1. 8 Parts of Speech

2. Today we will Objective Rationale
Acquire and use academic and domain-specific words
(7.L.6)
Rationale
We need to be able to apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts
How: View a PowerPoint/take notes AZ.7.W.4

3. Fold a piece of notebook paper in half, and then in half again
Fold a piece of notebook paper in half, and then in half again. Label it on both sides.
Adjectives
Noun
Pronoun
Verb
Adverb
Preposition
Conjunction
Interjection

4. Adjective Descriptive Articles – a, an, the Demonstrative – this, that
A word used to describe a noun or pronoun
I bought ten, large, round, green apples.
Descriptive
amount
size
shape
color
Articles – a, an, the
Demonstrative – this, that

5. Noun Gerund (ing) Her singing, His talking
A person, place, thing, or idea .
teacher
classroom
desk
excitement
Gerund (ing) Her singing, His talking

6. Pronoun A word that takes the place of a noun
House Rock

7. Verb Physical - to sit Mental – to concentrate
A word that shows action or state of being
Physical - to sit
Mental – to concentrate
to-be verbs – is, are, am
Modals – could, would, should

8. Adverb A word that describes verbs, adjectives, adverbs He runs fast.
I was really tired.
She writes unbelievably slow

9. Preposition A word that shows relationship to other words
Time- in the morning, on Monday
Direction –toward the door, around the campfire
Location –on the table, between the desks, among the class
Movement –to Germany, through the hall, across the street
House Rock-Preposition

10. Conjunction Coordinating –fanboys Subordinating –because, since, if
A word that coordinates words in the same clause or connects clauses
Coordinating –fanboys
(for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
I like to walk and ride my bike.
Subordinating –because, since, if
After we do our homework, we’ll go shopping,
House Rock-Conjunction

11. Interjection
A word that shows strong emotion
Ouch!
Yikes!
Stop!
Wow!

12. Quick Quiz

13. Identify the adjectives in the following sentence
She wore a teeny, weeny, yellow, polka-dot bikini.

14. Identify the adverbs in the following sentence
Buck always sleeps soundly after he eats his dinner.

15. Prepositions Conjunctions
In the morning, when I’m usually wide awake, I love to take a walk through the gardens and down by the lake where I often see a duck and a drake, and I wonder as I walk by just what they’d say if they could speak, although I know that’s an absurd thought.
Prepositions
Conjunctions