1. Grammar Skills Possessive Pronouns Part 1 LC 1.1 Use correct sentence types LC 1.2 Identify parts of speech

2. Objectives Students will: Identify possessive pronouns Use possessive pronouns in sentences Learn academic language: possessive pronoun

3. Possessive Pronouns Pronouns replace one or more words A possessive pronoun shows ownership. It can show who or what owns, or possesses something. The pronouns my, your, her, his, its, our, and their are possessive pronouns.

4. Let’s take a look at the following pairs of sentences so you can see how pronouns work. The men followed Shackleton’s plan. The men followed his plan. The storm’s winds were fierce. Its winds were fierce.

5. Choose a possessive pronoun to replace the underlined word or words. 1. Shackleton’s crew faced a dangerous journey. 2. Shackleton wanted to save the men’s lives. 3. The tired men felt the fire’s warmth. 4. The sea leopard jumped at Tom’s feet. His their its his

6. Take out your whiteboard.

7. Choose the correct pronoun and write it on your whiteboard 1. The men carried ______ food. (their, they) 2. My friend shared _________ map of the journey. (she, her) 3. _______report is about Shackleton’s voyage. (Me, My) 4. May I read _________report? (you, your) their her My your

8. Take out your practice books and turn to page 106. For sentences 1-5, find the possessive pronoun in each sentence and write it on the line. For sentences 6-10, write the possessive pronoun that could take the place of the underlined word or words.

10. 10 correct100%A+ 9 correct 90%A 8 correct 80%B 7 correct 70%C 6 correct 60%D 5 or less Yikes! See teacher for extra help if you missed 4 or more. To score your work: