Apostrophes Possession and Contraction Grade 9 / Apostrophes - Possession and Contraction

What do you Notice? Harold’s eyes were glued to the floor. He couldn’t look. –Day Pilkey, Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Potty Tally’s eyes searched desperately for any sign of iron or steel in the cliff. – Scott Westerfield, Uglies Don’t even get me started about my Aunt Rose’s Christmas tree. First of all it’s aluminum. Second of all it’s pink. –Neal Shusterman, The Schwa Was Here Grade 9 | Apostrophes-Possession and Contraction

________ eyes were ________________. Invitation to Imitate ________ eyes were ________________. I _________________________________. Example: Mother’s eyes were flashing anger at me and I didn’t dare laugh. Anonymous Classroom Teacher Grade 9 | Apostrophes - Possession and Contraction

Invitation to Imitate Your turn… Use the following frames to write sentences containing words with apostrophes that either indicate possession or contraction. _____________ eyes were ________________. I ______________________________________. Don’t even get me started about my ___________. First of all _________. Second of all __________. Grade 9 | Apostrophes - Possession and Contraction

Invitation to Revise Combine and rewrite the following sentences, placing apostrophes where necessary. Spelda has a son with thick black hair. She tousled it. --J. Anderson Matilda has a wonderfully subtle mind that was already at work. She was devising yet another suitable punishment for a poisonous parent. Grade 9 | Apostrophes-Possession and Contraction

Invitation to Edit What’s wrong? Tally’s eyes searched desperately for any sign of iron or steel in the cliff. Tallys eyes searched desperately for any sign of iron or steel in the cliff. Tally’s eye’s searched desperately for any sign of iron or Tally’s eyes searched desperately for any sign of iron ore Grade 9 | Apostrophes-Possession and Contraction

Invitation to Write Write a short passage describing a pet or an important person in your life, making sure to include at least three possessive and two contraction uses of apostrophes. Grade 9 | Apostrophes-Possessives and Contraction