Day 7 – Verbs and Intro to Fiction

Objectives• Understand and identify the importance of verbs and their usage.

• Analyze a work of fiction for the effects of narrative techniques.

Homework:

Vocabulary Choosing the Right Word

Prepositions quiz 9/3

Passage packet and annotations due 9/4

Complete verb worksheet if not completed

Warm Up• Write 5 short sentences describing your favorite sport.

Identify the prepositional phrases.

Ex: Soccer is the best sport that uses a ball flying through the air.

Vocabulary Groups• I will allow you to pick your ¾ person group for today.

• You must work and accomplish the goal in order to stay in the group.

• You have 10 minutes to review the words and begin completing lesson 1 choosing the right word.

• Remember that I check for accuracy on homework so do a good job!

• Whatever you do not finish is homework……..Begin!

Short Preposition QuizTake a handout and write your name on it.

No talking.

You will have 5 minutes to complete.

When finished, take out your Vocabulary flashcards.

Verbs• A verb is a word that expresses action or a state of being and is

necessary to make a statement.

• Ex: I am free. (Am is the verb as it is a state of being.)

• “Real” Verbs are separated into:1. Action

2. Linking

• There is also a verb-like type called helping verbs.

Action Verbs• Action verbs tell what a person or thing does. They can express

mental or physical action.

• Ex: The dog barked all day. (physical action)

• Ex: He thought about the dog all day. (mental action)

Linking Verbs• A linking verb joins the subject of a sentence with a word or

expression that identifies or describes the subject.

• Expresses a state of being.

• All forms of the verb to be are linking verbs.

• Ex: The teacher is cranky. (Is links cranky to teacher.)

Handy Tip for Linking Verbs• Linking verbs are like the equal signs of language. (=)

• Any verb that can be replaced with is, am, are, be, become, or becomes to create a sentence with nearly the same meaning is a linking verb.

Action or Linking Verb?We celebrated the Chinese New

Year.The holiday is usually in February.

action

linking

Action or Linking Verb?• John looked tired.

• John looked through the binoculars.action

linking

Action or Linking Verb?• Remain in your seats until the

end of class.

• Remain calm.

action

linking

Action or Linking Verb? Your Turn!• Any verb that can be replaced with is, am, are, be, become, or

becomes to create a sentence with nearly the same meaning is a linking verb.

• The sky looks blue.

• I walked home.

• Our teacher seemed crazy.

Group Exercise – Identify and label verbs1. Amy and I go outside and begin our chores.

2. The red ants fought the black ants.

3. Salmon actually swim upstream.

4. Fiona is Irish.

5. One well-known Irish American was President John F. Kennedy.

6. This is a story about an iceman.

7. His ideas were new and exciting.

Active Active Active Active Linking

Linking

Linking

Linking

Group Exercise – Verb WorksheetGet into your ¾ person groups and take a worksheet.

Each person needs to complete sections A-D.

You will have 10 minutes to complete.

Whatever you do not finish is homework.

Closure

Watch the following video. It will help you with prepositions.

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