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Warm Up. Review the Participial Phrase Brushstroke handout. As you view the next image, write a sentence with a present participial phrase , a sentence with a past participial phrase , and sentences with an absolute of each structure (5 Sentences Total).
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Warm Up Review the Participial Phrase Brushstroke handout. As you view the next image, write a sentence with a present participial phrase, a sentence with a past participial phrase, and sentences with an absolute of each structure(5 Sentences Total). REMINDER: QUIZ TOMORROWOVER ABSOLUTES AND PARTICIPIAL PHRASES IN BRUSHSTROKES WRITING.
Agenda for 8/23/2012 • Warm Up: Practice with participial phrases and absolutes • Share original “Identity” poems • Writing a Précis of “Metaphors, a Taxonomy” • HOMEWORK: • Complete writing final draft of Précis. • Study for tomorrow’s quiz: ABSOLUTES AND PARTICIPIAL PHRASES IN BRUSHSTROKE WRITING
What am I learning today? • Unit: What makes us who we are? • Lesson: • How do I identify the central point and main supporting elements of a text? • How can I improve my writing skills?
Today’s Focus Standards • ELACC8RI1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Enrich and Extend • ELACC8RI2: Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text. • ELACC8RI4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts. Enrich and expand. • ELACC8RI5: Analyze in detail how an author’s ideas or claims are developed and refined by particular sentences, paragraphs, or larger portions of a text (e.g., a section or chapter). Enrich and Expand • ELACC8RI8: Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.
Vocabulary • “Habits of mind” • Visual thinking • Metacognition • Depth of knowledge • Inquiry • Analysis • Emulate • Cite • Verbals
How will I demonstrate what I’ve learned? • Create original sentences using absolutes or participial phrases. • Share original poetry which emulates an author. • Write a précis.