Today’s Agenda

1. Journal & discussion 2. Language skill: Subjunctive mood 3. Intro to your first presentation 4. Vocabulary 12-16 5. Reading passage

Journal: InventionsWhat do you think is the greatest invention of the last 100 years? Why? What’s the greatest invention of all timebefore 100 years ago? Why? In your opinion, which one of those two is more important? Why?

What was funny, cool, touching, unexpected, etc.? Did the literal meaning make sense? Did you get any figurative/underlying meanings? What can we learn from the passages? Did anything in the passages “not work” for you?

Discussion of Henry/Jefferson

If I (was/were) you, I’d stay away from him!

- In most sentences, you’d say “I was…,” but you say “I were” in the subjunctive mood.

We’d go outside, if it (wasn’t/weren’t) raining.

- Again, you use “weren’t” instead of “wasn’t” in subjunctive.

Lang. Skill: Subjunctive

It is required that everyone (has/have) a permit to park on campus.

- Again, use the verb that sounds wrong in subjunctive.

The coach insists that each player (make/makes) it to practice on time.

Lang. Skill: Subjunctive

So, when do we use it? - in an “if” clause that expresses a wish or a

condition that isn't true - in a “that” clause that conveys a demand or

strong suggestion - in a “it is ___ that ___” clause that shows that

something is important

Lang. Skill: Subjunctive

Sample questions: 1. His mom insisted that he (wear/wears) sunscreen. 2. If I (was/were) you, I wouldn’t take a chance. 3. It is imperative that everyone (leave/leaves) the new

red cover on their laptop.

Skills Practice

Please go to today’s date on Weebly and click on “Grammar #2: Subjunctive Mood.” You may work together and/or ask me for help, but don’t look things up online. You won’t be able to look things up during the ACT !

Skills Practice

You’ll give two presentations this semester, a “Story Presentation” and an “Author Presentation.” You may choose which one to do first. You might want to do a story written by the same author that you present on, but you don’t have to.

Intro to the Presentations

The Story Presentation will include… - setting, characters, plot, theme, etc. - pictures, maps, sounds, etc., to help us

understand it while you tell us the story. The Author Presentation will include… - important dates, famous stories, number of

publications, influences, style, etc.

Intro to the Presentations

Please close your computers and textbooks.

I’ll show the vocab. words in context and let you

discuss what they might mean.

There are definitions in the book, but you’ll

remember them better if you discuss them.

Vocabulary

12. Sometimes the most arduous tasks turn out to be the most meaningful. arduous = difficult to do; requiring a lot of effort 13. He was so full of avarice that he would have sold his soul to the devil if it meant making more money. avarice = greed

Vocabulary

14. My cousin is just incorrigible! He never learns from his mistakes! incorrigible = not able to be reformed/corrected 15. She left a fortune for her posterity, but they wasted it within one generation. posterity = descendants; children, grandchildren, etc.

Vocabulary

16. If you squander your time or your money, you’ll regret it later in life. squander = waste

Vocabulary

Please add today’s words to your ongoing list.

You may use the definitions on p.139, look them up online, or wait until I post this PDF tomorrow. If your numbers don’t match these, look at the other daily PDFs on our class website to figure out which ones you’re missing.

Vocabulary

Author’s background (Benjamin Franklin, p.136) We’ll read a section silently, discuss it in small groups or as a class, and then move on to the next section. If you read ahead, please don’t spoil it for other students! I’ll list the pages/sections on the next slide.

Reading Passage

Reading Passage

All of p.138 p.141 - top of p.142 Rest of p.142 - top half of p.143 Rest of p.143 - top of p.145 p.145-146 p.149-150

Work Time

If we finish early, you might want to work on your “declaration” writing assignment from last time.