Parts of Speech

Noun

•Person, place, thing or idea!

•Examples: •Maya Angelou• firefighters• hospital• dolphin• joy

“The Witch” Noun Identification

• In the following poem, make a list of all of the nouns you see.

The Witch by Jack Prelutsky

Compound Nouns

• Is made up of two or more words used together as a single noun• Examples:• World Series• Mammoth Cave National Park • Sister-in-law• Father of the bride

Common Noun:

•Names any one of a group of persons, places, things, or ideas.

•Example:• books• friend• class• car

Proper Nouns

•Names a particular person, place, or thing.•Examples:• Library of Congress•Bowling Green•Drakes Creek Middle School•Atlanta

Concrete Noun

•Names a person, place, or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses (sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell)•Examples:•Money• car• dog• phone

Abstract Nouns

•Names an idea, a feeling, a quality, or a characteristic (you can’t touch it)•Examples:• generosity• love• happiness• joy

Collective Nouns

•Word that names a group.•Examples: •flock•crew•herd

Practice

• Worksheet• Workbook 28-30

Pronouns

•A word that takes the place of a noun.

• I, you, he, she, it, we, they, me, you, him, her, it, us, them, my, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, their, theirs

Antecedents

• the word that a pronoun stands for or the word it took the place of.

• She likes carrots.• Hannah likes carrots.

Subjective Pronouns

• Subject pronouns: are used when the pronoun is the subject of the sentence. • You can remember subject pronouns easily

by filling in the blank subject space for a simple sentence.  

• Example: ______ did the job.I, you, he, she, it, we, and they all fit into the blank and are, therefore, subject pronouns.

Objective Pronouns

•Object pronouns: pronouns that take the place of objects.•Object pronouns are me, you, him, her, it, us, and them.

Hold Up!

• So what’s the difference between a subject of a sentence and an object?

• A subject is something that does something. An object is something that gets things done to it.

Jill went to the store.

Jill did something --she's the subject. The sentence is really about her. The verb ("went") describes what Jill did.

The store: Got something done to it (had Jill go to it). No verbs to describe anything about the store.

Possessive Pronouns

• Possessive pronouns show ownership and never need apostrophes. (tells whose it is)

• Possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs

Practice

• Workbook pg. 31

• Tuesday Oct. 30, 2012• Noun/Pronoun Picture Activity

Adjectives

•A word used to modify a noun or a pronoun.•Modifies a word by telling what kind, which one, how much, or how many.•May come before or after the word it modifies.• The most frequently used adjectives are the articles a, an, the.

Adjectives

• Examples:• Mr. Cruz collects Egyptian art.• Sara won first prize.• Do you have enough money for the tickets?• Our computer club has fifty-seven members• Jenny was a very pretty girl with curly, blonde hair.• The soccer players, confident and enthusiastic, were ready to begin the game.

Demonstrative Adjectives

• This, that, these, and those can be used as both adjectives and as pronouns. When they modify nouns or pronouns they are called demonstrative adjectives. When they take the place of nouns or pronouns, they are called demonstrative pronouns.• Example: That building is much taller than this. (“That” is

a DA, “this” is a DP)• These stories are the better than those. (“These” is a DA,

“those” is a DP)

Proper Adjectives

• Formed from a proper noun and begins with a capital letter.•Examples: •Mark Twain is one of the most popular American authors.• I have a CD of the singer Frank Sinatra performing Cole Porter songs.

Adjectives

•As a class, lets find the adjectives, including the articles a, an, and the.• Jenny Lind was a popular Swedish singer with a beautiful voice.• Jenny Lind starred in several operas and gained a great audience in Europe.• The extraordinary performer delighted audiences for fifty-three years.

Adjective Practice

•Workbook pages 36-39

Adjective Poems

• Get out a sheet of paper and write your name, the date, and the period on it.• Please write the name of one object at the top of

your paper.• Place your paper on your desk and stand in front

of it.• Walking around the room and write an adjective

for each persons object on their sheet.• After everyone has put an adjective on each object

you will write a poem using the adjectives others have put with your object.• BE CREATIVE!

