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Mini-Lesson Image Grammar: Painting with Participles Definition: “An ing verb added on the beginning or ending of a sentence.” Creates a sense of action or direct experience. Example of description without participles: “The diamond-scaled snakes attacked their prey.” Example of description WITH participles: “Hissing, slithering, and coiling, the diamond-scaled snakes attacked their prey.” Advanced: Use a participial phrase! “Hissing their forked red tounges and coiling their cold bodies, the diamond-scaled snakes attacked their prey.” From The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway: Shifting the weight of the line to his left shoulder and kneeling carefully, he washed his hand in the ocean and held it there, submerged, for more than a minute, watching the blood trail away and the steady movement of the water against his hand as the boat moved. Your turn: 1. Create a list of participles: My List of Participles Examples: dripping, screaming, laughing, appearing, digging, struggling, reaching… Now add 8-10 more participles to your list. Leave room when you’re finished in case you want to Add more later. 2. Choose two or three of these participles from your list and write a descriptive sentence to create an image. You may use participial phrases if you want. Example: “Sweating, panting, and grunting, the runner approached the finish line.” (example with 3 participles) Example: “Dripping with sweat, the mountain climber approached the summit. Screaming with triumph, she raised her arms to the heavens.” (example with 2 participial phrases.) 3. On a sheet of notebook paper or an index card (teacher will decide), write your descriptive sentence neatly. Trade with someone near you. Read the other person’s image sentence. Draw a picture that shows what’s being described. Give this back to your partner and discuss what you each drew and why. You can paste this picture in your notebook if you like it!