1. Test #2 Review and Preparation Mr. Eric Kelley 6th Grade English

2. What are parts of speech?
Parts of speech are word types. …
Parts of speech tell us the jobs that words perform. …
There are eight parts of speech.

3. Eight Parts of Speech Noun Adverb Pronoun Preposition Verb Conjunction
Adjective
Interjection

4. Noun
A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.
doctor
beach
book

5. Pronoun Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns.
Every pronoun must have a clear antecedent, or word it replaces.
Subject pronouns stand for people. They include: I, you, he, she, it, they, we. 
Object pronouns stand for objects. They include me, you, him, her, it, us, them. 
John tied his shoe.
noun
pronoun

6. Pop Quiz. Noun or Pronoun
Pop Quiz! Noun or Pronoun? Choose the part of speech for the underlined word.
It was windy and cold at the beach.
The cat chased after the mouse.
Molly made her bed this morning.
The soup boiled on the stove.
My dad washed his car on Saturday.
The tree lost its leaves in the storm.
NOUN
NOUN
PRONOUN
NOUN
PRONOUN
PRONOUN

7. Verb A verb is a word showing action, movement, or being.
Jump, kick, scream, and dance are all verbs.
The kids danced until midnight!

8. Adjective An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun.
Jacob ate a crisp, red apple at lunch.
adjectives

9. Adverb An adverb describes a verb.
Adverbs tell us how, when, or where something happens.
Adverbs often end in “ly.”
The horse jumped gracefully over the fence.
verb adverb

10. Pop Quiz! Adverb or Adjective Choose the part of speech for the underlined word.
The brown cat napped in the sun.
Jenny brushed her long, silky hair.
Tim runs quickly to the finish line.
The boiling soup burned my tongue.
My dad laughed loudly at the movie.
Sweet strawberries are my favorite treat.
ADJECTIVE
ADJECTIVE
ADVERB
ADJECTIVE
ADVERB
ADJECTIVE

11. Preposition
A preposition is a word that shows relationships among other words in the sentence.
A preposition links the other words together.
A few common prepositions are:
about, beside, down, over, without

12. Preposition Examples in Use:
The scared dog hid under the bed during the storm. ..
Under and during are both prepositions because they link the rest of the sentence together.

13. Conjunction
A conjunction connects two words, phrases or clauses together. …
The most common ones are and, or, but, and so.
EXAMPLES:
Mike and Steve went to the park.
I wanted to climb a tree, but my mom said no.

14. Interjection
An interjection is a word that expresses a strong feeling or emotion.
Wow!
Hi!
Ouch!
Uh…
Um..
Well..
Interjections

15. Pop Quiz! Can you define the eight parts of speech?
Noun –
Pronoun –
Verb –
Adjective –
Adverb –
Preposition –
7. Conjunction –
8. Interjection –
person, place, thing (girl, church, apple)
a word that replaces a noun (he, she, it)
an action word (jump, dance, spin)
a word that describes a noun (purple, mushy)
a word that changes a verb (softly, happily)
links a noun to other words (under, before)
connects words or phrases (and, but, or)
word that shows emotion (Wow! Gosh!)

16. to support our opinion… about the text.
New Term:
Textual Evidence is… ..
Words…
from the text…
to support our opinion…
about the text.

17. Textual Evidence is… New Term: Written word-for-word..
Written word-for-word
Surrounded by quotation marks
Not paraphrased (written in our own words)

18. Evidence-Based Claim New Term: a conclusion you have drawn..
a conclusion you have drawn
You want others to agree
You have textual evidence to support it.

19. Evidence-Based Claim looks something like this…..
looks something like this…
CLAIM: I believe ________________________________ .
One reason I believe this is ________________________
Now say a little more! (for later)
Another reason I believe this is ____________________
Additionally, I believe that _______________________
In conclusion… (say the claim in different words)

20. Review this presentation several times until you are thoroughly familiar with the concepts.
Once is not enough. ..