Noun Menu
Name: ____________________________________________Period____________
My Pretest Score: ________/50 _________%
Total Menu Score: _________/40
My Area(s) of Weakness: _______________________________________________________________
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Menu Due Date _______________ Test Date_________________
Directions:
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ALL students MUST complete the Learn section.
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Students who scored a 95% or better on the pretest MUST complete three (3) activities from the Apply section.
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Students who scored an 85% or better on the pretest MUST complete two (2) exercises from the Practice section
and three (3) activities from the Apply section. Upon completion, get teacher initials.
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Students who scored an 84% or less on the pretest MUST complete five (5) exercises from the Practice section and
three (3) activities from the Apply section. Upon completion, get teacher initials.
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When choosing your exercises and activities, please consult your pretest for direction. Choose exercises and
activities that will strengthen your “weaker” areas.
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After you finish an activity or worksheet, check it using the answer key. Mark and correct those questions
that were wrong using a pen. Then see teacher for my initials. You may complete NO MORE than 2 “online”
exercises for the apply section!
Learn
All must complete
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As we watch the video, complete the corresponding sections of the Learn Handout. When we view the
PowerPoint, fill in the blanks on the Learn Handout. Use the completed note sheet to help you study for the
test. Attach your completed note sheet to this menu: Teacher Initials: ____
Practice
I must complete ____ exercises.
All Nouns My pretest score: _____/10 (#s 1-10 on pretest)
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Complete Exercise 1 in Green Holt Text (page 337-338)
Teacher Initials:____
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Complete Dead Nouns Worksheet (FOLDER 1)
Teacher Initials:____
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Complete Nouns worksheet (FOLDER 2)
Teacher Initials:____
Common and Proper Nouns My pretest score: _____/10 (#s 11-20 on pretest)
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Complete Exercise 2 in Green Holt Text (page 338-339)
Teacher Initials:____
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Complete Exercise 3 in Green Holt Text (page 339)
Teacher Initials:____
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Complete Common & Proper Nouns worksheet (FOLDER 3)
Teacher Initials:____
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Complete Common & Proper Nouns worksheet (FOLDER 4)
Teacher Initials:____
Concrete and Abstract Nouns
My pretest score: _____/10 (#s 21-30 on pretest)
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Complete Exercise 5 in Green Holt Text (page 341)
Teacher Initials:____
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Complete Identifying Kinds of Nouns Worksheet (FOLDER 5)
Teacher Initials:____
Plural Nouns My pretest score: _____/10 (#s 31-40 on pretest)
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Complete Exercise 7 in Green Holt Text (page 664)
Teacher Initials:____
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Complete page 150 in Language Handbook Workbook Teacher Initials:____
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Complete Singular & Plural Nouns Worksheet (FOLDER 6)
Teacher Initials:____
Possessive Nouns My pretest score: _____/10 (#s 41-50 on pretest)
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Complete Apostrophes Worksheet (FOLDER 7)
Teacher Initials:____
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Complete Singular Possessive & Plural Possessive worksheet (FOLDER 8)
Teacher Initials:____
 Complete page 140 in Language Handbook Workbook
Teacher Initials:____
Apply
I must complete ____ exercises.
All Nouns
 Write a Nature Noun Poem (FOLDER 9)
Teacher Initials:____
 Complete Leaving Home (FOLDER 10)
Teacher Initials:____
 Create a 20 question Noun Quiz. Questions should cover all topics; create an answer key.
Teacher Initials:____
 Create a song about nouns; include definitions, types, and examples. Perform!
Teacher Initials:____
Common and Proper Nouns
 Complete Muckberry Times Worksheet (FOLDER 11) Teacher Initials:____
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Find a newspaper article and cut it out. Highlight all nouns; above each noun identify them as common or proper
using “C” or “P”.
Teacher Initials:____
 Go to http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/proper_noun/quiz223.html Take the quiz. Write your
answers in your spiral. My score: ________/12 Teacher Initials:____
 Make 15 flashcards. On the front side of each card write a common noun, on the back write a corresponding proper
noun. (Example: school and Williamsburg Middle School)
Teacher Initials:____
Concrete and Abstract Nouns
 Find a newspaper article and cut it out. Highlight all nouns; above each noun identify them as abstract or concrete
using “A” or “C”. Teacher Initials:____
 Write a ½ page journal entry about your day at school using at least 10 abstract nouns. Highlight the abstract nouns.
Teacher Initials:____
 Create a 10 slide power point presentation. Identify 5 concrete and 5 abstract nouns. Use a visual component for
each noun.
Teacher Initials:____
 Go to http://www.quia.com/quiz/799988.html Take the quiz. Write your answers in your spiral. My score:
________/10 Teacher Initials:____
Plural Nouns
 Take a paragraph from the book you are currently reading; change each singular noun into a plural noun. Don’t
forget to change the verbs so that they agree.
Teacher Initials:____
 Go to http://www.funbrain.com/plurals/index.html Take the plural nouns quiz. Write your answers in your
spiral. My score: ________/8 Teacher Initials:____
 Go http://www.quibblo.com/quiz/85EZY9Z/Singular-or-Plural-Nouns . Take the quiz. Write your answers in your
spiral. My score: ________/12 Teacher Initials:____
Possessive Nouns
 Create a board game that will challenge your classmate’s knowledge of possessive nouns.
Teacher Initials:____
 Use a paragraph from your American Studies textbook. Write down all of the nouns (both common and
proper). Make each of these nouns possessive.
Teacher Initials:____
 Go to http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/possessive_nouns/quiz327.html . Take the quiz. Write
your answers in your spiral. My score: ________/12 Teacher Initials:____
Resources in your Green Holt Text Book:
 All Nouns: page 337
 Common and Proper Nouns: page 338
 Concrete and Abstract Nouns: pages 340-341
 Plural Nouns: pages 663-666
 Possessive Nouns: 638-640