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Language Arts. Common Nouns. Do Now. On a piece of paper, list as many nouns as you can. Essential Question. How do we identify nouns? How do we distinguish between common and proper nouns?. What is a common noun?. A common noun names a person, place, thing, or idea.
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Language Arts Common Nouns
Do Now On a piece of paper, list as many nouns as you can.
Essential Question • How do we identify nouns? • How do we distinguish between common and proper nouns?
What is a common noun? • A common noun names a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a proper noun? • A proper noun names a particular person, place, thing, or idea. • It is always capitalized. • In proper nouns of more than one word, each important word is capitalized. • East Middle School • Empire State Building
What is a common noun?What is a proper noun? • Take the list that you created with nouns. • Exchange papers with the person behind you. • On your new paper mark each noun as either common or proper. • Give it back to the owner when you are done. • Owners check their work.
NOUN TOWN • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kcJzh6gqGM
What is a common noun?What is a proper noun? • In your anthology, identify common and proper nouns. Put the page number.
Summarization Activity • Write a paragraph about a topic of your choice. USE COMMON AND PROPER NOUNS. Label them.
Assignment • Complete lab 71.
Ticket out the door Identify as common or proper. • East Middle School • McDonalds • coach • curtains • children
Ticket Out the Door 2 • 3 nouns that are people • 2 nouns that are places • 1 noun that is a thing