Please hand in your verb practice if I did not ok it for
you yesterday
Take out your ISN and your red color sheet
Copy down HW:
noun practice
On the TOP of page 5 of your ISN, copy the learning target:
LT: I can use nouns to make the writing flow and to create a PICTURE in the
reader’s mind.
Write
Noun on the center of the page
Write as many nouns as you can think of around the page
Activating BK Discuss the following question in
your groups:
What would you do if you had to write an entire
story, but you couldn't use any nouns?
Examples of color from famous authors in books we are
reading...
Nouns Examples:
"Almost as though this thought had fluttered through the open window,
Vernon Dursley, Harry's uncle, suddenly spoke."
-Harry Potter
"He kept slipping and tripping over deep drifts of snow, frozen puddles,
fallen tree trunks, and rocks, til he was wet and cold and bruised all over."
-The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
NounPronoun Color Sheet.docx
Pass out Color Sheets: You will be writing using
Nouns today!
Noun - Start It!
Hint: Use the back of your blue noun sheet for great nouns!
This is a way to start your sentences off with a BANG!
Old, boring sentence:
The counter was messy with supplies.
New: Supplies littered the counter.
Old: The girl is in my class.
New:
Old: The blender exploded fruit and milk all over me.
New:
Noun - Improve it!
Hint: Use the back of your blue noun sheet for great nouns!
Adding an appositive: This is a great way to provide additional information
after a noun.
Old: Mother glared at the children.
New: Mother, a calm and patient person, glared the children.
Noun - Appositive Practice
Hint: Use the back of your blue noun sheet for great nouns!
Adding an appositive: This is a great way to provide additional information
after a noun.
My teacher, __________, was really nice.
The dragon, __________, ate my lunch.
Kinard, ______________, is a lot of fun.
My lunch a PB&J sandwich is yummy.
Jared my neighbor gave me a pencil.
Warm Up
1. Write your name at the top of two sticky notes.
2. Write a noun start it and a noun improve (appositive) it for the
following sentence.
The unicorn went home.
3. Put your start it sticky note under the start it sign on the back
white board. Then, put your improve it sticky note under the
improve it sign on the window near my desk.
AFTER ACTIVITY - Reflection/Dessert
In your ISN, under your "Activating BK" activity, please reflect
on today's lesson using a PICTOWORD.
Attachments
NounPronoun Color Sheet.docx