Day 51 - R&J Act I, vocabulary 6, and Participles

Objectives 1.Analyze and evaluate figurative language in Poetry. 2. Demonstrate a mastery of Romeo and Juliet Act I. 3. Identify Verbals and Analyze sentences for their effect Homework: Vocab 6 CTRW CR week 2 due Friday Research- 4 sources and annotations due Tuesday (chunk information write a gist of what its about)  Remember: You will have a quiz after each Act in Romeo and Juliet

Warm up Quote analysis: Write a 2 sentence analysis for the quote: Now old desire doth in his death-bed lie, And young affection gapes to be his heir

Vocabulary: Lesson 6 English I You will have 8 minutes in your groups to complete your vocabulary CTRW. Have your flashcards ready to show me.

Verbals Background info – do not copy down!!!!!

Participle A participle is a verb form that is used as an adjective. Verb I’m having an identity crisis.

Examples: The rapidly developing storm kept small boats in port. The pleased student smiled at the teacher.

Present Participles Present participles are formed by adding –ing to the plain form of the verb. Example: The laughing student grinned like a Cheshire cat.

Past Participles Past participles are formed by adding either – ed, -d-, -t, -en, or –n to the plain form of the verb. Others may be formed as irregular verbs. Ellie, my dachshund, had a bewildered look on her face when the water from the nozzle in her bathtub suddenly turned cold.

Gerunds A gerund is a verb form used as a noun. The gerund can be formed by adding –ing to the present tense of the verb: Jogjogging Jogging at night without reflective gear can be dangerous.

Gerunds can be used as: A subject: Jogging is a popular form of exercise. A direct object: My sister enjoys jogging. Enjoys what? jogging An object of the preposition : These shoes are made for jogging. participle jogging shoes ** Remember: A participle is a verb form that describes a noun.**

Infinitive: An infinitive is a verbal that appears after the word to. The “to” before the verb is called “The sign of the infinitive.” TO to run to see to hear

The word “to” is a preposition when it is followed by a noun or pronoun that is its object. I need a ride to the game. We went to Jeff’s party. prepositions

The Participle Copy down these notes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Verbals and Verbal Phrases A VERBAL is a word that is formed from a verb but is used as a noun, an adjective or an adverb. There are 3 types of verbals – The participle – The gerund – The infinitive

The Participle A participle is a verb form that can be used as an adjective. – 1. Present participles end in –ing Ex) The smiling child waved. » Smiling, a form of the verb smile, modifies the noun child. Ex) The horses trotting past were not frightened by the crowd. » Trotting, a form of the verb trot, modifies the noun horses.

– 2. Most past participles end in – d or –ed. Some past participles are irregularly formed.

Examples Ex.) The police officers searched the abandoned warehouse. » Abandoned, a form of the verb abandon, modifies the noun, warehouse. Ex.) This plate, bought at a flea market, is a valuable antique. Ex.) Chosen for her leadership abilities, Dawn was an effective team captain.

*One last Tip: Do not confuse a participle used as an adjective with a participle used as part of a verb phrase. –ADJECTIVE: Planning their trip, the class learned how to read a road map. –VERB PHRASE: While they were planning their trip, the class learned how to read a road map.

R&J with Figurative Language We will read R & J for figurative language. How does it affect the meaning of the work? Identify different uses for figurative language in the work.

Get a computer and log in. Go to my wiki and find the English 1 tab Find the Romeo and Juliet Act 1 worksheet Save it to your drive and share it with me- Jenniferm.louis You are expected to complete the guide as you read Romeo and Juliet.

Closure 3, 2, 1 Write three things you learned about poetry today. Write two examples of figurative language usage in R&J Write one question you still have about poetry.