Good morning Pre-AP! In your voice lessons packet, please turn to page xii, and read the definition for detail. Once you have done this, please turn to page 25. Individually, complete the exercise concerning detail. We will share and discuss in approximately fifteen minutes. Have fun! In your voice lessons packet, please turn to page xii, and read the definition for detail. Once you have done this, please turn to page 25. Individually, complete the exercise concerning detail. We will share and discuss in approximately fifteen minutes. Have fun!

English II Bell work, 08/25 Identify whether each of the following word groups are complete sentences or fragments. Write “sentence” or “fragment.” If the word group is a fragment, please correct it. 1.What the fastest-growing spectator sport in the United States is. 2.It is stock car racing, according to NASCAR. 3.The sport in the 1930’s on dirt tracks in the Southeast. 4.Did you know that today it’s a two-billion dollar a year industry? 5.That’s a lot of money! Identify whether each of the following word groups are complete sentences or fragments. Write “sentence” or “fragment.” If the word group is a fragment, please correct it. 1.What the fastest-growing spectator sport in the United States is. 2.It is stock car racing, according to NASCAR. 3.The sport in the 1930’s on dirt tracks in the Southeast. 4.Did you know that today it’s a two-billion dollar a year industry? 5.That’s a lot of money!

Writing/Grammar Pre-Test The open response has not yet been graded. We should have these back to you by next Monday. Please check your answers as we go over the questions. You may use a highlighter or marker to make corrections. The open response has not yet been graded. We should have these back to you by next Monday. Please check your answers as we go over the questions. You may use a highlighter or marker to make corrections.

Verbs A verb is a word that expresses action, condition, or state of being. An action verb tells that something is happening, has happened, or will happen. It may describe physical or mental action. – A crowd gathered at the embassy. A linking verb, sometimes called a state of being verb, links the subject with another word or words in the predicate. – The parking lot appears full. A verb is a word that expresses action, condition, or state of being. An action verb tells that something is happening, has happened, or will happen. It may describe physical or mental action. – A crowd gathered at the embassy. A linking verb, sometimes called a state of being verb, links the subject with another word or words in the predicate. – The parking lot appears full.

Examples of linking verbs Forms of be: – Am, is, are, was, were, being, can be, have been Appear Become Feel Grow Look seems Forms of be: – Am, is, are, was, were, being, can be, have been Appear Become Feel Grow Look seems

Practice finding and identifying the verb. Is it action or linking? Through the sky streaked a comet with a long, bright tail. A peacock strutted along the garden path. Throughout the eighteenth century, Maine was a part of Massachusetts. Maria whisked the crumbs off the table into her hands. Pleasant weather seems likely tomorrow. Through the sky streaked a comet with a long, bright tail. A peacock strutted along the garden path. Throughout the eighteenth century, Maine was a part of Massachusetts. Maria whisked the crumbs off the table into her hands. Pleasant weather seems likely tomorrow.

Subjects and predicates  The subject tells whom or what the sentence is about.  The predicate tells something about the subject.  The predicate is usually a verb.  Lightning struck.  Everyone enjoyed reading the story.  The seeds sprouted.

Finding the subject  First, find the verb.  Then, a simple way is to ask Who or What after the verb?  The crew of the racing yacht worked hard.  Who worked hard?  Waiting at the harbor was a huge, cheering crowd.  Who was waiting at the harbor?

Identify the subject in each sentence The men, women, and children of the peasant class lived in terror of these landlord-warriors. 2. Did anyone in Japan refuse a samurai’s requests? 3. There they could train their children in the martial arts of ninjutsu. 4. Hand me the book about Japan and the ninja warriors. 5. A ninja gained a reputation all over Japan and was feared by the samurai The men, women, and children of the peasant class lived in terror of these landlord-warriors. 2. Did anyone in Japan refuse a samurai’s requests? 3. There they could train their children in the martial arts of ninjutsu. 4. Hand me the book about Japan and the ninja warriors. 5. A ninja gained a reputation all over Japan and was feared by the samurai.

Where I’m From Poem Assignment  Lyons example  Template

Pre-AP  AP analysis strategies  SOAPSTone  Turn to page 14 in your AP handouts

What is SOAPSTone?  S- Peaker  O- ccasion  A- udience  P- urpose  S- ubject  Tone  Mostly used to analyze persuasion

Speaker  Who is the author? Who is communicating information to the audience?  Could be a person, political party, corporation, government, group of people

Occasion  What has constituted the need to address the topic?  Is it a convention? A recent event? Election? Social movement or change? Personal realization?

Audience  To whom is the message addressed?  Americans? Female Americans? Teenagers?  Who needs to be convinced of the message?

Purpose  What is the author’s purpose? Of what are they trying to convince the audience?  To think a certain way? Join a group? Vote? Buy?

Subject  More basic than the message.  What is the topic? Health care? Self- discovery? A hot button issue?

Tone  What is speaker’s attitude toward the subject?  See page 15 for words that describe tone.

Let’s practice using SOAPSTone!   ON a sheet of paper, make a chart using SOAPSTone.

SOAPSTone chart SAd 1Ad 2Ad 3 O A P S Tone