1. Bellringers Week of 11/18-11/22

2. A VERB is a word that expresses action, existence or occurrence. Make your bellringers into a T-Chart labeling one side as “Action” and one side as “Linking”. Shows ACTION VERBS Action verbs will show action such a “run”, “hop”, “draw” or “carry”. It answers the question “what is the subject doing?”. These verbs can change tense by adding the suffix –ing (present tense); -ed (past tense) or adding a linking verb to show future tense (example: will run) Shows EXISTENCE VERBS BeDid AmMay IsCan AreMust WasMight WereWould Been Could HasShould HaveShall HadWill DoBeing Does

3. 11/18/13 Bellringer Analyze the paragraph below and identify the verbs. Then decide if they show ACTION or EXISTENCE. Write them in your T-Chart on the correct side. The first sentence is done for you. In 1849, gold was discovered in California, which at the time has 14,000 people. Dreams of striking it rich caused thousands to head west. Few found gold. Most struggled to survive. In 1855, the Gold Rush was over. Many moved on in search of new gold fields. But, by that time, California had almost half a million people. And, it had become the 31 st state.

4. 11/19/13 Bellringer Analyze the paragraph below and identify the verbs. Then decide if they show ACTION or EXISTENCE. Write them in your T-Chart on the correct side. The first sentence is done for you. In 1947, Branch Rickey asked Jackie Robinson if he had the guts to play professional baseball. As the first black player, it would not be easy, but Robinson promised to try his best. Pitchers hurled balls at him. Players called him names. People sent him death threats. But Robinson stood by his promise, and Rickey stood by Robinson. Together, they changed baseball forever.

5. 11/20/13 Bellringer Analyze the paragraph below and identify the verbs. Then decide if they show ACTION or EXISTENCE. Write them in your T-Chart on the correct side. The first sentence is done for you. In 1964, four young men with matching haircuts landed in New York. The Beatles’s music caused a revolution as thousands flocked to see them. More British groups followed, and suddenly as many British bands were on the music charts as American.

6. 11/21/13 Bellringer Analyze the paragraph below and identify the verbs. Then decide if they show ACTION or EXISTENCE. Write them in your T-Chart on the correct side. The first sentence is done for you. Getting a dog? Don’t count out a mutt. Mutts are often free, where purebreds can cost thousands. Also, mutts might not be as handsome as purebreds, but they’re less likely to be nervous or snappy, and best of all, a mutt doesn’t have a million copies of itself running around. A poodle is a poodle, but a mutt is one of a kind.

7. 11/22/13 Bellringer QUIZ!!! Analyze the paragraph below and identify the verbs. Then decide if the verbs show ACTION or EXISTENCE. Write them in your T-Chart on the correct side. There are 8 Action verbs and 3 Existence Verbs. A jerboa looks like a little miniature kangaroo. Jerboas have long hind feet and very short forelegs. They live in the desert, where they stay in burrows during the day and hunt at night. Jerboas get their liquids from their food, so they never drink water. Jerboas are no bigger than guinea pigs, but they can hop faster than a person can run.

8. Bellringer Checks: 1.Be sure your name is on the bellringers. 2.Be sure your team name is on the bellringers. 3.Be sure each bellringer is labeled. 4.Turn them into the turn-in box.