Monday, 8/29: Introduction to Nouns
Common noun: a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea.
Proper noun: the name of a person, place, or thing stadium is a common noun; AT&T Stadium is a proper noun. Only proper nouns need to be capitalized.
Concrete noun: names a thing that can seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or touched. Script, villain, pizza, echo
Abstract noun: names an idea, feeling, quality, or characteristic. Excitement, dishonesty, love, confusion
Collective noun: a word that names a group of people or things. Crew, herd, pack
Come up with your own sentence using each type of noun:
Common noun
Proper noun
Concrete noun
Abstract noun
Collective noun
PREPOSITION
links a noun to another word
to, at, after, on, before, around, over, of, in, for, with, throughout, from, beneath
CONJUNCTION
joins words, clauses, and sentences
and, but, when, or, however, although, nevertheless, therefore, yet, so
INTERJECTION
short exclamation, sometimes inserted into a sentence
oh, ouch, hi, well
links a noun to another word
to, at, after, on, before, around, over, of, in, for, with, throughout, from, beneath
CONJUNCTION
joins words, clauses, and sentences
and, but, when, or, however, although, nevertheless, therefore, yet, so
INTERJECTION
short exclamation, sometimes inserted into a sentence
oh, ouch, hi, well
VERB
action or state of being
(to) be, have, do, like, work, sing, can, must
ADJECTIVE
a description of a noun
some, good, big, red, interesting
ADVERB
describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb
quickly, silently, well, badly, very, really
PRONOUN
stands in for a noun
I, you, he, she, we, they, your
action or state of being
(to) be, have, do, like, work, sing, can, must
ADJECTIVE
a description of a noun
some, good, big, red, interesting
ADVERB
describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb
quickly, silently, well, badly, very, really
PRONOUN
stands in for a noun
I, you, he, she, we, they, your
Friday, 9/2 and Wednesday, 9/7- Part of Speech, Definition, Examples
Definition: A very basic sentence that:
Contains a subject (who it’s about)
Contains a predicate (what the subject is doing)
Expresses one complete thought
Does not start with a prepositional phrase
Examples:
1. Leslie will sing in the talent show.
2. Joe camped with his Boy Scout troop.
3. Aaron draws very well.
Non-examples:
1. Going to the store (no subject)
2. Leslie in talent show. (no predicate)
3. Camping with Boy Scouts is. (not a complete thought)
4. Because Aaron draws very well. (begins with a preposition)
Contains a subject (who it’s about)
Contains a predicate (what the subject is doing)
Expresses one complete thought
Does not start with a prepositional phrase
Examples:
1. Leslie will sing in the talent show.
2. Joe camped with his Boy Scout troop.
3. Aaron draws very well.
Non-examples:
1. Going to the store (no subject)
2. Leslie in talent show. (no predicate)
3. Camping with Boy Scouts is. (not a complete thought)
4. Because Aaron draws very well. (begins with a preposition)
Friday, 9/23- Simple Sentences
Definition: A sentence that contains two or more complete thoughts (independent clauses).
The independent clauses are usually joined by a comma and a conjunction (like FANBOYS).
Sometimes a semicolon (;) is used to join compound sentences.
Examples:
Leslie will sing in the talent show, and we expect her to win first place.
Leslie is scheduled to sing in the talent show, but she has strep throat.
Leslie is not singing in the talent show; I will take her place.
The independent clauses are usually joined by a comma and a conjunction (like FANBOYS).
Sometimes a semicolon (;) is used to join compound sentences.
Examples:
Leslie will sing in the talent show, and we expect her to win first place.
Leslie is scheduled to sing in the talent show, but she has strep throat.
Leslie is not singing in the talent show; I will take her place.
Thursday, 9/29- Compound Sentences
Wednesday, 10/5- Paraphrasing
Tuesday, 10/25- Elements of Horror
- Fear
- Suspense
- Mystery
- Setting (When/Where the story takes place)- dark, nighttime, haunted house, hospital, in the woods, etc.
- Characters - Helpless, Killer/Murderer, Zombies, Werewolves, Vampires, etc.
- Foreshadowing- Clues in the story that tell you what is going to happen later on