Honors Paideia B Agenda 1122015 Housekeeping place homework

Honors Paideia B Agenda 11/2/2015 �Housekeeping- place homework on the right corner, sharpen your pencils, dispose of any trash etc. Distribute AOW �Complete the Warm Up-Complete Test �Review Essential Questions and Objectives �Grammar Notes and Practice �Stylistic Device Practice �Begin Literature Circle for The Odyssey Part II �Complete a Closure Question

Honors Paideia Agenda A 11/3/2015 �Housekeeping- place homework on the right corner, sharpen your pencils, dispose of any trash etc. Distribute AOW �Complete the Warm Up �Review Essential Questions and Objectives �Grammar Notes and Practice �Stylistic Device Practice �Begin Literature Circles for The Odyssey Part II �Complete a Closure Question

Common Errors in Sentence Structure Sentence Fragments 2. Run-ons and comma splices 3. Misplaced modifiers (descriptive words) 4. Non-parallel construction and verb tense 1.

Verb Tense Verb tense tells us when the action of the sentence is taking place- in the past, in the present, or in the future. There a 6 basic verb tenses. 1. The present tense indicates an action that is happening right now. EX: He runs the 440 in 50 seconds. 2. The simple past tense indicates an action that took place entirely in the past. EX: He ran the 440 in 50 seconds last week. 3. The future tense indicates an action that will take place at some point down the road. EX: He will run the race next Saturday.

Verb Tense Continued 4. The present perfect tense indicates an action that started in the past but that may continue into the present. EX: He has run the 440 in under 50 seconds in the last four races. 5. The past perfect tense indicates an action that happened in the past and that preceded another action also in the past. EX: He had run 100 yards of the race when he twisted his ankle. 6. The future perfect tense indicates that an action will be completed by a definite time in the future. EX: He will have finished the race by next Saturday.

Error #4: Non-Parallel Construction You need to correct inconsistencies in verb tense. Some occur in simple sentences others are part of some kind of list. Incorrect: When Tom finally came home, Aunt Sally kissed him, hugged him, and gives him his favorite dessert after dinner. The sentence above has an error because all of the items on the list must be in the same tense. The first two verbs in the example above (“kissed” and “hugged”) are in the past tense, but the third verb (“gives”) is in the present tense. It is not “parallel” with the other two. Correct: When Tom finally came home, Aunt Sally kissed him, hugged him, and gave him his favorite desert after dinner.

Complete the Chart for the Verb “Talk” Tense Form Meaning Present Talk Happening right now Talked Future Started in the past but may continue in the present Had Talked Future Perfect

Answers Tense Form Meaning Present Talk Happening right now Past Talked Took place entirely in the past Future Will Talk, Shall Talk Will take place at some point down the road Present Perfect Have Talked Started in the past but may continue in the present Past Perfect Had Talked Happened in the past and that preceded another action also in the past. Future Perfect Will Have Talked Will be completed by a definite time in the future.

Irony Practice “We divide the world in columns/when we stick to our own kind. / We nurture our suspicions. /Keep our stereotypes in line. ” “We have to keep our distance/So we’ve another kind to blame. / How come, /if we’re so different, / we both react the same? ” –Holbrook, Poems of Transition 1. Several of the lines say one thing, but they mean quite the opposite. In other words, they’re ironic. Explain what each line says literally, and what it really means? 2. How would the impact of the poem change if it was rewritten as: We shouldn’t keep our distance/ Nor stick to our own kind/ Because/ It’s not so helpful/ And builds a narrow mind.

Honors Paideia Agenda B 11/4/2015 �Housekeeping- place homework on the right corner, sharpen your pencils, dispose of any trash etc. �Complete the Ticket-In and Review Vocabulary �Review the Objectives and Essential Questions �Complete Grammar and Stylistic Devices Practice �Literature Circles The Odyssey Part II �Complete a Closure Question

Honors Paideia Agenda A 11/5/2015 �Housekeeping- place homework on the right corner, sharpen your pencils, dispose of any trash etc. �Complete the Ticket-In and Review Vocabulary �Review the Objectives and Essential Questions �Complete Grammar and Stylistic Devices Practice �Literature Circles The Odyssey Part II �Complete a Closure Question

Identify the problem and then correct the following sentences (consider punctuation, modifiers, and verb tense) Sam is walking down the street when he found a large suitcase. 2. Just last week, in the first elections held since the fall of the tyrant, my 85 year old great grandfather has cast his first vote in over 50 years. 3. Surprisingly, we found it easier to move the piano into the other room than getting the refrigerator to the other side of the kitchen. 4. Speaking before the graduating class, nothing human should be alien to us was the advice Maya Angelou gave. 1.

Corrections Verb Tense-Sam is walking down the street when he finds a large suitcase. OR Sam was walking down the street when he found a large suitcase. 2. Verb Tense- Just last week, in the first elections held since the fall of the tyrant, my 85 year old grandfather cast his first vote in 50 years. 3. Non-Parallel- Surprisingly, we found it easier to move the piano into the other room to get the refrigerator to the other side of the kitchen. 4. Misplaced Modifier- Speaking before the graduating class, Maya Angelou advised us that nothing human should be alien to us. 1.

Stylistic Devices Practice “Arithmetic is where numbers fly like pigeons in and out of your head. / Arithmetic tells you how many you lose or win if you know how many you had before you lost or won. / Arithmetic is seven eleven all good children go to heaven-or five six bundle of sticks. / Arithmetic is numbers you squeeze from your head to your hand to your pencil to your paper till you get the answer. ” – Sandberg, “Artihmetic” 1. What stylistic devices used in the first line? How does it enhance the poem? 2. What is the poem’s purpose and audience? How do these things impact the author’s choice of detail? 3. How does the sequence of details in the last line add to the meaning of the line?

Honors Paideia Agenda B 11/6/2015 �Housekeeping- place homework on the right corner, sharpen your pencils, dispose of any trash etc. �Complete the Ticket-In and Review Vocabulary �Review the Objectives and Essential Questions �Complete Grammar and Stylistic Devices Practice �Literature Circles The Odyssey Part II �Complete a Closure Question