1. Day 38 Standard– Adj/Adv and poetry

2. Objectives
Identify and Understand how adjectives and adverbs enhance a sentence.
2. Recognize characteristics of a variety of forms of poetry
Homework:
LOTF essay was due today- if you have not submitted it see me after class
Study Literary terms
Midterm review list posted on Wiki

3. Warm Up
Instructions: Write the sentences and circle all of the adjectives.
1. The heavy, red dress of Queen Elizabeth weighed over fifty pounds.
2. My sister chose two shirts for my graduation present.
3. That small Mexican restaurant in the next block serves fresh meals.
4. The little black dog barked at the well-dressed stranger.

4. Grammar Time!
Take notes- Everything is important!

5. Adjectives

6. An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun.
Adjectives
An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun.
An adjective answers:
What kind?
Which one?
How many?
Example:
happy dog
tired boy
seven girls

7. To find an adjective you need to locate the nouns first.
Three happy children played at the park.
The donkey stepped on my large hat.
The child was brave.

8. Articles are the adjectives a, an, and the
Articles are the adjectives a, an, and the. A and an are indefinite articles. The is the definite article.
Possessive pronouns, such as my and our, can be considered adjectives because they modify nouns. Similarly, possessive forms of nouns, such as Roger’s and the captain’s, can also be considered adjectives.
A proper adjective is formed from a proper noun and begins with a capital letter.
Cervantes was a Spanish writer. The Korean restaurant is very popular.

9. Let's Practice

10. Can you find the adjectives?
First find the nouns…
We saw the gray elephant at the zoo.
Then ask, “What words describe the nouns?”
WHAT KIND?
WHICH ONE?
HOW MANY?

11. AN ADVERB:
Modifies an active verb or a verb phrase by expressing manner, place, time, degree, or number.
Modifies a verb, adjective or another adverb.

12. TYPES OF ADVERBS:
Simple
Interrogative
Negative

13. EXAMPLES: SIMPLE: She moved quietly. (Manner and tell how)
I waited there for an hour. (Place and tell where)
You may leave soon. (Time, tells when)
I called you once. (Number, tells how many)
He sat very still. (Degree, tells how much)

14. Interrogative Adverb Introduces a sentence that asks a question
where, when, why and how

15. EXAMPLES: Interrogative: When will you return?
How is the trunk being sent?

16. Negative Adverb Denies or contradicts a statement
no, not , never, only, scarcely and hardly
Note: two negative adverbs should not be used together.

17. EXAMPLES: Negative - I can scarcely believe my eyes. ( correct)
- I haven’t no more sea shells. (incorrect)

18. Familiar Adverbs to Know
almost finally seldom unusually certainly hardly
quite so usually just rather
very rather fairly nearly too
scarcely well

19. 1. The weight lifter grunted and groaned trying to lift the heavy barbell.
2. The hungry boy ate a juicy hamburger and a tossed salad.
3. My little brother loves Chinese food.
4. Where did you get that beautiful coat?
5. The designers changed the basic design of the popular model.
6. A good hiking boot needs a sturdy sole.
7. We watched the little silvery fish jump completely out of the water.

20. 1. I’ve seen Alison at the nursing home very often.
2. Ben easily made the cross-country team.
3. Our class had a really fantastic time on the field trip to the science museum.
4. Two hundred people had already ordered tickets.
5. Sometimes nice guys do finish first.
6. Shannon had a very difficult time after the accident.
7. Late in the afternoon storm clouds gathered overhead.

21. SOAPSTone
Use this pneumonic device to help you remember how to evaluate poetry: Speaker Occasion Attitude Purpose Subject Tone

22. Pair Practice
Analyze the poem on the follow slide using the SOAPSTone method.
Write it down in your notebooks and discuss your analysis with your partner.
Label each piece of analysis with its corresponding poetry element.

24. Closure Write 3 things you have learned about poetry.
Write 2 examples of poetic forms.
Write 1 question you have concerning poetry.