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AFTER READING
OBJECTIVES
  • Define and identify prepositions.
  • Use prepositions in writing.
  • Become familiar with preposition assessment on high-stakes tests.
Monitor Progress
then… see The Grammar and Writing Book
pp. 164–167.
If… students have difficulty with prepositions,
Grammar
Spiral REVIEW
DAILY FIX-IT
This week use Daily Fix-It Transparency 20.
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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. 164–169.
DAY 1
Teach and Model
DAY 2
Develop the Concept
DAY 3
Apply to Writing
DAY 4
Test Preparation
DAY 5
Cumulative Review
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE
Assign pp. 164–167 in The Grammar and Writing Book.
EXTRA PRACTICE Grammar and Writing Practice Book, p. 141
TEST PREPARATION Grammar and Writing Practice Book,
pp. 155–156
ASSESSMENT
CUMULATIVE REVIEW Grammar and Writing Practice Book, p. 80
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. Tamara and me couldnt
    find Dad's coin with an
    eagle's picture. (I couldn't)
  2. Its worth a lot of mony.
    (It's; money)
READING-GRAMMAR CONNECTION
Write this sentence from Fly, Eagle, Fly! on the board:
A voice was calling outside in the darkness.
Explain that the word in is a preposition. The words in the darkness are a prepositional phrase.
Display Grammar Transparency 20. Read aloud the definitions and sample sentences. Work through the items.
Grammar Transparency
Grammar Transparency 20
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. An eagle sudenly appeared
    on the Ridge. (suddenly; ridge)
  2. The eagles flight took us
    by suprise. (eagle's; surprise)
GUIDED PRACTICE
Review the concept of prepositions.
  • A preposition shows a
    relationship between a noun
    or pronoun and the other
    words in a sentence.
  • A preposition is the first word
    in a group of words called a prepositional phrase.
    A prepositional phrase ends
    with a noun or pronoun called the object of the preposition.
HOMEWORK Grammar and Writing Practice Book p. 77. Work through the first two items with the class.
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. The bald eagle live high on
    top the cliff. (lives; top of)
  2. It seems like the bigest
    bird in the wirld. (biggest; world)
USE PREPOSITIONS IN WRITING
Explain that prepositional phrases add important details to writing by telling exactly where something occurs or how two things are related.
Vague: An eagle flew.
Specific: An eagle flew from the
tall trees.
  • Have students review
    something they have written
    to see if they can improve it
    by using prepositional
    phrases to add specific details.
HOMEWORK Grammar and Writing Practice Book, p. 78
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. Jamal has saw a movie bout eagles. (seen; about)
  2. They builds nests with
    sticks and leafs. (build; leaves)
DAILY FIX-IT
  1. The eagle is diveing into the
    Pond. (diving; pond)
  2. The childdren were
    interested of the eagle's dives. (children; interested in)
Test Tip
Some words can be prepositions or not, depending on their use in a sentence. Remember that a preposition
is part of a phrase and is followed by a noun or a pronoun. It cannot stand alone.
Not a preposition: The eagle
flew down.
Preposition: The eagle flew
down the mountain.
HOMEWORK Grammar and Writing Practice Book, p. 79
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STANDARDIZED TEST PREP
Grammar Prepositions