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AFTER READING
OBJECTIVES
  • Define and identify possessive pronouns.
  • Use possessive pronouns in writing.
  • Become familiar with possessive pronoun assessment on high-stakes tests.
Monitor Progress
then… see
The Grammar
and Writing
Book
pp. 152–155.
If… students
have difficulty
with possessive
pronouns,
Grammar
Spiral REVIEW
DAILY FIX-IT
This week use Daily Fix-It
Transparency 18.
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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. 152–157.
DAY 1
Teach and Model
DAY 2
Develop the Concept
DAY 3
Apply to Writing
DAY 4
Test Preparation
DAY 5
Cumulative Review
READING-GRAMMAR CONNECTION
Write this sentence from Rocks in His Head on the board:
Mrs. Johnson got out her big Packard touring car, and my father got in.
Explain that the words her and my are possessive pronouns.
Display Grammar Transparency 18. Read aloud the definitions and sample sentences. Work through the items.
Grammar Transparency
Grammar Transparency 18
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. Colin and him find rocks in
    many places out doors. (he; outdoors)
  2. The rocks in my poket has gold flecks. (pocket; have)
GUIDED PRACTICE
Review the concept of possessive pronouns.
  • Some pronouns show who or what owns, or possesses, something. This kind of pronoun is a possessive pronoun.
  • My, mine, your, yours, her, hers, our, ours, his, their, theirs, and its are possessive pronouns.
HOMEWORK Grammar and Writing Practice Book p. 69. Work through the first two items with the class.
Grammar and Writing Practice Book
Grammar and Writing
 Practice Book p. 69
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. The strangeest rocks are her's. (strangest; hers)
  2. Didnt she find them in the Middwest? (Didn't; Midwest)
USE POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
Explain that using possessive
pronouns makes writing smoother
by avoiding the repetition of a
noun.
Repetitious: Sandra showed us
Sandra's rocks in Sandra's room.
Smoother: Sandra showed us her
rocks in her room.
  • Have students review
    something they have
    written to see if they can
    avoid repetition by
    replacing nouns with
    possessive pronouns.
HOMEWORK Grammar and
Writing Practice Book p. 70.
Grammar and Writing Practice Book
Grammar and Writing
 Practice Book p. 70
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. That black rock of their's is
    unnown to me. (theirs; unknown)
  2. The yellow rock was found in the camp ground by Juan and he. (campground; him)
DAILY FIX-IT
  1. Hers green rock was finded
    in South America. (Her; found)
  2. Rob and them displayed the
    rocks in Ms. Shaws' room.
    (they; Shaw's)
Test Tip
You may be asked to identify possessive pronouns. Do not confuse possessive pronouns with possessive nouns. Possessive nouns have apostrophes. Possessive pronouns do not have apostrophes.
Example: Tim's rocks were the most unusual. (possessive noun)
His rocks were the most unusual. (possessive pronoun)
HOMEWORK Grammar and Writing Practice Book p. 71.
Grammar and Writing Practice Book
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 Practice Book p. 71
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STANDARDIZED TEST PREP
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE
Assign pp. 152–155 in The Grammar and Writing Book.
EXTRA PRACTICE Grammar and Writing Practice Book p. 139.
TEST PREPARATION Grammar and Writing Practice Book
pp. 155–156.
ASSESSMENT
CUMULATIVE REVIEW Grammar and Writing Practice Book p. 72.
Grammar and Writing Practice Book
Grammar and Writing
 Practice Book p. 72
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. The small rock is mine and
    the big one is your. (mine,;
    yours)
  2. Can we put them both in
    the disply case. (display; case?)
Grammar Possessive Pronouns