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AFTER READING
OBJECTIVES
  • Define and identify plural possessive nouns.
  • Use plural possessive nouns correctly in writing.
  • Become familiar with possessive noun identification assessment on high-stakes tests.
Monitor Progress
then... provide additional instruction and practice in The Grammar and Writing Book pp. 104–107.
If... students have difficulty identifying plural possessive nouns,
Grammar
Spiral REVIEW
DAILY FIX-IT
This week use Daily Fix-It Transparency 10.
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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. 104–109.
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. The Inglish settlers had the first thanksgiving. (English; Thanksgiving)
  2. The childrens toys were made of would. (children's; wood)
READING-GRAMMAR CONNECTION
Write this sentence about William's House on the board:
The English families' houses were different in America.
Explain that families' is a plural possessive noun. It is used to show that two or more people share or own something. An apostrophe is added to plural nouns that end in -s, -es, or -ies to make them possessive.
Display Grammar Transparency 10. Read aloud the definitions and sample sentences. Work through the items.
Grammar Transparency
Grammar Transparency 10
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. The colonys had cold wether. (colonies; weather)
  2. The two boys's cloths were not warm enough. (boys'; clothes)

GUIDED PRACTICE
Review the concept of plural possessive nouns.
  • A plural possessive noun shows that two or more people share or own something.
  • To make plural nouns that end in -s, -es, or -ies possessive, add an apostrophe. To make plural nouns that do not end in -s, -es, or -ies possessive, add an apostrophe and an s.
HOMEWORK Grammar and Writing Practice Book p. 37. Work through the first two items with the class.
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. The children's school have onely one room. (has (or had); only)
  2. The first Americans's fashons were very different from those of today. (Americans'; fashions)


USE POSSESSIVE NOUNS
Explain that using plural
possessive nouns can make
writing less wordy.
Wordy: The houses of the first Americans were very simple.
Not Wordy: The first Americans' houses were very simple.
  • Have students review something they have written to see if they can make it less wordy by using plural possessive nouns.
HOMEWORK Grammar and Writing Practice Book p. 38.
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. His fathers' house was prettyer than his house. (father's; prettier)
  2. The family was surprised by november's sun shine. (November's; sunshine)



STANDARDIZED TEST PREP
Test Tip
Think about how a
possessive noun is used in a sentence. Then decide
whether it is singular or plural and place the apostrophe correctly.
Plural Possessive Noun: The houses' kitchens had fireplaces.
Singular Possessive Noun:
The house's kitchen had a fireplace.
HOMEWORK Grammar and Writing Practice Book p. 39.
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. Is Autumn colorful in England. (autumn; England?)
  2. Both the trees's leaves has fallen. (trees'; have)
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE
Assign pp. 104–107 in The
Grammar and Writing Book.
EXTRA PRACTICE Grammar and Writing Practice Book p. 131.
TEST PREPARATION Grammar
and Writing Practice Book
pp. 153–154.
ASSESSMENT
CUMULATIVE REVIEW Grammar
and Writing Practice Book p. 40.
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Grammar Plural Possessive Nouns