1. 7 TH ADVANCED LANGUAGE ARTS Monday, October 13th

2. CLIP OF THE DAY

3. Bell Ringer Prompt: Nouns Give your best definition of what a noun is based on what you have learned in the past.

4. Bell Ringer Answers Give your best definition of what a noun is based on what you have learned in the past. Answers will vary. A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.

5. Agenda  Rule #35  Nouns  Pretest in book pgs. 79-81  Closure

6. Objectives  By the end of class the 7 th grade students will be able to do the following:  Show prior knowledge of nouns, types of nouns, and (noun) subject/verb agreement on a pretest

7. Closure  By the end of class the 7 th grade students will be able to do the following:  Show prior knowledge of nouns, types of nouns, and (noun) subject/verb agreement on a pretest

8. 7 TH ADVANCED LANGUAGE ARTS Tuesday, October 14th

9. Clip of the day

10. Bell Ringer Prompt: Common and Proper Nouns Explain the difference between common and proper nouns.

11. Bell Ringer Answers Explain the difference between common and proper nouns. The difference between common and proper nouns is that common nouns are not specific and not capitalized while proper nouns are specific and capitalized.

12. Agenda  Rule #36  Nouns  Pretest in book pgs. 79-81  Check pretest  Types of Nouns PPT/Cornell Notes  Closure

13. Objectives  By the end of class the 7 th grade students will be able to do the following:  Show prior knowledge of nouns, types of nouns, and (noun) subject/verb agreement on a pretest  List and define the six types of nouns  Identify nouns in a sentence and their types

14. Types of Nouns

15. Singular and Plural Nouns  A singular noun names one person, place, thing or idea.  Examples: My pencil is broken. May I borrow a piece of paper?  A plural noun names more than one person, place, thing or idea.  Examples: My pencils are broken. My papers are scattered around the floor.

16. Possessive Nouns  A possessive noun shows ownership. It uses an apostrophe ( ‘ ) or an apostrophe plus an –s on the end.  Examples: The boys ’ basketball team is walking down the hall. I borrowed my sister ’ s shirt.

17. Common and Proper Nouns  A common noun names any person, place, thing or idea.  Examples: My book is on the table. Tamika went to school early this morning.  A proper noun names a specific person, place, thing or idea.  Examples: My book, Long Walk to Freedom, is on the table. Tamika goes to Oglethorpe Elementary.

18. Concrete and Abstract Nouns  A concrete noun names a material thing, person, or place. It is something that can be physically touched.  Examples: A parade began at 7 o ’ clock to celebrate the Fourth of July.  An abstract noun names ideas, feelings, or qualities. They cannot be physically touched.  Examples: Lynn wept in sorrow over the loss of her dog.

19. Collective Nouns  Collective nouns name a group or collection of people, places, things or ideas. They are considered one unit and so they are singular.  Examples: The crowd sounds like a herd of elephants. The staff includes professionals and nonprofessionals. The group of students is standing in line.

20. Compound Nouns  Compound nouns name people, places, things or ideas that are more than one word. They can be together, separated, or hyphenated.  Examples: I went to see the Empire State Building. I went there with my husband and sister-in- law. We also watched a football game at Met Life Stadium.

21. Practice I ’ ll put nouns on the board. You tell me if they are… common or proper, AND plural, singular, or possessive, AND concrete or abstract AND INCLUDE collective or compound

22. 1 hats common or proper? plural, singular, or possessive? concrete or abstract? collective? compound?

23. 2 Leif Ericson ’ s common or proper? plural, singular, or possessive? concrete or abstract? collective? compound?

24. 3 luck common or proper? plural, singular, or possessive? concrete or abstract? collective? compound?

25. 4 New York common or proper? plural, singular, or possessive? concrete or abstract? collective? compound?

26. 5 wolves ’ common or proper? plural, singular, or possessive? concrete or abstract? collective? compound?

27. 6 intelligence common or proper? plural, singular, or possessive? concrete or abstract? collective? compound?

28. 7 Ford City Mall common or proper? plural, singular, or possessive? concrete or abstract? collective? compound?

29. 8 liberties common or proper? plural, singular, or possessive? concrete or abstract? collective? compound?

30. 9 sailors ’ common or proper? plural, singular, or possessive? concrete or abstract? collective? compound?

31. 10 family common or proper? plural, singular, or possessive? concrete or abstract? collective? compound?

32. Answers 1. common, plural, concrete 2. proper, possessive, concrete, compound 3. common, singular, abstract 4. proper, singular, concrete, compound 5. common, possessive (& plural), concrete 6. common, singular, abstract 7. proper, singular, concrete, compound 8. common, plural, abstract 9. common, possessive, concrete 10. common, singular, concrete, collective

33. Closure  By the end of class the 7 th grade students will be able to do the following:  List and define the six types of nouns

34. 7 th ADV. LANGUAGE ARTS Wednesday, October 15 th MAPS TESTING

35. 7 th ADV. LANGUAGE ARTS Thursday, October 16 th MAPS TESTING

36. 7 th ADV. LANGUAGE ARTS Friday, October 17 th

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