1. Critical Thinking
A true riddle. You’ll have two minutes to answer the following question.
No talking! No cheating!!

2. The Riddle
It’s more powerful than God It’s more evil than the devil The poor have it The rich need it If you eat it, you’ll die What is it?

3. The Answer
Nothing!!

4. Goals for the Day
I can identify gerunds within sentences and recognize their function.
I can recognize how narration can be an effective mode of support within an argumentative essay, and I can develop an argument using narration as the primary mode of delivery.

5. AP EXAM
Take the “Bulletin for AP Students and Parents” home and read over it.
The AP Language Exam will be given Wednesday, May 16 at 8 am.
The state pays for Indiana students to take the AP Language exam; however, all students will still pay the $9 processing fee.
The $9 fee is due before March 2.
Reminder: You MUST take the AP Exam. If you fail to show up on May 16, you will have to pay for your test - $65. Then you will also be responsible for the ordering of a make-up test - $45 fee. Put Wednesday, May 16 on your calendar now.

6. Brief Review of Prepositional and Appositive Phrases

7. Verbals – A Brief Introduction

8. Gerunds and Gerund Phrases

9. Gerunds and Gerund Phrases

10. Discuss Gerunds for Processing
Partner for processing. Be sure both partners understand the definition of gerunds and what function they can serve.
THEN, practice with your partner. Follow the steps for partnering for practice. Be sure both partners feel confident with gerunds.
Remember, if you have questions: 1. Ask your partner 2. Refer back to the book or worksheets (look it up) 3. Ask me

11. Targeted Multiple Choice Practice

13. Ephemeral – lasting a very short time.
Dismayed – cause to feel distressed, shocked, or appalled.
Resigned – accepting something one can not do anything about.

14. Ephemeral – lasting a very short time.
Dismayed – cause to feel distressed, shocked, or appalled.
Resigned – accepting something one can not do anything about.

16. Innocuous – not harmful or offensive
Ramifications – consequence of an action
Serenely – calm, peaceful, untroubled

17. Modes of Argument

18. Narration as a mode
Get in groups of at least 3 and no more than 4 – move quickly and take your stuff with you.
Get on Google Classroom.
Open the Narration Essays.
As a group decide if you want to read a single essay silently and then answer questions about it as a group OR if you want to read all three essays silently and then answer questions about all three.
EITHER WAY: READ SILENTLY AND PROCESS WHAT YOU’RE READING.
As you work, the goal is to understand and see how narration can be an effect mode in supporting an argument. Look for similarities among the three texts.

19. Homework
Read the first three texts on the Google Classroom “Narration Essays” assignment. Be sure all three are read before arriving in class on Monday.