1. Day 43 – Intro to Fiction, Intro to LotF, and Phrases

2. Objectives:
Introduce fiction and determine if it is used in a commercial or literary capacity.
Understand and Identify the differences between commercial and literary fiction.
Introduce and identify phrases.
Homework:
Finish reading and annotating The Skull and the Arrow and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Finish Chapters 1-4 in LotF by Tuesday 4/12

3. Agenda Warm up Intro to Fiction Intro to LotF Verbal Lecture
VCR 7 flashcards
Intro to Fiction
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Skull and the Arrow
Intro to LotF
Verbal Lecture
Participial Worksheet
Closure

4. Warm Up – Welcome Back VCR 7
Take out your VCR books and work on your flashcards. These are due tomorrow.

14. Speaking of Fiction…

15. English I Class Notes on Plot & William Golding
Lord of the Flies
English I
Class Notes on Plot
& William Golding

16. William Golding...
Lord of the Flies, was published in England in 1954.
The idea came from a children’s story about an island coupled with Golding’s war experiences.

17. Author Notes:William Golding
Golding was born in Cornwall, Great Britain.
He went to college at Oxford and started out as a natural science major before changing to English literature.
He worked as a actor, writer, producer, and school teacher.

18. William Golding
Golding joined the British Royal Navy and was involved in WWII.
His experiences in WWII gave him the idea to write a book about human nature and evil.
He won the Nobel Prize in 1983

19. Allegory:
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one
A symbol.
What might this story be an allegory for?

20. A brief synopsis...
British schoolboys are stranded on an uninhabited island after a plane crash.
Island whereabouts unknown.
During a fictional nuclear war (not WWII).

21. Continued... 2 boys serve as main characters in the beginning.
Elementary – middle school aged boys.

22. You might hurt your brain….
…If you over think this story.
Don’t think about all adults dying and all children alive.
Don’t think about where they were flying.
Don’t think about the island location.

23. Lord of the Flies notes You will have a quiz on chapters 1-4.
I have a guided notes handout on my website.
You must download this document from my website and start filling it out. I would recommend filling it out as your read instead of waiting…
You will be allowed to use this sheet on the quiz to jog your memory.

24. Verbal Phrases
Wahoo!

25. A participle is a verb form that is used as an adjective.
I’m having an identity crisis.
Verb

26. Examples:
The rapidly developing storm kept small boats in port.
The pleased student smiled at the teacher.

27. Present Participles
Present participles are formed by adding –ing to the plain form of the verb.
Example: The laughing student grinned like a Cheshire cat.

28. Past Participles
Past participles are formed by adding either –ed, -d-, -t, -en, or –n to the plain form of the verb. Others may be formed as irregular verbs.
Ellie, my dachshund, had a bewildered look on her face when the water from the nozzle in her bathtub suddenly turned cold.

29. Gerunds Jog jogging A gerund is a verb form used as a noun.
The gerund can be formed by adding –ing to the present tense of the verb:
Jog jogging
Jogging at night without reflective gear can be dangerous.

30. **Remember: A participle is a verb form that
Gerunds can be used as:
A subject:
Jogging is a popular form of exercise.
A direct object:
My sister enjoys jogging Enjoys what? jogging
An object of the preposition:
These shoes are made for jogging.
participle jogging shoes
**Remember: A participle is a verb form that
describes a noun.**

31. Infinitive: An infinitive is a verbal that appears after the word to.
The “to” before the verb is called “The sign of the infinitive.”
to run
to see
to hear TO

32. The word “to” is a preposition when it is followed by a noun or pronoun that is its object.
I need a ride to the game We went to Jeff’s party.
prepositions

33. Verbals and Verbal Phrases
A VERBAL is a word that is formed from a verb but is used as a noun, an adjective or an adverb.
There are 3 types of verbals
The participle
The gerund
The infinitive

34. The Participle
A participle is a verb form that can be used as an adjective.
1. Present participles end in –ing
Ex) The smiling child waved.
Smiling, a form of the verb smile, modifies the noun child.
Ex) The horses trotting past were not frightened by the crowd.
Trotting, a form of the verb trot, modifies the noun horses.

35. 2. Most past participles end in –d or –ed
2. Most past participles end in –d or –ed. Some past participles are irregularly formed.

36. Examples Ex.) The police officers searched the abandoned warehouse.
Abandoned, a form of the verb abandon, modifies the noun, warehouse.
Ex.) This plate, bought at a flea market, is a valuable antique.
Ex.) Chosen for her leadership abilities, Dawn was an effective team captain.

37. *One last Tip:
Do not confuse a participle used as an adjective with a participle used as part of a verb phrase.
ADJECTIVE: Planning their trip, the class learned how to read a road map.
VERB PHRASE: While they were planning their trip, the class learned how to read a road map.

39. On your own… Take a participial worksheet and complete at your desk.
You may use your notes but everyone needs to be silent.
Do not help your neighbor with their worksheet.
If you have any questions, refer to your notes first.
Attempt each question.

40. Closure - 3,2,1 Write: 3 things you learned about fiction today.
2 examples of participial phrases.
1 question you have regarding the lecture.