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OBJECTIVES

Students will identify and use

absolute phrases in writing
Students will use poetry to
gain a better understanding of
absolute phrases
Students will analyze literature

MATERIALS
White board and markers,
chalkboard and chalk, or
projection technology and
computer
Paper and writing utensils
Frankenstein novel

PROCEDURE
1) Distribute
Absolute
handout.
Discuss the
steps of
constructing
an absolute.

2) Model two sentences in

which one sentence can
be subordinated to create
a sentence that uses an
absolute phrase. Use the
two sentences to
demonstrate how two
sentences can be
combined to create an
absolute phrase. (Refer
to the attached absolute
phrase handout that
discusses the steps of
creating an absolute
phrase.)

CREATE SIMILAR SENTENCES WITH CLASS.

MODEL THEM ON THE BOARD.

PROCEDURE
3) Discuss the
sentences with
the class. What
differences do
students notice
about the
sentences? What
is included in the
first sentence
that is lacking in
the second?

4) Explain how using

absolutes can
help students be
descriptive in
their writing.
5) Task students to
rewrite sentences
with absolutes.

ASK STUDENTS TO SHARE

SENTENCES

ABSOLUTE MATCH MAKER

1) Come up with pairs
of sentences that
can be combined to
create one sentence
with an absolute
phrase. Each pair
must be on a related
subject (Come up
with as many pairs
of sentences so each
students has one
sentence. )

2) Write sentences on
index cards or 4X6
pieces of paper.
(Once sentence per
card)
3)Distribute
sentences.
4) Direct students to
read their sentence
and then use tape to
tape their sentence
to their forehead.

ABSOLUTE MATCH MAKER

5) Inform students
that each one of
them has a
sentence soul
mate. Direct
them to interact
with each other
until they find
their soul
mate.

6) Once students find

their soul mate, the
pairs will work
together to combine
their to sentences to
create a new
sentence that has an
absolute phrase.
7) Lastly, students will
share their original
sentences with the
class and then share
their new sentence.

PROCEDURE
6) Distribute I Am
Character
Analysis Poem
handout.
7) Model an
example of an I
Am Character
Analysis Poem

I am Victor Frankenstein
Woe is me.
Ambition the wheel steering my
life,
I left my love; greatness I would
achieve.
My heart distraught,
I created life where life was not.
Shirking responsibility for my
creation,
I spurned his yellow eyes.
Hate, my hate,
Triggered my destruction.
What is morality to one who has
not
seen kindness?
Instead,
My prejudice has only fostered
death.
I am woe.

PROCEDURE
8) Assign
students to
write their
own I Am
Character
Analysis
Poem.

9) Give
students the
rest of class
to work on
poems.

Homework: Finish poem and complete

Frankenstein reading.

RATIONALE
It is important for students to
learn absolutes because an
absolute is a grammatical
construction that will help
students
improve
their
writing. Using absolutes will
help
students
vary
their
sentence
structure
and
describe things better.

UNIT OUTLOOK
How does this lesson fit into the
bigger picture of my unit?