Literary Analysis and Composition 2014-2015

1. Literary Analysis and Composition 2014-2015 Thursday, September 25 GUM 3.3 Literature 3.2

2. GUM 3.3 What areour lesson objectives? Distinguish among adjective, adverb, and appositive phrases in sentences. Identify adjective, adverb, and appositive phrases and the words they modify or rename in sentences. Identify misplaced modifiers in sentences.

3. Keywords and Pronunciation • adjective : a word that modifies, or describes, a noun or pronoun • adjective phrase : a prepositional phrase that modifies a noun or pronoun • adverb : a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb • adverb phrase : a prepositional phrase that is used to modify a verb, adjective, or adverb • appositive : a noun or pronoun that identifies or explains another noun or pronoun in the sentence • appositive phrase : an appositive and its modifiers

4. Keywords and Pronunciation • misplaced modifier : a word or phrase that seems to modify the wrong word or words because it is too far from what it describes • noun : a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea • phrase : a group of related words that acts as a single part of speech • preposition : a word that shows the relationship between a noun or a pronoun and another word in the sentence

5. Keywords and Pronunciation • prepositional phrase : a group of words that begins with a preposition, ends with a noun or pronoun, and is used as an adjective or adverb • pronoun : a word that takes the place of one or more nouns • verb : a word used to express an action or a state of being

6. Let’s identify types of phrases! • Write the letter of the term that correctly identifies the underlined phrase in the sentence. • 1. The tiny tricycle rolled slowly into my room. • A. adjective phrase • B. adverb phrase • C. appositive phrase • D. misplaced modifier

7. Let’s identify types of phrases! • Write the letter of the term that correctly identifies the underlined phrase in the sentence. • 2. On the handlebars, the toddler squeezed the horn. • A. adjective phrase • B. adverb phrase • C. appositive phrase • D. misplaced modifier

8. Let’s identify types of phrases! • Write the letter of the term that correctly identifies the underlined phrase in the sentence. • 3. Red streamers on the handles rustled softly. • A. adjective phrase • B. adverb phrase • C. appositive phrase • D. misplaced modifier

9. Let’s identify types of phrases! • Write the letter of the term that correctly identifies the underlined phrase in the sentence. • 4. Everything was peaceful before her entrance. • A. adjective phrase • B. adverb phrase • C. appositive phrase • D. misplaced modifier

10. Let’s identify types of phrases! • Write the letter of the term that correctly identifies the underlined phrase in the sentence. • 5. Actually, she shouts very quietly for a toddler. • A. adjective phrase • B. adverb phrase • C. appositive phrase • D. misplaced modifier

11. Let’s identify types of phrases! • Write the letter of the term that correctly identifies the underlined phrase in the sentence. • 6. The toddler, my little sister Trixie, will be four on Saturday. • A. adjective phrase • B. adverb phrase • C. appositive phrase • D. misplaced modifier

12. Let’s identify types of phrases! • Write the letter of the term that correctly identifies the underlined phrase in the sentence. • 7. Today, I must wrap presents for her. • A. adjective phrase • B. adverb phrase • C. appositive phrase • D. misplaced modifier

13. Let’s identify types of phrases! • Write the letter of the term that correctly identifies the underlined phrase in the sentence. • 8. I bought a large, purple bear for her with a big, red nose. • A. adjective phrase • B. adverb phrase • C. appositive phrase • D. misplaced modifier

14. Let’s identify types of phrases! • Write the letter of the term that correctly identifies the underlined phrase in the sentence. • 9. Mr. Ash, the shopkeeper, called it the perfect gift. • A. adjective phrase • B. adverb phrase • C. appositive • D. misplaced modifier

15. Let’s identify types of phrases! • Write the letter of the term that correctly identifies the underlined phrase in the sentence. • 10. For now, how do I get her out of my room? • A. adjective phrase • B. adverb phrase • C. appositive phrase • D. misplaced modifier

16. Need more practice? • 1. Combining Sentences Using Appositive Phrases • 2. Identifying Phrases

17. Literature 3.2 • What are our lesson objectives? • Identify climax. • Demonstrate knowledge of authors, characters, and events in works of literature. • Describe characters based on speech, actions, or interactions with others. • Identify character traits and motivations. • Identify theme.

18. Recognize author's purpose and devices used to accomplish it, including author's language, organization, and structure. • Recognize the effect of setting or culture on a literary work. • Recognize use of dialect. • Identify and interpret figurative language. • Recognize use of language to convey mood.

19. Keywords and Pronunciation • dialect : a way of speaking that is particular to a certain group of people, place, or time • first-person point of view : narration of a story by one of the characters, using the first-person pronouns I and me • idiom : a phrase or saying particular to a certain place, time, or group of people that is not meant to be understood literally; for example, "to drive one up a wall" • third-person point of view: narration of a story by an objective outside observer of the action, using the third-person pronouns

20. “Gumption,” by Langston Hughes

21. Let’s Look at Dialect • What can we tell about characters by the way they talk? • How are Sylvester and his wife different from their lodgers? How does Hughes show this difference by the way they talk? • Can you tell where the characters live by the way they talk? • Can you tell the time period in which they lived by the way they talk?

22. Harlem Renaissance 1920-1930 • Duke Ellington, It Don’t Mean a Thing • http://viewpure.com/qDQpZT3GhDg?ref=bkmk • Palmer Hayden, Jeunesse