Participles and Participial Phrases Grade 8 | Participles and Participial Phrases

What do you Notice? “Kira, trembling, hurried into the clearing where Anabella’s house stood.” -Lois Lowry, Gathering Blue “He sat by the windows, hunched down in a rocking chair, scowling, waiting.” -Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird Grade 8 | Participles and Participial Phrases

Invitation to Imitate Your turn… Choose one of the sentences from day one and write your own imitation. Identify the particles you use as “past” or “present.” Grade 8 | Participles and Participial Phrases

Invitation to Revise Add a participle or participle phrase to the sentences where the blank indicates a participle is necessary.   Mother insisted we go, _________________________. (present participial phrase) ____________________, I stepped from the church. (past participial phrase) Grade 8 | Participles and Participial Phrases

Invitation to Edit Kira, trembling, hurried into the clearing where Anabella’s house stood. Kira trembling hurried into the clearing where Anabella’s house stood. Kira, trembling, hurry into the clearing where Anabella’s house stood. Kira, trembling, hurried into the clearing where Anabellas hosue stood. Grade 8 | Participles and Participial Phrases

Invitation to Write Write a paragraph making sure to ass past or present particles or participle phrases where they would make sense. Grade 8 | Participles and Participial Phrases