1. Nouns

2. Lesson Plans Four Days of Lessons On Nouns:  Noun, compound, common and proper  Concrete, Abstract, Collective  Review  Test

3. Nouns – a word or word group used to name a:  Person  Place  Thing  Idea

4. People doctorwelder golfer leader player referee

5. Places mountain city ocean countrydesert lake

6. Things apple ball dog bowl bone book snowflake tree chair sun

7. Ideas love friendship neighborhood commitment freedom

8. Compound Nouns  A noun made up of two or more words grouped together!  HYPHENATED light-year light-year mother-in-law mother-in-law  ONE WORD basketball basketball grandmother grandmother  TWO WORDS grand piano grand piano jumping jack jumping jack peanut butter peanut butter

9. Compound Noun  A single noun made up of more than one word. one word.  Common compound nouns can be found in the dictionary. found in the dictionary.

10. Common or Proper Common or Proper Nouns are either COMMON or PROPER. Nouns are either COMMON or PROPER. COMMON nouns name COMMON nouns name any one of a group of persons, places any one of a group of persons, places things, or ideas. things, or ideas. PROPER nouns name PROPER nouns name a particular person, place, thing, or idea. a particular person, place, thing, or idea. Proper nouns always begin with a Proper nouns always begin with a CAPITAL LETTER. CAPITAL LETTER.

11. Common or Proper Common Nouns boyteambuildingcityteacherauthorsinger Proper Nouns Trevor L.A. Lakers Honda Center Laguna Beach Mrs. Cochren Stephanie Meyers Michael Jackson

12. Concrete Nouns Nouns that you can experience with one or more senses Nouns that you can experience with one or more senses sight sight hearing hearing touch touch taste taste smell smell

13. Abstract Nouns There are some nouns that you CANNOT see, hear, taste, touch, or smell. These are the nouns that are ideas. One person’s idea of a particular noun may be different than another person’s idea.

14. Practice Activity  Worksheet page 25-26

15. Concrete or Abstract Concrete Examples: cotton candy, music, wool, puppies, garlic, cotton candy, music, wool, puppies, garlic, cockroaches, spaghetti cockroaches, spaghetti Abstract Examples: love, commitment, jealousy, hate, revenge, love, commitment, jealousy, hate, revenge, freedom, justice, patriotism, anger, wisdom freedom, justice, patriotism, anger, wisdom Christianity, fun, self-esteem, confidence Christianity, fun, self-esteem, confidence

16. Collective Noun:  A word that names a group but is in the singular form  Examples: jury, team, class, council, herd, jury, team, class, council, herd, swarm, family, crew, litter, batch, swarm, family, crew, litter, batch, committee, quartet, audience committee, quartet, audience

17. Practice Activity  Worksheet page 28

18. How to Identify NOUNS Begin with:  Look through the sentence and check for people, places, things, ideas.  Often these words will have articles preceding them.  Sometimes these words will follow possesives or numbers! Then, determine:  Common or Proper?  Concrete or Abstract?  Singular, Compound, or Collective? Collective?

19. Total Noun Review  Worksheet page 29  Holt Handbook Exercise A page 41