1. World Literature Week 21

2. Do Now: Monday, January 26 th 2015 In your notebook, list all of the verb tenses you know. Give an example VERB for each tense. Give an example SENTENCE for each tense.

3. Do Now Check Past TenseI looked for her at the store. Present TenseI look for her at the store. Future TenseI will look for her at the store.

4. English CRS COU 502: Identify the correct past and past participle forms of irregular and infrequently used verbs and form present participle verbs. OBJECTIVE: SWBAT form the past tense of irregular verbs.

5. This Week Thursday – Semester 1 Awards, half- day schedule, awards in afternoon. Friday- Mock-EPAS Testing Day (PLAN practice test) No class, testing schedule

6. Regular Past Tense Verbs How do we normally form the past tense? By adding –ed at the end of the verb Example) looked needed wanted

7. Irregular Verbs Irregular Verbs are verbs that are formed in the past tense by NOT adding –ed Correct this paragraph: I seed my friend yesterday at her house. I goed there after school, and we eated Oreos. We beed so hungry that we runned to the store and buyed more snacks.

8. Irregular Verbs I saw my friend yesterday at her house. I went there after school, and we ate Oreos. We were so hungry that we ran to the store and bought more snacks. Irregular verbs are some of the most common verbs that we use in every day language!

9. List of Irregular Verbs Highlight the Simple Past column. Let’s read them aloud.

10. Practice! Complete the Irregular Verbs Worksheet.

11. Lesson Planning Time You will create a lesson to teach someone (not in World Literature) about Irregular Verbs. You will create: 1) Notes for your student to write down. 2) A practice worksheet (multiple choice, fill in the blank, etc.) 3) An Exit Ticket to assess their understanding.

12. Lesson Planning Time You will turn in your notes, your completed worksheet, and your Exit Ticket on Monday. You will turn in 10 sentence reflection of teaching the lesson as well!

13. Exit Ticket On a half sheet of paper, write down the past tense form of the following irregular verbs: 1.Awake 2.Keep 3.Spin NO CHARTS! 4.Shrink 5.Hang 6.Light 7.Heard 8.Build 9.Cling 10.Dream

14. Homework Read Ralph Ellison’s “A Party Down at the Square” Answer the discussion questions (to be discussed in class tomorrow!) Teach your irregular verbs lesson by Monday!

15. Do Now: Tuesday, January 27 th 2015 Silent Sustained Reading for 20 minutes! Journal Prompt: What is it you like about your book? Underline any irregular verbs you use in your writing!

16. “A Party Down At the Square” First published in 1996, three years after the Ralph Ellison’s death. The story of a Deep South lynching as perceived by a white boy from Cincinnati, Ohio.

17. Ralph Ellison March 1 st, 1914-April 16 th, 1994 American novelist, literary critic, scholar, and writer. Author of Invisible Man – winner of National Book Award for Fiction Accomplished sculptor, musician, photographer and college professor. Taught at Bard College, Rutgers, University of Chicago and NYU

18. Small Groups Form your assigned groups Bring all materials with you Turn desks to face one another. Assign roles: Leader, Note-taker, Timer, Group Rep Leader chooses which questions Note-taker takes notes for group to turn in Timer watches clock (5 minutes per question) Group Rep will give highlights to whole class about discussion.

19. “A Party Down at the Square” First, discuss the Basic Plot of the story with your group. Make sure everyone understands: Setting Characters Timeline of events (Plot Map!)

20. Small Group Discussions 5 minutes per question (25 minutes total) Whole class wrap up at the end (10 minutes)

21. Homework RE-Read Ralph Ellison’s “A Party Down at the Square” This time, annotate directly on page for: Themes Symbols Patterns To be discussed tomorrow!

22. Do Now: Wednesday, January 28 th 2015 On a sheet of paper: Create a BINGO board with 25 irregular past tense verbs. Listen for the present form of the irregular verbs. Let’s play!

23. “A Party Down at the Square” Literary Features Jigsaw Choose the theme you want to be the EXPERT on THEMES: Bystander Effect Masculinity Innocence/Lost Innocence Desensitization to Violence Use of ‘N’ word Symbol: the plane

24. Literary Features Jigsaw In your groups: Prepare at least 5 points about your theme to bring back to your group Find 2 Golden Lines to bring to your group that illustrate your theme

25. Literary Features Jigsaw Each group member will share what their Theme group found. Take notes to be used on Thursday’s in-class essay quiz.

26. “I, Too, Sing America” Whole class reading of poem TPCAST – Individual, partner, or whole class?

27. Exit Ticket On a half-sheet Compare “A Party Down at the Square” to “I, Too, Sing America” PACW: 10 points

28. Homework Teach your irregular verbs lesson!

29. Do Now: Thursday, January 29 th 2015 Clear your desk except for: A writing utensil Loose leaf paper “A Party Down at the Square” “I, Too, Sing America” Class Notes on both the story and poem

30. In-class Essay Quiz Choose a theme we have discussed in class that connects “A Party Down at the Square” to “I, Too, Sing America.” State the theme in a thesis statement Choose a Golden Line from each text that illustrates the theme. Craft an essay to analyze the connection. 30 minutes to write – Assessment: 20 points!

31. Homework Teach your irregular verbs lesson!