2.4.10 WW Review, "Pop Art," Perfect Tense Verbs

Work Work Review, "Pop Art," Perfect Tense Verbs

Lesson 2.4.9

Word Work: Review

Learners can:

• recall the definitions of affixes and roots

• use affixes and roots

Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots

Reading: "Pop Art"

Learners can:

• recall details from “Pop Art”

• evaluate a hook strategy

• Garth Sundem created a collection of articles, Real Kids, Real Stories, Real Change: Courageous Actions Around the World, because he wanted to illustrate that heroes do not need to be older and exceptional people.

• Heroes can be ordinary people—people like you and your peers.

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Author Information

• Real Kids, Real Stories, Real Change was published in 2006, and its articles focus on technologies and events that were the focus of that time period.

• One important event that continues to shape American culture and world politics is the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City on September 11, 2001.

• The World Trade Center was seen as a symbol of economic might and prosperity by many people. When terrorists flew into and destroyed the buildings, they sparked a number of emotions, including fear, anger, and despair. America, and the world, needed to find a path forward to healing. Art was one way to start the healing process.

Historical Context

Today, you will read “Pop Art” by Garth Sundem. Your focus should be on understanding the text and enjoying the text. Additionally, consider the way Sundem begins his article. What type of hook does he use?  

As you read, make annotations about:

• questions;

• emotional responses;

• items of interest; and

• hook strategies.

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First Read: "Pop Art"

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of "Pop Art"?

• Junichi Ono could draw very well from a young age and created around 300 drawings a year.

• Junichi Ono was interviewed by Time magazine and met several world leaders.

• Junichi Ono leveraged his artistic skills to gain worldwide recognition and spread a message of peace.

• Junichi Ono thought he would have to cancel his show in New York City after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

Multiple Select

How did Junichi and his art affect the people around him?

• His art helped raise funds for people in Afghanistan and for the September 11 disaster survivors.

• His art helped people realize they could live with hope and joy; terror did not win.

• His art helped make Junichi extremely popular at school.

• His art keeps Junichi busy and focused after he completes his homework each day.

Writing: Perfect Tense Verbs

Learners can:

• identify the use of perfect tense verbs  

• add imagery to the rising action of their narrative writing project

• A perfect tense verb is a verb that demonstrates an action that happened in the past but is still related to the present, like an action that is still continuing or that changes over time.

• Perfect tense verbs can indicate that a task is completed.

• Perfect tense verbs include a main verb paired with a helping verb, such as have, had, has, or will have. 

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Grammar Time!

Multiple Choice

Which sentence correctly uses the present perfect tense?

• She is visiting her grandmother.

• They have gone to the beach every weekend.

• He will have finished his homework tomorrow.

• We are watching a movie right now.

• Rising action refers to the part of the story in which the tension and the drama increase as the characters react to the story's conflict.

• Rising action is a key part of every story because it is where much of the story unfolds.

• Since rising action is often the longest part of a story, it is a meaningful place to include imagery that helps readers imagine what they are reading.

• Imagery evokes readers' senses and makes it easier to enter the world of the story.

• For a refresher on imagery, click through the slides on page 4 of your edio lesson

Narrative Writing

• Use the remainder of your time today to work on your narrative writing project. You already completed:

  • a story map

  • a quick draft

  • a pacing plan

  • added additional details to your exposition

• Now, you have time to add descriptive details to the rising action of your narrative writing project. Try adding at least 2 descriptive details to your rising action of you narrative writing project​

Time to Work!

After adding descriptive details to your rising action, the rest of class is choice time. You can be working on:
-iReady Reading Practice
-Silent Reading
-Get help from Mrs. Massack
-Overdue Edio Lessons

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Choice Time