1. Spelling Words Words with ci and ti

2. precious
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3. Monday Complete your Bell Ringer.
Make sure your Bell Ringer packet is complete!

4. Grammar Possessive Pronouns

5. having they own land was pretious to formerly enslaved african americans
Having their own land was precious to formerly enslaved African Americans.
in the southwest, many people builded them homes from dried mud.
In the Southwest, many people built their homes from dried mud.

6. Possessive Pronouns
We had a new appreciation for our basic freedoms after we read the amendments to the Constitution.
Our is a possessive pronoun that shows ownership. Ask the question “to whom does our freedom belong,” and the answer is “our freedom belongs to us.”

7. Possessive Pronouns
Pronouns that show ownership are called possessive pronouns. A possessive pronoun and its antecedent must agree in number and gender.

8. Possessive Pronouns
Before you use a possessive pronoun, ask yourself whether the antecedent is singular or plural. If the antecedent is singular, decide whether it is masculine, feminine, or neuter. Then choose a pronoun that agrees.

9. Possessive Pronouns
My/mine, your/yours, his, her/hers, its, our/ours, their/theirs
My, your, her, our, and theirs are always used with nouns.
Your understanding of history is important.

10. Possessive Pronouns Mine, yours, hers, ours, and theirs stand alone.
Is that history book yours?

11. Possessive Pronouns
His and its can be used with nouns or can stand alone.
His book report was on a biography of Satchel Paige. The book about Satchel Paige was his.
Do not use an apostrophe with a possessive pronoun.

12. Possessive Pronouns Find the possessive pronouns.
Research increased my understanding of the Civil War. my
Some homesteaders built their houses by piling layers of sod.
their

13. Possessive Pronouns Find the possessive pronouns.
The Nicodemus Blues was one of our nation’s first black baseball teams.
our
Is American history your favorite subject?
your

14. Possessive Pronouns Find the possessive pronouns.
That Louisiana farmer was able to buy his own land.
his
The soldiers in the Union Army knew the uniforms were theirs.
theirs

15. Possessive Pronouns Find the possessive pronouns.
The goat used its hooves to climb through the snow.
its
The report about African American cowboys is mine.
mine

16. Possessive Pronouns Find the possessive pronouns.
This antique sewing machine is ours, and that spinning wheel is hers.
ours, hers
My dream of freedom is the same as yours.
My, yours

17. Possessive Pronouns Choose the correct possessive pronouns.
On July 31, the town of Dunlap celebrated (its, his) own holiday.
its
The pioneer woman warmed (her, hers) home with fire fueled from buffalo chips.
her

18. Possessive Pronouns Find the possessive pronouns.
In hot, dry climates, pioneers used adobe bricks to build (their, theirs) homes.
their
The Civil War tore apart this country of (our, ours).
ours

19. Possessive Pronouns Find the possessive pronouns.
(Your, yours) family has a long history in this community.
Your

20. Spelling Words Words with ci and ti

21. precious
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vaccination
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22. Tuesday
Bell Ringer:
* Number your paper 1-5. Answer questions 1-5 on page 55 of your vocabulary book.

23. Grammar Possessive Pronouns

24. befour the civil war fricion arose between the north and the south
Before the Civil War, friction arose between the North and the South.
in 1879 freedom will be cherished, especialy by former slaves
In 1879 freedom was cherished, especially by former slaves.

25. Possessive Pronouns
Pronouns that show ownership are called possessive pronouns.
My, your, her, our, and their are used before nouns.
Mine, yours, hers, ours, and theirs are used alone.
His and its can be used with nouns or can stand alone.

26. Spelling Words Words with ci and ti

27. precious
commercial
especially
ancient
gracious
position
question
suggestion
friction
lotion
potion
digestion
artificial
glacier
cautious
efficient
sensational
vicious
official
ration
fictitious
vaccination
beneficial
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emancipation

28. Wednesday
Bell Ringer
* Number your paper Answer questions 6-10 on page 55 of your vocabulary book.

29. Grammar Possessive Pronouns

30. nearly 180,000 african americans fighted in the union army
Nearly 180,000 African Americans fought in the Union Army.
every enslaved person longed for he or she freedom
Every enslaved person longed for his or her freedom.

31. Possessive Pronouns
Pronouns that show ownership are called possessive pronouns.
My, your, her, our, and their are used before nouns.
Mine, yours, hers, ours, and theirs are used alone.
His and its can be used with nouns or can stand alone.

32. Possessive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns can make your writing easier to read if they are used correctly.
No: Are you coming to mine?
Yes: Are you coming to my recital?

33. Possessive Pronouns
Check something you have written to see if you have used possessive pronouns correctly.

34. Spelling Words Words with ci and ti

35. precious
commercial
especially
ancient
gracious
position
question
suggestion
friction
lotion
potion
digestion
artificial
glacier
cautious
efficient
sensational
vicious
official
ration
fictitious
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beneficial
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36. Thursday
Bell Ringer
* Number your paper Answer questions on page 55 of your vocabulary book.

37. Grammar Possessive Pronouns

38. the indians nicknamed the black troops buffalo soldiers
the farmers pateintly waited for his crops to grow.
The farmers patiently waited for their crops to grow.

39. Possessive Pronouns
Pronouns that show ownership are called possessive pronouns.
My, your, her, our, and their are used before nouns.
Mine, yours, hers, ours, and theirs are used alone.
His and its can be used with nouns or can stand alone.

40. Possessive Pronouns
Test Tip: When taking a test, remember that possessive pronouns do not use apostrophes. Do not confuse possessive pronouns with contractions that combine a pronoun with a verb.

41. Possessive Pronouns No: Find you’re coat. Yes: Find your coat.
No: The dog hurt it’s paw.
Yes: The dog hurt its paw.

42. Spelling Words Words with ci and ti

43. precious
commercial
especially
ancient
gracious
position
question
suggestion
friction
lotion
potion
digestion
artificial
glacier
cautious
efficient
sensational
vicious
official
ration
fictitious
vaccination
beneficial
precocious
emancipation

44. Friday
Bell Ringer
* Number your paper Answer questions on page 56 of your vocabulary book.

45. Grammar Possessive Pronouns

46. the riverboat Captain was cautous about giving passage to the sharecropper
The riverboat captain was cautious about giving passage to the sharecropper.
in the Winter, pioneers stayed w arm under earthen rooves
In the winter, pioneers stayed warm under earthen roofs.

47. Possessive Pronouns
Pronouns that show ownership are called possessive pronouns.
My, your, her, our, and their are used before nouns.
Mine, yours, hers, ours, and theirs are used alone.
His and its can be used with nouns or can stand alone.

48. Spelling Words Words with ci and ti

49. precious
commercial
especially
ancient
gracious
position
question
suggestion
friction
lotion
potion
digestion
artificial
glacier
cautious
efficient
sensational
vicious
official
ration
fictitious
vaccination
beneficial
precocious
emancipation