Week+Four

Week Four:

Focus: 1. Grammar - Review of Simple Verb Tenses, Progressive Tenses 2. Literature - "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell 3. Vocabulary -

__Day One__

1. Go over homework worksheet and finish up discussion on "The Cask of Amontillado." Review conflict from the story. Reliable versus Unreliable Characters. 2. Grammar Lesson: Go over simple tenses. Have students place them on diagram on the board. I would like to have each student have mini-diagrams in their notes that they can add to as we move forward through the tenses - **Exercise**: Write a brief autobiographical paragraph telling who you are, what you have done the past two years, and what your plans are for the next two years. Exchange papers with a partner and make sure that verb tenses are used properly. (students should focus on using the three simple verb tenses in their writing) Discuss any problems found and discuss/explain. 3. Move to progressive tenses. (action is in progress during a particular time) (present progressive, past progressive, future progressive) - What are they? How do we use them? Continue adding to the page of diagrams. - form: be + //ing// (present participle); the tenses say that an action //begins before, is in progress, during,// and //continues after// another time or action - ex. Tom is sleeping right now (pres. progressive) Tom was sleeping when I arrived (past progressive) Tom will be sleeping when we arrive (future progressive)

Hw:/ Complete Handout (can be found Resource section of Wiki)

Day Two

1. Vocabulary quiz 2. Discuss homework and continue discussion of tenses (perfect tenses) 3. Discuss vocabulary important to "The Most Dangerous Game" - palpable, indolently, naive, scruples, grotesque, futile + more) 4. Writing About the Big Question: A hunter faces a life-threatening conflict. Use these sentence starters to develop ideas about the Big Question: a. To succeed in a fight for survival, a person needs to __because__ . b. Competition is important for our personal growth because __.

Hw:/ Message Board Assignment: "The chase" - one person pursuing another - is the basis for many active games, such as hide-and-go seek to tag to paintball. On the message board post two things. First, Is it more exciting to chase or be chased? Why? Second, how might someone (you in this case) feel being chased.