Editing Invitation Day 1 Pronouns 4th Grade

Invitation to Notice “Flora Belle!” her mother shouted. “I can hear you up there talking to yourself. You shouldn’t talk to yourself. People will think you are insane.” “I’m not talking to myself,” Flora shouted. Day 1 Excerpt from The Illuminated Adventures of Flora and Ulysses, p. 36

Invitation to Notice A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun. Ex. Jamal yelled that he was ready. Hanna went bowling. She had three strikes. Personal pronouns are the most common type of pronouns. Personal Pronouns: I you he she we they me it him her us them Day 1

Invitation to Notice There are two types of personal pronouns: subject and object . A subject pronoun is used as the subject of a sentence. They can be singular or plural. Ex. She told me funny stories. They made me laugh. Singular: I, you, she, he, it Plural: we, you, they Day 1

Invitation to Notice There are two types of personal pronouns: subject and object . A object pronoun is used as a direct object, indirect object, or as an object of the preposition in the prepositional phrase. They can be singular or plural. Ex. Mr. Jacobs helped her. (direct object) Todd gave me the present. (indirect object) We planned a surprise party for him. (object of preposition) Day 1 Singular: me, you, him, her, it Plural: us, you, them

___ wanted to play ____ afterschool. Invitation to Imitate Jack wanted to play football afterschool. He likes to play it with his friends. ___ wanted to play ____ afterschool. ____ likes to play ___ with ___ friends. Day 2

Try a sentence using pronouns. Invitation to Imitate Try a sentence using pronouns. Subject Pronouns Object Pronouns I You He/She It We they me you him/her it us them Day 2

Invitation to Write Write a sentence using pronouns. him she Day 3 it

Invitation to Write Look at your writing. Find a place where you could replace a noun with a pronoun. Do you have too many of the same pronoun? Remember you should have a balance between nouns and pronouns. Day 3

Celebrate Your Work Share an original sentence that you created which uses a pronoun. Day 3

Invitation to Compare I made you a sandwich after I ate one myself. yourself. I made me a sandwich after I ate one myself. I made you a sandwich after we ate one myself. Day 3

Invitation to Edit Shira wrote this paragraph about her friend, Aimee. 1) As Aimee walked into the school library and sighed. 2) It was so unfair! 3) She had to do a book report, but she didn’t get to pick the book or author himself. 5) Our teacher said she might like her so she was getting the book to get started. Shira wants to use a more accurate word/phrase than himself in sentence 3. Which of the following could BEST replace this word? Change himself to hiself. 2. Change himself to myself. Change himself to the teacher. Change himself to herself. Day 4

Invitation to Edit Shira wrote this paragraph about her friend, Aimee. 1) As Aimee walked into the school library and sighed. 2) It was so unfair! 3) She had to do a book report, but she didn’t get to pick the book or author himself. 5) Our teacher said she might like her so she was getting the book to get started. Shira wants to use a more accurate word/phrase than her in sentence 5. Which of the following could BEST replace this word? Change her to her. Change her to to Aimee Change her to the writer Change her to the teacher Day 4

Invitation to Edit Joshua wrote this paragraph. 1) Emil was one of the first people into the stadium. 2) He and his father’s seats were up high, and they had a great view. 3) Far below, they could see them practicing. 4) It was exciting to see them warm up before the game. Joshua wants to use a more accurate word/phrase than them in sentence 3. Which of the following could BEST replace this word? Change them to the crowd. Change them to the team. Change them to the uniforms. 4. Change them to the coach. Day 4

Invitation to Edit Joshua wrote this paragraph. (1) Emil and me were so excited to see the baseball game. (2) I Thanked his dad for bringing us to the game. (3) He said, “It is great to have two such good fans with me at the game.” (4) He’s right, there are no bigger fans than Emil and me. What is the correct way to write Sentence 1. Change Emil to Him. Change me to I. Change were to the was. 4. Change excited to the exited. Day 4