1. DAY 13 Verbs Quiz Review, Turn It In, and Simple Subjects

2. OBJECTIVES: 1.Identify and understand the Subject in a sentence. 2.Go over research practice and techniques. Homework: Close reading Week 2 Friday VCR 2C due Friday Subject Worksheet due tomorrow Research Paper Permission Slip Due Friday

3. AGENDA Warm Up VCR 2c Go over Verbs Quiz Subject Practice Turn It In! Research Information

4. WARM UP Identify parts of speech in the following: 1.I’m not going to school today. 2.Do you know me? 3.I am going to destroy the quiz today! Pay attention to the verb(s)! Have your notes from the video out on your desk.

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10. VCR 2 C Take out 2B and place it on your desk. Take 5 minutes and work on 2C

11. SUBJECT Take out your notes on subject and follow along. Make sure you ask any question that came up while you were watching the video.

12. THE SUBJECT OF A SENTENCE The Subject is the noun, pronoun, or group of words that tells what the sentence is about. The Subject is the thing that does the action(action verb) or is identified(linking verb). Mary had a little lamb. What is the sentence about? Mary? The Lamb? How do you know?

13. THE SUBJECT The main word or group of words that tells whom or what the sentence is about is called the simple subject. Example: Mary likes to eat pizza on Tuesdays. Mary is the simple subject as the sentence is about her. Complete subject consists of the simple subject and any words, phrases, or clauses that modify the simple subject. Example: Out of the beaker rose a foul-smelling foam.

14. HOW DO YOU FIND IT? To identify the subject, find the verb and ask “who” or what?” Ex: Here you can swim year-round. Verb: can swim Who can swim? Subject: You

15. MORE ABOUT SUBJECTS The subject of a verb is never in a prepositional phrase.  Ex: Most of the women voted. (Who voted? Most is the subject as women is the object of a preposition)

16. Finding Subjects and Verbs 1. Find prep phrases and infinitive phrases. 2. Find the verb (action word or memorized word)...could be a verb phrase 3. Ask who or what did this? Action verb 4. Ask who or what is this? Linking verb

17. *Subject and Verb will not be in a prep phrase. ex. In the afternoon, Walt will play his trumpet on stage. * Verb will not be in an infinitive phrase. ex. I like to play football. ex. To write a poem is very rewarding.

18. NOW YOU TRY Get into your pairs and get laptops. Download the classwork doc and highlight the subjects in blue. *Remember, to find the subject you need to ask “Who” or “What” + the verb.

19. TURNITIN.COM Go to turnitin.com Click on “Create an Account” at the top. Click on “Student” For student ID:  Block 3: 12141422 Password:  Block 3: louis3 Use your school email account Your password should be : firstnameMMDD Create a recovery question Welcome to turn it in!

21. Go to Google Classroom and click the proquest link. This is where you will be getting all of your sources for your research paper. Follow along with me on your laptops. http://proxy141.nclive.org/login?url=http://search.proquest.com /pqcentral

22. CLOSURE List three things you learned about nonfiction today. Describe two of the steps needed to understand nonfiction. Compose one question you still have regarding nonfiction.