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AFTER READING
OBJECTIVES
  • Define and identify singular possessive nouns.
  • Spell singular possessive nouns correctly.
  • Use singular possessive nouns in writing.
  • Become familiar with possessive noun assessment on high-stakes tests.
Monitor Progress
then...
see The Grammar and Writing Book pp. 98–101.
If... students have difficulty identifying singular possessive nouns,
Grammar
Spiral REVIEW
DAILY FIX-IT
This week use Daily Fix-It Transparency 9.
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ELL
Support Grammar 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. 98–103.
Grammar Singular Possessive 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. Hares family gave Bear two or thee crops. (Hare's; three)
  2. Hare used his strenth in the field and Bear rested. (strength; field,)
 
READING-GRAMMAR CONNECTION
Write this sentence from Tops and Bottoms on the board:
The next day Hare hopped down the road to Bear's house.
Explain that Bear's is a singular possessive noun. The 's shows that Bear owns the house.
Display Grammar Transparency 9. Read aloud the definition and sample sentences. Work through the items.
Grammar Transparency
Grammar Transparency 9
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. Is that Mr. Bears field. (Bear's; field?)
  2. They planted strawberrys on tuesday. (strawberries; Tuesday)
GUIDED PRACTICE
Review the concept of singular possessive nouns.
  • To show that one person owns something, use a singular possessive noun.
  • Add an apostrophe and the letter s to a singular noun to make it possessive.
HOMEWORK Grammar and
Writing Practice Book p. 33. Work through the first two items with the class.
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. That farmers crops are on the wagen. (farmer's; wagon)
  2. Does that streat go to the market. (street; market?)
USE POSSESSIVE NOUNS
Explain that using possessive nouns makes writing less wordy.
Wordy: The house of Mr. Bear is
on the corner.
Not Wordy: Mr. Bear's house is on the corner.
  • Have students review something they have written to see if they can make it less wordy by using possessive nouns.
HOMEWORK Grammar and
Writing Practice Book p. 34.
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. Bear sqweezed the tomato and juice splashed out. (squeezed; tomato,)
  2. What great blueberrys these are. (blueberries; are!)
STANDARDIZED TEST PREP
Test Tip
Don't confuse possessive nouns with plural nouns. Like a possessive noun, a plural noun may end in s. But it does not have an apostrophe unless it is possessive.
Plural Noun: The hares ate food from Bear's field.
Singular Possessive Noun: The hare's food tasted good.
HOMEWORK Grammar and Writing Practice Book p. 35.
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. Mrs. hare raked leafs in the yard. (Hare; leaves)
  2. She put them in boxs and she took them to the dump. (boxes,)
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE
Assign pp. 98–101 in The
Grammar and Writing Book.
EXTRA PRACTICE Grammar and Writing Practice Book p. 130.
TEST PREPARATION Grammar and Writing Practice Book
pp. 153–154.
ASSESSMENT
CUMULATIVE REVIEW Grammar and Writing Practice Book p. 36.
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