Mystery Meat Activity…

• Please complete the mystery meat activity that is being passed out.•Make sure to read the directions clearly and complete all aspects of the activity.•Worth 15 points!

•Verbs are words used to express action or a state of being.• We looked through the telescope and observed the comet.• The night sky was cloudy, so we were unable to

see the comet clearly.

•Verbs are words that change forms when you talk about the past, present, and future.

• Action verb: a verb that expresses physical or mental activity.

• Physical Activity or Active Verb Examples: Laugh, painting, leap, sneezing, playing, etc…• Example: • TJ wrote a book.• Mario knew the answer to every question

on the test.

LINKING VERBS

• Linking verb: connects the subject to a word or word group that identifies or describes the subject.• Common linking verbs: Forms of be: am, are, be,

been, being, is, was, were• Other linking verbs: appear, become, feel, grow,

look, remain, seem, smell, sound, stay, taste, turn

• Examples:• Judy Blume is a writer. (Judy Blume = writer)• Her books remain popular among young readers.

(popular books)

EXAMPLES!

1.The abandoned puppy looked hungry.

2.Joe and his father are friendly.

3.We were excited by the good news.

4.His feet grew tired by the end of the day.

HOLD UP!

• There are some verbs that can be either action verbs or linking verbs, depending on how they are used. • For example, if we say:• Jim tastes the tomato soup.• the verb, tastes, is an action verb because it

is something Jim is doing.• The soup tastes salty. • The verb tastes is now a linking verb. It joins soup with the adjective salty, which describes it

Helping verbs and main verbs

• Helping Verb: HELPS the main verb express action or a state of being.

• TOGETHER, a main verb and AT LEAST one helping verb make a VERB PHRASE.

• Examples: • I have read many of Ernesto Galarza’s poems.• Have you read any of his poems?

• What are the verb phrases here?

• am, are, is, was, were, (and) be,

forms of be,

forms of be,

taste, smell, sound, seem, look, and feel,

become, grow, appear, remain.

WARNING! HELPING VERBS VS. LINKING VERBS

•Helping Verb: HELPS the main verb express action or a state of being. They are ADDED TO the main verb in a sentence. • Example: •He will be leading the team tonight.• She has been swimming well lately.

VERB RACE

• On your own paper create two columns:• Action• Linking

• The following slide has a list of 20 verbs.• As a class, we will race to see who can correctly

write all 20 verbs in their appropriate columns.

• When you think you have them all correctly placed, yell VINGO… (get it? Verb+Bingo haha)

READY SET GO…

• With your partners, you will write a short script for a movie scene. The movie may be of any genre (action, horror, romance, kids’s cartoon, etc…)

• You will make sure your script has a variety of verb types.

• Underline each type and annotate in the following ways:• Action Verbs: draw a star above• Linking Verbs: draw a circle above and an arrow from

the subject to its identifier or describer.• Helping Verbs: draw a triangle above with an arrow

revealing which verb it’s helping.• Hint: Acting out your script may earn some GOLD or Extra

Credit!

•You will change the following slide to all past tense and annotate just like the script.• Action Verbs: draw a star above• Linking Verbs: draw a circle above and an

arrow from the subject to its identifier or describer.• Helping Verbs: draw a triangle above with an

arrow revealing which verb it’s helping.

• It is 7:00 PM, an hour after Joe and Sarah had promised to be home. They have been in the park with friends. Their mom has had it. She is really mad. She is on her way to the park. Joe and Sarah see her approach. Sarah is concerned. She does not want to get grounded. Joe knows he is done for. This is the third time this week he has been late. He had tired of his mother always harping on him to get home.

 

Verb TensesVerb Tenses

•Write from one character's perspective, as though he or she were looking BACK on the event. (Past-Tense Verbs) • 10 minutes

Practice

•Workbook pg. 47-50

Adverbs!

•Adverbs: modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.• Adverbs can make your writing more precise, interesting, and dramatic by telling more about the verbs in your sentences.

Adverbs & Verbs!!

•When adverbs modify verbs, they usually tell how, when, or where. •Examples: How did Josh run? He ran quickly. When did Josh run? He ran yesterday. Where did Josh run? He ran away.

Adverbs & Adjectives!

