Nouns Cornell Notes Set-up notes on page 9 of your Interactive Notebook. Get out your team mat.

Continuous RallyTable J. Naccio 2007 Students take turns writing with their shoulder partner using 1 whiteboard and 1 marker: Teacher announces topic / gives “think time”. Teammate A begins. Each writes his/her short answer to the topic then passes the whiteboard and marker on to Teammate B. Writing continues until the timer goes off.

RallyTable With your shoulder partner, make a list of nouns on your whiteboard. You MAY NOT talk. You are simply writing this round.

What is a noun?  A noun is a person, place or thing.  There are two types of nouns:  Common Nouns  Proper Nouns

What is a Common Noun?  A common noun is the general names of people, places, and things.  For example:  classdeer  studentscar  morningsport

What is a Proper Noun?  A proper noun is the name of particular people, places, and things.  A proper noun ALWAYS begins with a capital letter.  For example:  ColoradoAnna  Empire State BuildingSaturday

RallyTable With your shoulder partner, you are going to categorize the list of nouns on your whiteboard. Put a “C” by the common nouns. Put a “P” by the proper nouns. You MAY NOT talk. You are simply writing this round.

What are Singular and Plural Nouns?  A singular noun is ONE person, place, or thing.  Example: car, shoe, bench  A plural nouns is MORE THAN ONE person, place, or thing.  To form the plural of MOST nouns, simply add an “s”.  Example: cars, shoes, benches

RallyTable With your shoulder partner, make a list of singular and plural nouns on your whiteboard. You MAY NOT talk. You are simply writing this round. S P

Turn to page 8 in your interactive notebook. Title: Noun Practice Date: 9/04/12 1. Write each sentence in your notebook and underline each noun. 2. Put a “C” over the common nouns 3. Put a “P” over the proper nouns 1. The class went on a trip to Colorado. 2. The students slept in a tent under the tall trees. 3. Early one morning a deer came near the tent.

In 5-7sentences, summarize the different types of nouns in the summary section of the Cornell Notes. Make sure you include examples of each type of noun. You will have 5 minutes to write your summary. A good beginning - ”Today I learned…: