ACT Notes Idiomatic Expressions Why do we say

ACT Notes: Idiomatic Expressions • Why do we say “I am in love with you, ” instead of “I am in love for you? ”

ACT Notes: Idiomatic Expressions • Just because! • Each idiomatic expression is a law unto itself. There are no general rules to go by. • It would be difficult to memorize all of them in the English Language. • Fortunately, you already know most of the idioms that come up on the ACT.

ACT Notes: Idiomatic Expressions • Here’s an example of ACT style: – My sculpture is based after Rodin’s Thinker. • Do you base something “after? ” No, the correct expression is: – My sculpture is based on Rodin’s Thinker.

How do you spot idiomatic errors? • You already know most of the idiomatic expressions likely to appear on the ACT. The problem will be spotting the error in the first place. My sculpture is based after Rodin’s thinker. a. b. c. d. NO CHANGE is based over is based on

How do you spot idiomatic errors? • Even if you did not spot the error as you read the sentence, when you went to the answer choices you would have noticed that the question seemed to be mostly concerned with the preposition that followed the word “based. ” • Answer choice D would be a sentence fragment. My sculpture is based after Rodin’s thinker. a. b. c. d. NO CHANGE is based over is based on

Your Assignment • The idiomatic expressions on the worksheet are more extreme than the ones you will see on the ACT. With a partner: 1. Explain the meaning of each idiomatic expression. 2. Turn the expression into the type you may see on the ACT (make it wrong). • Ex: I know that the fight that they had yesterday seemed serious, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. – Meaning: A small portion of an even greater part, usually a problem or issue. – ACT Style Error: I know that the fight that they had yesterday seemed serious, but that’s just the tip on the iceberg.

IKWTCBS Overall THEME • Theme- the overall message or “lesson learned” from the story: – Must always be a complete sentence.

IKWTCBS Chs. 27 - End 1. Relationship between Blacks and Japanese in California. 2. Maya’s indifference to school. 3. Maya’s wild night in Mexico with her father. 4. Trying to drive a car for the first time. 5. Maya’s fight with Dad’s new girlfriend. 6. Maya living in a junkyard. 7. Maya’s explanation for Black progress in the world. 8. Bailey’s relationship with his mother. 9. Maya’s interest in lesbianism. 10. Maya’s second sexual encounter. 11. The birth of Maya’s son. 12. Maya’s worry of crushing her son in her sleep.

IKWTCBS Final Quiz. • For each remaining chapter (27 -36), find one significant quotation and explain it. • An acceptable response has three components: 1. Why you chose that quotation. 2. How it fits into the literal context of the story. 3. How it fits into the overall theme or larger idea/context of the novel. • You should have a total of ten quotations with complete explanations. • When you finish, turn it in and finish any make up work, or get a laptop and start working on “Adversity” paper in Gmail.

Romeo and Juliet Reading Act 1: Scene 1 1. What’s the CONFLICT in Verona? 2. Who are characters, and what do we know about them? 3. Petrarchan Lover? 4. Oxymorons? 5. Unrequited Love? 6. Did you know that no WOMEN were allowed to be actors in Shakespeare’s day and age? Who played Juliet?

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Romeo and Juliet Act 1: Scene 1 Questions How does Shakespeare start the play so that he gains the attention of the “groundlings? ” Highlight lines 58 -59. Our first introduction to Benvolio comes when he says these words. What do they reveal about his character? Highlight lines 64 -65. Our first impression of Tybalt occurs in these lines. What do we learn about his character? Highlight lines 90 -91. What is the tone of the Prince’s speech? In these lines he makes a new decree. What is it; why is it important? When we first see Romeo he shows all the signs of a Petrarchan Lover— someone who is in love with the idea of being in love. How does Romeo act (lines 125 -136)? When describing his feelings to Benvolio, Romeo uses Oxymorons—pairs of contradictory words in lines 170 -177 and 184 -188. Why does he speak in contradictions and paradoxes? We then learn that Romeo is suffering from Unrequited Love—He loves someone who does not love him back. What suggestion does Benvolio make to Romeo to help him get over is unrequited love for Rosaline (lines 221 -223)?