Day 45 – Exposition and participial phrases

Objectives: Understand how setting plays a role in fiction. Introduce and identify phrases. Homework: Finish Chapters 1-4 in LotF and the study guide by Tuesday 4/12 VCR 7b

Warm Up – Identify the participle Mowing the lawn, Ron never expected to hit an ant hill. Bette and Shauna jumped into the running car. The cat blundered into the babbling brook.

VCR 7B Take out your books and start working on your vocabulary. I will be around to check 7A Whatever you don’t finish is homework. If you finish early, take out LotF and read.

Verbal Phrases Wahoo!

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

Participial Phrase A participial phrase consists of the participle and any of its modifiers or complements. This whole phrase acts as an adjective.

Notes cont. A participle may be modified by an adverb or an adverb phrase and may also have a complement, usually a direct object.

Seeing itself in the mirror, the duck seemed quite amused. Examples Seeing itself in the mirror, the duck seemed quite amused. The participial phrase modifies the noun duck. The pronoun itself is the direct object of the present participle seeing. The adverb phrase in the mirror modifies the present participle seeing.

Example Example: Noted for her beauty, Helen of Troy was sought after by many suitors. *Noted is a participle that describes Helen. *For her beauty is a prepositional phrase that shows how she was noted (it modifies noted)

After a while , we heard the duck quacking noisily at its own image. Examples After a while , we heard the duck quacking noisily at its own image. The participial phrase modifies the noun duck. The adverb noisily and the adverb phrase at its own image modify the present participle quacking.

Then, disgusted with the other duck, it pecked the mirror. Examples: Then, disgusted with the other duck, it pecked the mirror. The participial phrase modifies the pronoun it. The adverb phrase with the other duck modifies the past participle disgusted.

A participial phrase should be placed as close as possible to the word it modifies. Otherwise, the phrase may appear to modify another word and the sentence may not make sense. MISPLACED: Slithering through the grass, I saw a snake trimming the hedges this morning. CORRECTED: Trimming the hedges this morning, I saw a snake slithering through the grass.

Take out your laptops and get into your pairs. Now You Try Take out your laptops and get into your pairs. Open the document for participial phrases and answer each question to the best of your ability. Only talk to/ask your partner.

Plot Structure

Exposition Introduces all of the main characters. Their goals and motivations Backstory Introduces the setting of the story Where the story takes place and the conditions the characters will endure. Leads to the inciting incident

Inciting Incident This is the first conflict that sets up further conflicts. It begins the “action” of the story. Takes place between the exposition and the rising action. Can happen before the story begins Lord of the Flies -> plane crash

Rising Action Ex: Frodo making his way to the volcano with Sam. The protagonist must endure conflicts on the way to their goal. The characters are tested and must overcome obstacles. Any training for the “Main Fight” occurs here. Ex: Frodo making his way to the volcano with Sam.

Climax The turning point for the character. The ultimate battle between protagonist and antagonist. The emotional tension in the story is at its highest level

Falling Action The emotional tension lessens. The fallout from the climax occurs. -> Frodo/Sam escaping the Volcano Occurs right after the Climax. How has the climax affected the world around the character? Ex: Katniss and Peeta are collected from the arena and are sent on their Victory Tour.

Resolution / Denouement Tying up loose ends. Any plot points that haven’t been addressed are finalized. Everything is explained. Ex: Frodo finishing the book and taking the boat with the elves.

On Your Own -> Plot Structure Read “The Interlopers” and follow the annotation guidelines on the back. Separate the story based on the stages of plot development. Note conflict. Annotate foreshadowing and suspense techniques.

Exposition Chart Now that you have read the story, log onto Google classroom and fill out the exposition chart for the story. Make sure you submit the end product and press “Turn In”.

Closure - 3,2,1 Write: 3 things you learned about fiction today. 2 examples of participial phrases. 1 question you have regarding the lecture.