1. English: Monday, October 29, 2012 1.Handouts: * Grammar #12 (Action Verbs and Direct Objects) 2.Homework: * Continue developing your folk lore story Finished story is due Wed., Oct. 31 (No late work) * Grammar 80 if you do not finish it in class today 3. Assignments due: * Grammar #80 (Apostrophes)

2. Lesson Goal: Review the use of apostrophes and learn about action verbs and direct objects. Outcomes: Be able to... 1.Apply apostrophes correctly for possessive nouns and contractions. 2.Identify possessive pronouns and apply the “no apostrophe” rule for any given sentence. 3.Define “action verbs” and “direct objects” and provide examples of each. 4.Identify action verbs within sentences. 5.Identify the direct object for each action verb within any given sentence.

3. Starter #1 Because Grammar Lesson #80, the lesson on apostrophes, was a review of material you should have already known, you were to complete the assignment independently—to read the guidelines and directions on your own. Before we grade Grammar Lesson #80, however, let’s review the rules for apostrophes. Then, if you have any questions, we can discuss those and allow you to double-check your work. In Grammar Lesson #80, most of the rules for using apostrophes had to do with what kind of nouns? Possessive nouns What’s a “possessive noun”? One that shows ownership

4. Starter #2 In our mini-unit on nouns, we learned these three rules about possessive nouns: Rule #1 Use an apostrophe and an “s” (’s) to form a possessive of a singular noun. boy + ’s = boy’shorse + ’s = horse’s Rule #2 Use an apostrophe and an “s” (’s) to form a possessive of a plural noun that does not end in “s.” children + ’s = children’s means “belonging to the children” sheep + ’s = sheep’s means “belonging to the sheep” Rule #3 Use an apostrophe alone to form the possessive of a plural noun that ends in “s.” Monkeys + ’ = monkeys’libraries + ’ = libraries’ This is the EASIEST rule to apply because there are no exceptions!

5. Starter #2 continued Rule #4 Do NOT use an apostrophe in a possessive pronoun. His dad baked the cake.Ours made the cookies. (our dad) Rule #5 Use an apostrophe to replace letters that have been omitted in a contraction. there's = there is (dropped “i” in “is”) can’t = cannot (dropped “no”)

6. Starter #3 Let’s move away from discussion of nouns and focus on “verbs.” What’s a verb? A verb is a word that describes what something or someone does. You need to know, however, that there are two kinds of action: Physical actionTaylor swam faster than anyone else at camp. Mental action Alicia calculated the score in her head. We can see physical action taking place, but we cannot see mental action. Sometimes, an action verb is followed by a “direct object” (the object that receives the action) It always answers the question What? Or Whom? Kelsey’s soccer team won yesterday’s game. What is the action verb? won What is the direct object? game [just the noun, NOT the adjective before it] It answers the question, “She won what?”