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AFTER READING
OBJECTIVES
  • Define and identify common nouns.
  • Define and identify proper nouns.
  • Use common and proper nouns in writing.
  • Become familiar with noun assessment on high-stakes tests.
Monitor Progress
then…
see The Grammar and Writing Book pp. 80–83.
If… students have difficulty identifying common and proper nouns,
Grammar
Spiral REVIEW
DAILY FIX-IT
This week use Daily Fix-It Transparency 6.
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ELL
Grammar Support See the Grammar Transition lessons in the ELL and Transition Handbook.
The Grammar & Writing Book
The Grammar and Writing
Book
 For more instruction and practice,  use pp. 80–83.
Grammar Common and Proper Nouns
DAY 1
Teach and Model
DAY 2
Develop the Concept
DAY 3
Apply to Writing
DAY 4
Test Preparation
DAY 5
Cumulative Review
DAILY FIX-IT
  1. Does penguins live in alaska? (Do; Alaska)
  2. The feemale bird look for food. (female; looks)
READING-GRAMMAR CONNECTION
Write this sentence from Penguin Chick on the board:
But on the ice in Antarctica, there are no twigs or leaves.
Explain that ice, twigs, and leaves
are common nouns. They name
any person, place, or thing.
Antarctica is a proper noun. It
names a particular place and
begins with a capital letter.
Display Grammar Transparency 6. Read aloud the definitions and sample sentences. Work through the items.
Grammar Transparency
Grammar Transparency 6
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. Babys cant get their own food. (Babies; can't)
  2. It is sillent on the ice of antarctica. (silent; Antarctica)
GUIDED PRACTICE
Review the concept of common
and proper nouns.
  • A common noun names any person, place, or thing.
  • A proper noun names a particular person, place, or thing.
  • Proper nouns begin with capital letters. In proper nouns of more than one word, the first word and each important word are capitalized. The names of days, months, and holidays are proper nouns.
HOMEWORK Grammar and Writing Practice Book p. 21. Work through the first two items with the class.
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     Practice Book p. 21
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. A father Penguin cares for a egg. (penguin; an)
  2. The father wont leave even thogh he is hungry. (won't; though)
ADD PROPER NOUNS
Explain that proper nouns can be
used to give more detail than
common nouns, making writing
more vivid.
  • Have students review something they have written to see if they can improve it by changing any common nouns to proper nouns.
HOMEWORK Grammar and
Writing Practice Book p. 22.
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     Practice Book p. 22
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. The birds slide on the ice and they play in the snow (ice,; snow.)
  2. Isnt the baby's coat soft. (Isn't; soft?)
STANDARDIZED TEST PREP
Test Tip
Watch out for proper nouns
of more than one word. The
first word and each important
word should be capitalized.
No: The band played on Independence day.
Yes: The band played on Independence Day.
HOMEWORK Grammar and Writing Practice Book p. 23.
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. Can birds build they're nests on ice. (their; ice?)
  2. The mother fish for food and the father watches the egg. (fishes; food,)
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE
Assign pp. 80–83 in The Grammar
and Writing Book.
EXTRA PRACTICE Grammar and Writing Practice Book p. 127.
TEST PREPARATION Grammar and Writing Practice Book
pp. 153–154.
ASSESSMENT
CUMULATIVE REVIEW Grammar
and Writing Practice Book p. 24.
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     Practice Book p. 24
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