•When adverbs modify adjectives, they usually tell how or to what extent. •Examples:• How silly is Mr. Bernstein? •He is very silly.

•To what extent is Ms. Wynn serious?• She is too serious.

Adverbs & Adverbs???

• Adverbs can also modify other adverbs by telling how or to what extent.• Examples: •How does Marc skate?• He skates very fast. •To what extent does Anna understand German? •She understands it extremely well.

EXTRAS

•Many but not all adverbs end in –ly.• The words “not” and “never” are always adverbs.•Examples: Darryl would not eat his liverwurst sandwich. (Not is an adverb modifying the verb eat.)•My stepfather’s stories are never boring. (Never is an adverb modifying the adjective boring.)

•How?•When?•Where?•To what extent?

• Adverb Worksheet “Beyond the Mango Tree”• Workbook 54-56

Prepositions

• A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun, called the object of the preposition, to another word.

• Examples:• The leader of the scout troop led the scouts out of the woods.• The scout troop went on a hike.

Prepositional Phrases

•All together, the preposition, its object, and any modifiers of the object are called a prepositional phrase.

•Examples:•Which flowers grow best in this sandy soil?•Maya Angelou grew up in rural Arkansas.

• The tiger ran• Into the kitchen• Out of the woods• Over the fence• In the dark• In the silence

• Independent clause

• Prepositional Phrase• Prepositional Phrase• Prepositional Phrase• Prepositional Phrase• Prepositional Phrase

Prepositions

•Now it’s your turn to write your own version of Rosie’s Walk! • I know this is an elementary book, but it is absolutely filled with prepositions! I want to see you create your own and find creative ways to involve prepositions!

Rosie’s Walk Example

Kitty’s WalkKitty, the cat, went for a walk

through the kitty dooracross the deck

under the bird bathover the fence

around the houseand down the road just in time to catch a

mouse.

Prepositions

•“Hills Like White Elephants” Excerpt Activity•Workbook 57-59

Conjunctions

• A word used to join words or groups of words.

• Examples: • The river flows through several states

and empties into the Gulf of Mexico.• They took vacations not only in July,

but also in December.

Conjunctions

•Second most amazing 3 minutes of your life!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkO87mkgcNo

Coordinating Conjunctions

•Coordinating Conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so – join words or groups of words.•Example: Would you rather have shrimp or salmon for dinner?!

Correlative Conjunctions

•Correlative Conjunctions: pairs of conjunctions that join words or word groups that are used in the same way. Both….and, either…or, neither…nor, not only…but also, and whether…or.•Example: Both Zina and Jada can play the guitar.

Let’s Practice!

• Create two simple sentences! REMEMBER COMPOUND SENTENCES?!

• Example:• Mary likes water.• The sheep likes oats.• Connect your simple sentences using a

coordinating conjunction.

Conjunction Coupons

• Get out a sheet of paper and put your name, the date, and the period on it.• You are going to fold your paper two ways

to make four boxes.• In each box you are going to create a

coupon using multiple conjunctions.• The coupons can be about anything. Be

creative!• Use 3 conjunctions per coupon!• Circle your conjunctions!

Conjunction Assignment:

•Workbook 60-61

Interjections

•A word used to express emotion!

•Examples: •Hey! Did you see those deer?•Well, we played hard and did our best.•We could, oh, have a picnic.•Ugh! I should have caught that ball.

Interjections

• Where is the interjection in the following sentences?• Ah, now I understand what to do.• Ouch! Another mosquito bit me.• Oh! What beautiful flowers those are!• Hey, we need to get ready, or we will be late.• Excellent! Let’s go right away.• I like playing this computer game, but, gee, it’s

complicated.• The team finally won a game. Hooray!• Well, Guido, what did you learn from the field trip to the

aquarium.

Interjections

•The most amazing 3 minutes of your life:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhHpJ45_zwM&feature=relate

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Comic Strip Madness!

• Find a partner!• You and your partner will create a comic strip utilizing at least 5 INTERJECTIONS.• You must have at least 4 scenes/slides• No stick figures, be artistic• Color it, work hard, make it worth reading!• Appropriate and able to pass around and share!

• Workbook 62