English 10 September 27, 2012

Thursday, September 27 Lesson Goal Warm up Reminder Verbs Identify an author’s perspective or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance purpose Warm up Match vocabulary words with definitions Reminder Vocabulary make up Friday at the start of lunch (room 109) Verbs Action and linking Auxiliary Analyze “Portion Distortion” and “If You Pitch It”

Action verbs: express a mental or physical action The airplane landed on the ground. The bell rang for the end of lunch. Mental: We hoped for the best. Arthur wants a new jacket.

Linking verbs: connect a noun or pronoun with words that identify or describe that noun or pronoun. Examples: am, are, be, being, is, was, were can be, could be, has been, have been, shall be, should be, will be, would be shall have been, will have been, could have been, should have been, would have been appear, feel, seem, sound, become, look, smell, taste

Linking Verbs: connect a noun or pronoun with words that identify or describe that noun or pronoun. We were optimistic. The verb, were, links the modifier, optimistic, to the pronoun, we. Marcos is my cousin. The verb, is, links the identifying phrase, my cousin, to the noun, Marcos.

Action Verbs v. Linking Verbs Dad tasted the fresh water. Action The water tasted wonderful. Linking Bill smelled the flowers. The flowers smelled fragrant.

Auxiliary (or helping) Verbs Auxiliary verbs are combined with other verbs to form verb phrases. Verb phrases express a particular tense (the time being referred to) or indicate that an action is directed at the subject. be, am, is, are, was, were, being, been have, has, had do, does, did can, could, will, would, shall should, may, might, must

Auxiliary Verbs be, am, is, are, was, were, being, been have, has, had do, does, did can, could, will, would, shall should, may, might, must I will go tomorrow. We are leaving now. Martin has been studying. She should have been elected by the class.

Identifying Verbs Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay climbed Mount Everest in 1953. Hillary had been a professional beekeeper. His fellow climber, Norgay, was a Sherpa from Nepal. Tibetans call Mount Everest “The Goddess Mother of the World.” The mountain was named after Sir George Everest, a British surveyor.

Identifying Verbs Mount Everest straddles the border between Nepal and Tibet. Everest towers above every other mountain on earth. Both Hillary and Norgay used oxygen tanks in the thin mountain air. They could rise at a rate of only one foot per minute. The climbers placed two items at the summit: a gift of chocolate to the Buddhist gods and a crucifix.

Identifying Verbs Mountain climbers ________________ carefully for their trips. The view from the summit _______________ very beautiful. Mountain climbing ______________ a very dangerous sport. Edmund Hillary ________________ to the top of Mount Everest. The climbers _______________ the peak in late morning. Very few people _______________ such a trek.

Identifying Verbs K2 __________________ the second highest mountain in the world. Cindy _______________ of climbing a cliff on every continent. For such a quiet guy, Felipe ______________very daring on a climb. Dangerous icefalls _______________ a menacing threat. Sherpas ___________________ in Tibet and Nepal. In 1954, an Italian expedition _______________ K2.

“Portion Distortion” Who are the “heavy users” of fast food? What is their attitude toward food? What is the 20 percent rule? How can fast food restaurants make money selling cheap food? Draw a diagram to illustrate your answer. How does high-fructose corn syrup help fast food chains increase profits? What is the “up sell”? What is the author’s thesis? After reading this article, do you blame fast food restaurants or consumers for the obesity problem?

“If You Pitch It, They Will Eat” Why do companies want to market directly to children? Why are some school districts interested in partnering with fast food restaurants? What is the advantage of marketing fast food through television programs?

Homework Reread and annotate “Portion Distortion” and “If You Pitch It.” Use underlining, highlighting, check marks, etc. Identify each author’s thesis. Identify the supporting arguments in each essay. Identify evidence that supports these arguments.