Caught’ya!
Grammar With a Giggle
“A Beast’s Search for Meaning”
The tale of an adolescent beast’s
journey through Winston
Campus Junior High and his
search for life’s meaning.
“A Beast’s Search for Meaning”
Caught’ya Sentences 1-5
Monday:
every year students in room G207 are
regaled with details from the dramatic
story of a beasts search for meaning
Header
Monday’s Correction:
Every year students in room G207 are
regaled with details from the dramatic story of
“A Beast’s Search for Meaning.”
Skills Learned
Paragraph indentation (story opening)
Capitalization- (sent. opening & title)
Quotation marks- (around a short story)
Apostrophe- (singular possessive:
beast’s)
Period- (sent. closing)
Monday’s Vocabulary:
regale: to entertain; to delight; to capture
verb
(shows action)
regale (-d) (-s) (-ing)
adverb
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Noun
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(modifies verbs)
(person, place,
object, abstract
idea)
adjective
(modifies nouns)
regaling
Monday (Cont.):
however students are all ways surprised
to discover that the protagonist in this
story is a atypical beast
Monday’s Correction (Cont.) :
However, students are always surprised to
discover that the protagonist in this story is an
atypical beast.
Skills Learned

Transition word (showing contrast)

Capitalization- (sent. opening)

Comma- (opening w/ transition word)

Spelling- (homophone & “an” before word beginning
with vowel)

Period- (sent. closing)
Monday’s Vocabulary (Cont.) :
atypical: not typical; unusual
verb
(shows action)
adverb
(modifies verbs)
noun
(person, place,
object, abstract
idea)
adjective
(modifies nouns)
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Greek prefix:
not/without
atypically
-----------------------------atypical
Tuesday:
he maybe covered in green fur and
oozing warts but students often admire
his inoffensive personality
Tuesday’s Correction:
He may be covered in green fur and oozing
warts, but students often admire his
inoffensive personality.
Skills Learned

Capitalization- (sent. opening)

Spelling (homophone)

Compound Sentence (I ,cc I)

Period- (sent. closing)
Tuesday’s Vocabulary:
inoffensive: not offensive; harmless; gentle
verb
(shows action)
adverb
(modifies verbs)
noun
(person, place,
object, abstract
idea)
adjective
(modifies nouns)
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inoffensively
(common adverb suffix)
-----------------------------inoffensive
Latin prefix:
not
Friday:
his name is bubba beast and four much
of his life he has bin utterly in love with
hilda hippo. you’ll soon understand why
the saga of bubba and hilda has
captured the hearts, and minds of many
7th grader’s
Friday’s Correction:
His name is Bubba Beast, and for much of his life
he has been utterly in love with Hilda Hippo. You’ll
soon understand why the saga of Bubba and Hilda
has captured the hearts and minds of many 7th
graders.
Skills Learned

Capitalization- (sent. opening & proper nouns)

Compound Sentence (I , cc I); don’t use comma
between compound subjects.

Spelling- (homophones)

Apostrophe- (no apostrophes with plural nouns)

Period- (sent. closing)
Friday’s Vocabulary:
utterly: completely; entirely; very
verb
utter
(shows action)
adverb
(modifies verbs)
utterly
(common adverb suffix)
noun
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adjective
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(person, place,
object, abstract
idea)
(modifies nouns)
Friday’s Vocabulary (Cont.):
saga: a long, heroic tale or story
verb
-----------------------------(shows action)
adverb
(modifies verbs)
noun
(person, place,
object, abstract
idea)
adjective
(modifies nouns)
-----------------------------saga
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***Introduction Paragraph Challenge***
Review the following paragraph and create a T-chart list of all the nouns &
verbs (all types of each) at the bottom of your page:
Nouns
Verbs
Every year students in room G207 are regaled with
news from the dramatic story of “A Beast’s Search for
Meaning.” However, students are always surprised to
discover that the protagonist in this story is an atypical
beast. He may be covered in green fur and oozing warts,
but students often admire his inoffensive personality. His
name is Bubba Beast, and for much of his life he has
been utterly in love with Hilda Hippo. You’ll soon
understand why the saga of Bubba and Hilda has
captured the hearts and minds of many 7th graders.
Nouns = Red
Verb = Green
Every year students in room G207 are regaled
with news from the dramatic story of “A Beast’s
Search for Meaning.” However, students are always
surprised to discover that the protagonist in this
story is an atypical beast. He may be covered in
green fur and oozing warts, but students often
admire his inoffensive personality. His name is
Bubba Beast, and for much of his life he has been
utterly in love with Hilda Hippo. You’ll soon
understand why the saga of Bubba and Hilda has
captured the hearts and minds of many 7th graders.