1. Participles (Tuesday, 8/30)
Today’s task (left side)
Write a paragraph describing the classroom using creative adjectives before each noun. (4 sentences) Example: The shining white board is covered in patterned tape.
Participles (Tuesday, 8/30)
5 minutes

2. Participles (Tuesday, 8/30)
Today’s notes (right side, Cornell style)
Label the top of the notes with today’s topic (Participles) and date (8/30)
Write the EQ on the line under the topic.
Draw a line to separate notes into a small left section and a large right section.
Today’s EQ: What is the definition of a participle?
Participles (Tuesday, 8/30)

3. Participles (Tuesday, 8/30)
Today’s notes (right side, Cornell style)
Noun: person, place, thing, idea
Verb: action, or helping/linking
Adjective: modifies a noun or pronoun
Adverb: modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb
Participles (Tuesday, 8/30)

4. Participles (Tuesday, 8/30)
Today’s notes (right side, Cornell style)
Verbal:
word formed from a verb, but used as a noun, adjective or adverb
Participle:
A verb being used as an adjective to modify a noun or pronoun
present participles end in –ing
past participles have varying endings
Participles (Tuesday, 8/30)

5. Participles (Tuesday, 8/30)
Today’s notes (right side, Cornell style)
Participle examples:
present: The rising sun is blinding.
past: The risen sun was blinding.
rising/risen are modifying the noun “sun”
present: The boiling water is spilling.
past: The boiled water spilled.
boiling/boiled are modifying the noun “water”
Participles (Tuesday, 8/30)

6. Participles (Tuesday, 8/30)
Today’s Identify/Correct (left side)
Using the examples of participles, look at your description of the classroom and highlight any participles you used.
You may consult with your classmates to check your sentences.
If you did not use any, change 2 sentences so that they use participles.
Participles (Tuesday, 8/30)
4 minutes

7. Finish YESTERDAY’S notes
In the left column, write a question for each new piece of information or section.
Match the question with where the information starts in the right column.
Write a summary: answer the EQ; explain something(s) that will stick in your memory; ask a question about the information.
Participles (Tuesday, 8/30)
3 minutes