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Do Now

Do Now. -Come in and sit down quietly. Please get out a piece of paper, and complete the following exercise. (You may also use your notebook, if you have one!!)

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Do Now

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  1. Do Now -Come in and sit down quietly. Please get out a piece of paper, and complete the following exercise. (You may also use your notebook, if you have one!!) -Adjectives are used to describe nouns. Fill in each blank below with an adjective to make the sentence more colorful and interesting: 1.) The _____ tree fell close to the ____ car, scaring the ____ lady. 2.) Without pausing, the ____ cat jumped from the ____ tree, terrifying his ___ owner. 3.) Twenty ___ children ran across the ___ playground, screaming. 4.) The ___ weather made the ___ holiday seem like a ____ vacation in the ___ islands.

  2. Do Now • Take out parts of speech book • Study the 9 parts of speech – you have a mini quiz in 10 minutes! • Take out your homework from yesterday

  3. English!! • We will go over important lessons that will help you in your English class for 6th grade. • Let’s take a look at what we will do today…

  4. Today’s Agenda!! • Parts of Speech-Part 2 • Quiz • Practice • Gallery Walk • Stations • Jeopardy

  5. In the English language . . . • There are nine parts of speech . . . • Nouns • Verbs • Pronouns • Adjectives • Adverbs • Conjunctions • Articles • Prepositions • Interjections It isimportant to understand that every word in a sentence has a job to do, a role in the sentence.

  6. Noun:person, place,thing or quality • Person: Mr. Garcia likes to eat spinach. • Place: Mission is an old town. • Thing: To cook you need a couple of pots. • Quality: Honesty is a great value to possess. Can someone give me some more examples of nouns??

  7. Verb: shows action or state of being. Action words!! • Action: He was running through the forest. • State of being: He was sad that particular morning. Can someone give me some more examples of verbs??

  8. Pronoun: takes the place of a noun • Guillermo was studying for the mid-term exam when he realized that it was three o’clock in the morning. • John, Jose, and Julie went to the store because they needed to buy groceries.

  9. Adjective: describes a noun • The beautiful woman only wanted a couple of pairs of shoes. • The rainy day made us even sadder.

  10. Adverb: describes a verb.It tells HOW, WHERE, and WHEN • The little girl walked happily through the park. • “Happily” describes HOW the girl walked. • Let’s start the performance now. • “Now” describes when they will start. • The orphan hungrily ate the hot stew. • “Hungrily” describes HOW the orphan ate. As you can see, adverbs often end with –ly, but not always.

  11. Conjunctions: words that join words, phrases, or sentences • Manuel and Marisol loved to cook. • You will go to school, or you will fail. • I am happy because I just received my check. • It has been cloudy since the morning.

  12. Article: There are only three articles--the, a , an(Actually, articles are adjectives and not a different part of speech) • The bicycle was not only red but shiny. • A yellow moon always appears in October. • An excellent student, Armando passed all his exams.

  13. Preposition: A word or phrase that shows the relationship between the noun that it takes as an object and some other word in the sentence. They are words that build relationships between other words and phrases in a sentence. ***Trick: An easy way to remember prepositional words is to think of an object in relation to a cloud. A thing can be ON a cloud, UNDER a cloud, go TOWARD a cloud, be BEHIND the cloud, etc. • The cat was on the table. • The dog was under the table. • These are some common prepositions: For on to up at under above toward With between in behind From upon into off

  14. Interjections: expressive words • Wow, you knocked that ball out of the park. • Oh, you really need to take care of yourself. • Huh, what did you say? • Ah, now I understand the problem.

  15. Help me identify each word in the following sentence • The beautiful queen was walking slowly on the cool lawn, and she was reading a long book about knights and kings which she enjoyed.

  16. The beautiful queen was walking slowly article adjective noun verb verb adverb • on the cool lawn, and she was reading a preposition article adjective noun conjunction pronoun verb verb article • long book about knights and kings which • adjective noun preposition noun conjunction noun preposition • she enjoyed. • Pronoun verb

  17. In your notebook: Identify parts of speech 1. The queen knew that she would be the only pretty woman at the party.2. The king did not know if he was going to make the cake, and he was afraid to tell the queen. 3. The thin waitress told the customers that they desperately needed to go on a diet. 4. I ran many miles every day, and I couldn’t lose a pound.5. This quiz was a piece of cake.

  18. Gallery Walk • Now, we are going to do a gallery walk. • You will be in a group of 4, and you will be going to 8 stations. • You will have 7-8 minutes at each station. I will tell you when to switch. • At each station, your group must read the directions and complete each activity in your notebook. • After you have completed the activity, you may check your answers in the folder next to each sheet!! • Remember, if you look at the answers before you finish the activity, you won’t learn!!

  19. Parts of Speech Jeopardy!!

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