
stung me repeatedly on
the leg.
Appositive Phrase
Directions
Rewrite the same
sentence, but add at least
one appositive phrase.
Appositive phrases are
noun phrases that
describe another
noun/pronoun.
They begin with
“article + noun”
Example
Buzzing furiously, the
angry hornet with the
bright yellow markings
stung me, an innocent
bystander, repeatedly on
the leg.
Infinitive Phrase
Directions
Rewrite the same
sentence, but add at
least one infinitive
phrase.
Infinitive phrases are
verb phrases that
begin with “to + verb”
Example
Buzzing furiously and
mad enough to fight a
giant, the angry hornet
with the bright yellow
markings stung me, an
innocent bystander,
repeatedly on the leg.
Reflection
THINK: Compare your first sentence with your last
sentence. What is the effect of adding these different
parts of speech?
PAIR: Discuss with a partner.
SHARE: Share with the class!
Why is it important to know the parts of speech?
Source
The activity for “Part 2” is from Laying the
Foundation: A Resource and Planning Guide for PreAP
English Grade Ten
Page 419