Agenda for December 6, 2011

• Warm Up: Identifying Verbals• PPT on Verbals: Gerunds, Participles, Infinitives• Writing for Grammar Workbook, pages 139-140• Continue from Yesterday: Problem-Solution: Read

pages 944-950. Take notes on important information.

• Graphic Organizer: Complete the graphic organizer using page R39 Closer: Logical Fallacy or NOT?

• REMINDER: WORD MAPS DUE TOMORROW!!!!!!

Identifying Verbals

• Underline the verbal phrase in each sentence.• Circle the verbal.• Determine if it is a gerund, participle, or

infinitive.• 1. Working in the rain is not fun.• 2. All of the men working for the contractor

received a raise.• 3. I want to work in New York.

Logical Fallacy…or NOT?

• 1. Mr. Smith is the man you should vote for because he should be elected.

• 2. Mr. Smith is the man you should vote for because he will lower taxes.

• 3. We must either go back to the old calendar, or we will be stuck with the one we used this year.

• 4. All students need to spend more time studying.

Logical Fallacy…or NOT?

• 1. Mr. Smith is the man you should vote for because he should be elected. FALLACY

• 2. Mr. Smith is the man you should vote for because he will lower taxes. NOT

• 3. We must either go back to the old calendar, or we will be stuck with the one we used this year. FALLACY

• 4. All students need to spend more time studying. FALLACY