Honors English II Agenda 10/19/2015 Housekeeping- place homework on the right corner, sharpen your pencils, dispose of any trash etc. Distribute Vocabulary and AOW Complete the Ticket in-Close Reading Quiz Review the Objectives and Essential Questions Grammar Practice Poetry Presentations Continue Reading Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God Begin Literature Circles Complete a Closure Question

Irregular Verbs Review When using the perfect tenses or using participial phrases, you must use the past participle (when it is irregular try “had+ a verb that ends in “n”) of the verb rather than the past tense (ends in “-ed)form of the verb. Don’t mix them up! For many verbs, the two forms are the same, as in we walked (past) and we had walked (past perfect),but for many “irregular” verbs, they are different, as in we ate (past) and we had eaten (past perfect). You should know the irregular forms of common verbs.

Grammar Review Verb Present Past Future Is Shake Ride Sleep Eat Take Participle Past Participle Is Shake Ride Sleep Eat Take Speak

Honors English II Agenda 10/20/2015 Housekeeping- place homework on the right corner, sharpen your pencils, dispose of any trash etc. Vocabulary Notes Complete Ticket In Review the Objectives and the Essential Questions Grammar Practice Close Reading Practice with Poetry Continue Reading and Analyzing Their Eyes Were Watching God in Literature Circles Complete a Closure Question

Identify the past participle(s) or past tense verbs in each sentence, and make any necessary corrections. 1. Elisha could never have went to the state finals if I had not convinced her to join the team in the first place. 2. In retrospect, it seems I might have took too much time on the essay portion of the test. 3. While we played video games, Danny lay on the couch all afternoon. 4. Most people find it amazing that, millions of years ago, life sprung from a primordial swamp. 5. After we had placed our bets, we lay our cards on the table. 6. Carl would have tore his uniform if he had not stopped his slide at the last second.

Elisha could never have gone… …I might have taken too much… Correct …life sprang from a… …we laid our cards on the table… Carl would have torn his uniform…

Honors English II Agenda 10/21/2015 Housekeeping- place homework on the right corner, sharpen your pencils, dispose of any trash etc. Complete Ticket In Review the Objectives and the Essential Questions Grammar Practice Close Reading Practice with Poetry Continue Reading and Analyzing Their Eyes Were Watching God in Literature Circles Complete a Closure Question

Grammar Review Verb Present Past Future Can Analyze Read Go Write Talk Participle Past Participle Can Analyze Read Go Write Talk Spring

From Your Reading Select the most important quotation Select the most important phrase Select the most important word Be prepared to explain your selections and the rationale behind your choice.

Honors English II Agenda 10/22/2015 Housekeeping- place homework on the right corner, sharpen your pencils, dispose of any trash etc. Complete Ticket In Review the Objectives and the Essential Questions Grammar Practice Close Reading Practice with Poetry Continue Reading and Analyzing Their Eyes Were Watching God in Literature Circles Complete a Closure Question

Identify the ERROR for the following sentences. a. pronoun agreement b. misplaced modifier c. incorrect punctuation/fragment d. parallel structure e. subject/verb agreement ­­­­_____ 1. Each of the Smith’s children brought their laundry home at Thanksgiving.   _____2. Convincing we veterans to vote “yes” on the law will be difficult. _____3. He served steak to the men on paper plates. _____4. The side effects are not minor, some leave the patient quite uncomfortable or even ill. _____5. Statistics from recent research suggests that humor relieves stress.

Honors English II 10/23/2015 Housekeeping- place homework on the right corner, sharpen your pencils, dispose of any trash etc. AoW Complete Test Continue Reading Their Eyes Were Watching God