Common & Proper Nouns! Katina Slaton

Content Area: Language Grade Level: First Summary: The purpose of this instructional PowerPoint is to allow the students to use various strategies to learn about common and proper nouns. Learning Objective: Given background knowledge and the use of interactive websites; the students will be able to distinguish between common and proper nouns with 100% accuracy. Content Standard: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. Accomplishment: The students will demonstrate their knowledge of common and proper nouns in future lessons.

What are Nouns? Nouns are words used to name: A Person A Place A Thing

1. 2. 3. 3 COMMON PROPER POSSESSIVE There are types of nouns. Click on each name to find out more. 2. PROPER 3. POSSESSIVE

Common Vs. Proper Nouns Common Noun Boy pizza Movie lake Proper Noun Johnny Papa John’s Toy Story Lake Erie

Definition and Examples Common nouns name general items and are not capitalized. Person: mom sister grandmother police man student teacher man Thing: car window desk book pencil coat computer Place: school beach store zoo park home bus girl state

Definition and Examples Proper nouns name specific items and must be Capitalized. Person: Mary SpongeBob Mrs. Slaton Elmo Captain Hook David Place: Memphis Zoo Mississippi River Wal-Mart Disney World McDonald’s Cordova Elementary Thing: Kool-Aid Monday Christmas Oreo PlayStation 3 Ashley Atlantic Ocean Tennessee

We will learn about possessive nouns tomorrow.

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Click on the links to play some fun learning activities. http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/basketball/index_pre.html http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/grammar/noun/balloon_game/

Click on the correct answer to go to next question. Show what you know. Click on the correct answer to go to next question. What are nouns? a. Person b. Thing c. Place d. All of the above.

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2. Which type of noun is not capitalized? a. Common noun b. Proper noun

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3. Which word is not a noun? a. Mrs. Jones b. School c. Throw d. Bear

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5. Click on the common nouns. chair sandwich car Oreo video talk teacher run Melissa

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How many common nouns where in the previous slide? b. 5 c. 9 d. 1

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6. Click on the proper nouns. pizza burger king Friday McDonald’s learn street funny Thanksgiving Melissa

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Remember proper nouns must be Capitalized. Press OOPS to try again!

How many proper nouns where in the previous slide? b. 8 c. 3 d. 0

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Information for parents Parents if you would like to find out more about Tennessee’s Common Core Standards for Reading, please visit http://www.readtennessee.org/home.aspx For printable worksheets visit http://www.superteacherworksheets.com http://studychamps.com http://www.k12reader.com For additional interactive activities visit http://pbskids.org http://brainpopjr.com http://www.abcya.com/

Award of Excellence Presented to _______________ You For your completion and understanding of Common and Proper Nouns Mrs. Slaton__________ Presenter’s Name October 7, 2012