Welcome to Unit 6. This unit will focus on two stories involving the great American Author Mark Twain. One is the autobiography of his daughter Susy Clemens in which she describes and talks about Mark Twain as a father in “My Papa, Mark Twain” and a very short story written by Mark Twain called “Stage Fright” We will be studying about present tense verbs (simple present, present perfect and present progressive)

Conduct pretest Introduce students to vocabulary and spelling words Introduce students to Mark Twain Read “My Papa, Mark Twain” Introduce students to both the simple present and the present perfect verb tense Provide a short biography on Mark Twain

ASSIGNMENTS Mark Twain Brain Pop WS 37 Review of the Present Perfect WS Writing About the Big Question WS Vocabulary Builder

The vocabulary and spelling words for this unit will be taken from the two short stories we will be reading.

Forgetful

making great efforts, struggling or being in great pain

Filled with feelings of fear or wonder

a result of an incident or occurrence

Driving force; a need to do something

Passed down from generation to generation

Feeling or showing of annoyance because of a delay

constantly; continously

purposefully; earnestly

out of the ordinary

Very noticeable or impressive; unusual

Understanding or compassion

Born Samuel Clemens in 1835 and died in 1910 Mark Twain is recognized as one of the first American authors and is well know for his sharp wit and humor. Mark Twain wrote many books including Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court and others. *Show short bio

When you use the present tense you will use verb or the verb + s to indicate the present tense depending on the pronoun being used in the sentence. Pronouns I/You/W/They will use the verb only Pronouns He/She/It will use the verb + s For example: I cook on Monday. She cooks on Tuesday

There are always exceptions in the English language. When a word ends in a consonant + “y” you will drop the “y” and add “ies” for the pronouns he/she/it. For pronouns I/We/They you will use the verb by itself in the simple present tense. For example: They study everydayShe studies everyday When a word ends in a vowel + “y” you simply add s to verb He/She/It and use the regular simple present for pronouns I/We/They. For example They play in the park everyday.He plays in the park everyday.

The simple present tense shows action that is happening right now. This will use the infinitive form of the verb. For example: “Sarah is working on her homework.” This shows that the action is taking place now. Reshow the video

Present Tense Practice Hi. My name (be) _______ Albert. My friends (call) _______ me Al. You can call me Al if you (like) _______. I (want) to tell you about a problem I (have) _______. It (be, not) _______ _______ a big problem, but it is not a small problem, either. I (guess) _______ it's somewhere between big and small. I (have) _______ a best friend. His name (be) _______ Joe, but everybody (call) _______ him Joey. Joey and I have been friends for a long time. That's the problem. Joey (like) _______ to smoke. He (say) _______ he (do, not) _______ _______, but I (know) _______ he (do) _______. He (try) ______ to hide it from me, but I (see) ______ him do it sometimes. When I see him do it, he just (laugh) _______ and (walk) _______ away. Now, Joey (smoke) _______ every day. When he (come) _______ over to my house, he (always, bring) _______ _______ his cigarettes with him. He (keep) _______ them in his pocket. He (think) _______ they are cool. He (not, think) _______ _______ _______ it's a bad idea to smoke. He (say) _______, "(not, worry) _______ _______ _______, Al. I'm okay." He (tell) _______ me that I (not, understand) _______ _______ _______, but I (think) _______ I (do) _______. I (feel) _______ like it's his right to smoke. He can do what he (want) _______ to do, right? But I can (not, help) _______ _____ worrying. He's my best friend

Present progressive tense indicates ongoing action of something that is happening now When using pronouns you use am, are and is as following: Pronoun I you will use am + verb + ing Pronoun You/We/They you will use are + verb + ing Pronoun He/She/IT you will use is + verb+ ing Sometimes you must double the last letter in the word before you add ‘ing”. The rule for doubling is when a one-syllable verb ends with consonant-vowel-consonant, the final consonant is doubled. As a normal rule of thumb if the verb is longer than one syllable the final consonant is doubled. Never double the letters when words end with h,w,x, and y.

1) Jason (listen) ________ ________ to music now. 2) I (talk) ________ ________ now. 3) Erin and Jessica (make) ________ ________ a cake right now. 4) Shhh…be quiet! The teacher (speak) ________ ________ now! 5) Marcos and I (study) ________ ________ English now. 6) Are Daniel and James playing football this year? No, they ________ ________ soccer. 7) Emily (eat) _________ ________ breakfast now.

8) My car (make) ________ ________ strange noises. I need to get it checked out. 9) Mr. Cooper: Hello. May I speak to Andrew? Bob: No, he (sleep) _______ ________ right now. May I take a message? 10) Jennifer: Is Rosa coming to the park with us? Yoko: No, she (work) ________ ________ today. Jennifer: Oh, poor girl!