ENGLISH 11: CLASS 15

July 26, 2016

USING CORRECT VERB FORMS

English

verbs have 4 parts:

Base

form

-ing

form

Past

tense

Past

participle

Used

to indicate tense, aspect, mood

TENSES
Present
She

wins everything.

Past
She

won the trophy.

Future
We
Future

think she will win again on Saturday.

in the past

She

knew she would win when she saw a

four leaf clover.

ASPECTS

Simple

Single action

Habitual action

Relatively permanent

I live in France. I go to school. I ate the cake.

Progressive

State that began in past and continues in present.

Temporary action

-ing

Perfect

Actions completed at a certain time

She has eaten it.

Having seen the doctor, she went to the pharmacy.

Perfect progresssive

Completed portion of continuing action.

I have been working for eight hours.

MOODS
Indicative:

what is

Subjunctive:
Imperative:

what isnt

instruction or order

Conditional:

if

ACTIVE VS. PASSIVE

Active:

subject is agent.

Passive:

subject is implied/absent.

EXERCISE 31.1: ANSWERS

Lay
2. Eaten
3. Ridden
4. Sat
5. Lain
6. Chosen
7. Printed
8. Lent
9. Worn
10. Known
1.

POETRY: LYRIC POETRY

Expresses

a state of mind

Expresses

a powerful emotion

Comes

from lyre ancient instrument

Evokes

emotion in reader

POETRY: ANNOTATING A POEM

Identify

elements and
make notations

Rhyme scheme

Figurative language

Images

Symbols

Sound devices

Alliteration

Consonance

Assonance

Rhythm

Onomatopoeia

Circle

parts of the
poem that stand out,
are confusing, seems
important
Write questions in
the margin/highlight
unusual words
Determine the
poems theme. Draw
arrows to the lines
that prove this

POETRY: DESCRIPTIVE POETRY

Vivid

use of language

Powerful

imagery

Engages

mind, emotions, and

imagination.

Appeals

to specific senses

Iden%fy Reasons and Evidence

Signicant, dis%nct, and relevant reasons
Evidence is necessary for each reason
Facts
Details
Sta%s%cs

Engage readers
Emo%onally loaded language try and build essay to
create feeling in reader.

Arrange Reasons and Evidence

Cause/eect?
Comparison?
Their side/my side?
5 paragraph persuasive essay format?

Refu%ng opposing arguments

1. Iden%fy irrelevant/trivial points
2. Show points that only cover part of an issue
3. Show that a point is only valid some of the
%me.
4. Show a point has immediate advantages
and long term disadvantages.
5. Acknowledge validity of opposing points,
but provide beNer alterna%ve.

Homework
Have rst draP completed for tomorrow.