Wednesday, January 16, 2013

 Noun  Adjective  Adverb  Verb  Pronoun  Preposition

 A noun is a word that names a person, place, or thing  It can function as a subject, an object or a possessive in a sentence.  A proper noun is the name of something specific, like a person’s name, or a place, like a town.  For example, Melissa or Roseville.

 1 was Johnny who lived by himself 2 was a rat who jumped on his shelf 3 was a cat who chased the rat 4 was a dog who came in and sat 5 was a turtle who bit the dog's tail 6 was a monkey who brought in the mail 7 a blackbird pecked poor Johnny's nose  (One was Johnny)  8 was a tiger out selling old clothes 9 was a robber who took an old shoe 10 was a puzzle - what should Johnny do  (One was Johnny)  He stood on a chair and said, Here's what I'll do - I'll start to Count backwards And when I am through If this house isn't empty, I'll eat All of you!  9 was the robber who left looking pale 8 was the tiger who chased him to jail 7 was the blackbird flew off to Havana 6 was the monkey who stole the banana 5 was the turtle who crawled off to bed 4 was the dog who slid home on a sled  (One was Johnny)  3 was the cat who pounced on the rat 2 was the rat who left with the cat  (One was Johnny, one was Johnny, One was Johnny)  1 was Johnny who lived by himself And liked it like that!  (One was Johnny, one was Johnny)

 A pronoun is a word that can take a place of a noun.  It can be a subject or object in a sentence.  It can also be used to show possession.  Young Melissa liked to (noun) read when she was (pronoun) young.  She still likes to read.  Her books are always dog-eared.

 Adjectives are words that modify (describe or limit) nouns or pronouns.  They can be found before a noun or later in a sentence and refer back to the noun or pronoun.  Young Melissa loved to read.  Melissa loved to read when she was young.

 Well I saw the thing comin' out of the sky It had the one long horn, one big eye I commenced to shakin' and I said "ooh-eee" It looks like a purple eater to me  It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater (One-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater) A one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater Sure looks strange to me (One eye?)  Well he came down to earth and he lit in a tree I said Mr. Purple People Eater, don't eat me I heard him say in a voice so gruff I wouldn't eat you cuz you're so tough  It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater One-eyed, one-horned flyin' purple people eater One-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater Sure looks strange to me (One horn?)  I said Mr. Purple People Eater, what's your line He said it's eatin' purple people and it sure is fine But that's not the reason that I came to land I wanna get a job in a rock and roll band  Well bless my soul, rock and roll, flyin' purple people eater Pigeon-toed, undergrowed, flyin' purple people eater (We wear short shorts) Flyin' purple people eater Sure looks strange to me  And then he swung from the tree and he lit on the ground He started to rock, really rockin' around It was a crazy ditty with a swingin' tune Sing a boop boop aboopa lopa lum bam boom  Well bless my soul, rock and roll, flyin' purple people eater Pigeon-toed, undergrowed, flyin' purple people eater I like short shorts Flyin' little people eater Sure looks strange to me (Purple People?)  And then he went on his way, and then what do ya know I saw him last night on a TV show He was blowing it out, a'really knockin' em dead Playin' rock and roll music through the horn in his head

 Verbs tell time  Verbs also give action to a sentence  Verbs fall into three categories › Action verbs: what is happening and when › Linking verbs: connect subject to a description or identifier › Helping verbs: combine with another verb to make a verb phrase

 Adverbs are words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.  Some adverbs are easy to recognize because they end in –ly.  Common adverbs: › Manner (how)  Very  Quite  quickly  really › Frequency (how often)  Always  Usually  sometimes › Place:  Here  There  everywhere › Time:  Yesterday  Today  Tomorrow

 Prepositions usually indicate place.  Some common prepositions: › On › In › Off › At › Under › within  Prepositional phrases are groups of words that contain a preposition and an object of the preposition.  He was on the train.

You have the rest of the class to complete the assignment. Take your time. I will not be grading these, but we will use them for self evaluation at the end of the semester. I will also be using them to get an idea of what skills we may or may not need to work on this semester.

Read: Chapter 1: Ender’s Game There is a copy on reserve in the library. It will probably also be available at any public library. You may also find this text electronically ($6.99 at Amazon, $6.99 at Barnes & Noble, and I couldn’t access iBooks) If you spend a lot of time in a car or otherwise connected to headphones, you could also check out an audiobook through Audible.com. Complete the vocabulary handout Complete the reading journal NO CLASS ON MONDAY!!