1. Common, Proper, Concrete & Abstract
NOUNS, NOUNS, NOUNS
Common, Proper, Concrete & Abstract

2. Write a paragraph about your first week at Anderson
Write a paragraph about your first week at Anderson. Write it as if you were writing to a friend your age who has never been here. Include emotions, sensory imagery, descriptions, and figurative language. How did you feel about being a freshman? Were you lost? What did you think of your teachers, classes, and peers? This paragraph should be 4-5 good sentences and take up approximately half a page. Use complete words and appropriate language.
JOURNAL: “NOUNS”

3. A noun is a word that names something: person, place, thing, or idea

4. My mom loves to cook. My teacher is so funny.
A common noun names any one of a class of people, places, or things. They are not capitalized.
blocks
horse
trombone

5. Hey, Mom, can you pick me up? Ms. Raymond is so funny.
A proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing. These types of nouns are capitalized.
The Beatles
University of Texas
Lamborghini

6. Search for common & proper nouns
Underline the words used as nouns in the following paragraph. Identify the nouns using P for proper nouns and C for common nouns.
My favorite part of school is lunch. Yesterday, Deanna forgot her wallet in her car so she
had to buy lunch from the cafeteria. She had meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Mr. Jack,
a really nice lunch server, gave her an extra cookie, so she was pretty happy. Anderson
has a good lunch, but I wanted Whataburger. I hopped in my Jeep and drove to get a
patty melt. It was delicious! And don’t worry, I didn’t forget the fancy ketchup!

7. Search for common & proper nouns
Underline the words used as nouns in the following paragraph. Identify the nouns using P for proper nouns and C for common nouns.
My favorite part of school is lunch. Yesterday, Deanna forgot her wallet in her car so she
had to buy lunch from the cafeteria. She had meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Mr. Jack,
a really nice lunch server, gave her an extra cookie, so she was pretty content. Anderson
has a good lunch, but I wanted Whataburger. I hopped in my Jeep and drove to get a
patty melt. It was delicious! And don’t worry, I didn’t forget the fancy ketchup!
How many proper nouns did you find? How many common nouns?

8. music video (and foxes)
Concrete nouns name something you can see, touch, taste, hear, or smell. *Can be common or proper
backpack
Troy the Trojan

9. Abstract nouns name something you cannot perceive through any of your five senses. It may be a feeling or a state of being. *may also be common or proper
love
days (Monday, Tuesday, etc.) & holidays (Christmas, Thanksgiving, etc.)

10. Now, go back to your journal entry
Switch with a partner and read their entry
Underline all common nouns
Circle all proper nouns and make sure they are CAPITALIZED
Return journals to owner
Look at the nouns identified and write down:
THREE abstract nouns
THREE concrete nouns
If you do not have three of either, add in a sentence with one
Ex. “I was full of PANIC when I walked through the doors.” (abstract)
Ex. “MS. RAYMOND instantly became my favorite teacher.” (concrete)