Let’s Refresh Your Knowledge of…
The NOUN!
Start by Doing the Following Things:
1. Take out a piece of paper
2. Draw a big box on it
3. Draw a horizontal line across the middle of the box
4. Put a Label Above the Box Titled “Nouns”
5. Label the top half, “Things I Know”
6. Label the bottom half, “Things I Learned”
7. Fill out the top ½ of the box
Definition of a Noun?
person,
place, thing,
or idea
There are six
different
types
of nouns!
• Compound
• Common
• Proper
• Concrete
• Abstract
• Collective
Let’s Start with…
Common & Proper Nouns.
What is the difference, kids?
And a proper noun
is something
specific, so it does
require a capital
letter!
EXAMPLES
Now let’s
discuss concrete
& abstract
nouns!
What are they?
Definition?
A noun made up of 2
or more words put
together as a single
noun
Examples?
Collective Nouns
Examples?
Collective Nouns
“What’s the
difference b/t a
collective noun &
a plural noun?”
Now let’s see if
you know what
you’re talking
about…
1. Each day huge crowds visit the
Lincoln Memorial, which is in
Washington, D.C.
2. The memorial is in a beautiful
setting not far from two other
presidential monuments and the
capitol.
3. Between the memorial and the Washington
Monument are two long, shallow pools.
4. The Lincoln Memorial was designed by a
noted architect of the time, Henry Bacon.
5. The memorial is styled to look like a Greek
temple and has 36 columns, one for each state in
the union at the time of the death of Lincoln.
Finish by Doing the Following Things:
1. Take out the box you made at the
beginning of class
2. Fill out the bottom half about what you
learned and now know about nouns