Do Now 1.1. Take out your homework from last night (grammar and vocab) Copy your homework for tonight in your agenda Complete the grammar worksheet from the bin.

Trade and Grade Do Now

 Draft thesis statements claiming whether or not English should be the official language of America.  Create a visual way to memorize the definition of vocabulary words.  Identify and use participial phrases in our writing. Objectives

Do Now: Appositive Phrases Review (10) Grammar: Participial Phrases (15) Composition: Should English Be the Official Language? (10) Poems (10) Thesis Statements (10) Vocab (10) Summarizer (5) Agenda

 Complete Grammar Worksheet  Finish Vocab Worksheet Homework

 As a class we will review #5 and #7. I will collect this. Last Night’s Homework

 Read the sentences at the top of your worksheet. Answer the question: What do you notice about each “a” sentence? What do all of the phrases in bold have in common? Grammar

 All of the phrases in bold…  Describe a person or a place  Could not be a sentence on their own  Start with a verb that ends in -ing  They make the sentence more interesting Some answers…

 Participles describe nouns or pronouns.  Present participles always end in -ing and past participles.  Add: Past participles usually end in -ed. Guided Notes

 Read the examples of sentences with present and past participles and highlight the participles in each.  Turn the page. We’ll practice the first exercise together. On Your Worksheet

 During this activity, EVERY person must participate in their group.  Each group will create a new national anthem (you will do this in 10 minutes – make it short!).  Each group will receive certain limitations.  Keep this at a level 2! Activity: Why We Should NOT Make English Official

 Take out your poems that you should have finished this weekend.  Turn to a partner and share your poem.  Beneath your poem, write your definition to “American”. It should look like this:  American (adj.):  *This will be used in your essay! Composition

 BASIC: English should (not) be the official language of America because…{list reasoning here)  EMERGING: Through the personal examples of Myriam Marquez and Chang- Rae Lee it is clear that, English should not be the official language of America.  EMERGING: Through the arguments of Greg Lewis and Dennis Baron, it is clear that English should not be the official language of America.  TARGET: While Marquez and Lee make several convincing arguments why English should not be the official language of America, Lewis and Baron counter them by at least proving why the questions should still be up for discussion. Composition: Thesis Statement Examples

Vocabulary

1.Unscramble the following sentence, underlining the participial phrase and using commas, where necessary:  writing furiously  about participial phrases  took notes  glued to their seats  the students 2. Create a THESIS STATEMENT for your essay that contains a participial phrase. Be sure to underline your participial phrase and add commas, where necessary. Exit Ticket