1. Painting with PARTICIPLES

2. PARTICIPLE: A form of a verb that acts as an adjective -Can be PAST tense (-ed) or PRESENT tense (-ing) *Usual spots to locate/place participles: -beginning of sentences: Crying quietly, the girl slid into class late. -end of sentences: The girl slid into class late, crying quietly. -next to the noun it modifies: The girl, crying quietly, slid into class late. Participle/Participial Phrase: the participle and all of the words that go with it.

3. PARTICIPLE: Examples from literature Read the passage below and identify the participial phrases Hating himself, repulsed by what he was doing, Harry forced the goblet back toward Dumbledore's mouth and tipped it for Dumbledore to drink the remainder of the horrible potion inside. -J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ANALYZE and EVALUATE: How does the use of the participial phrases help to ENGAGE the reader and DESCRIBE the situation?

4. PARTICIPLE: Examples from literature Read the passage below and identify the participial phrases Shifting the weight of the line to his left shoulder and kneeling carefully, he washed his hand in the ocean and held it there, submerged, for more than a minute, watching the blood trail away and the steady movement of the water against his hand as the boat moved. -Ernest Hemingway, Old Man and the Sea ANALYZE and EVALUATE: How does the use of the participial phrases help to ENGAGE the reader and DESCRIBE the situation?

5. PARTICIPLE: A form of a verb that acts as an adjective -Can be PAST tense (-ed) or PRESENT tense (-ing) BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU PUT THEM! It can change the meaning of your sentence! Trying out his new running shoes on a woodland trail, a bear crossed Tom’s path.

6. PARTICIPLE: A form of a verb that acts as an adjective -Can be PAST tense (-ed) or PRESENT tense (-ing) With your group, add participial phrases to the following sentences. UNDERLINE the participial phrase(s). CIRCLE the noun(s) being modified. 1.The children ran down the street. 2.The kite soared above the treetops. 3.The football coach yelled at his team. 4.The student worked on her homework.