1. 7th grade 10­8­12.notebook October 08, 2012
10/8/12
7th Grade Language Arts
Agenda:
1. Warm-up: LN page 35 #1-10
Assignments:
2. Grammar
-Research added to Spider
3. Biography Research
Scribe (end of period on
Tuesday)
-Lit Circle Presentations (W)
-Final Book Project (F)
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2. 7th grade 10­8­12.notebook October 08, 2012
Turn to page 35 in your Language Network book. Complete numbers 1-10
without looking ahead in your book. You have five minutes.
1. B plural noun
2. B noun as a direct object
3. B plural noun
4. A common noun
5. B plural possessive noun
6. C singular compound noun
7. C singular possessive noun
8. D compound noun
9. C proper noun
10. B abstract noun
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3. 7th grade 10­8­12.notebook October 08, 2012
Lesson 1­ Kinds of Nouns
A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing,
or idea.
A common noun- general name
Proper noun- particular person, place, thing, or
idea- always capitalized
Concrete Nouns- a noun that can be seen, heard, smelled,
touched, or tasted.
-sunlight, explosion, fuel, rocks, moon, ice
Abstract Nouns- names an idea, feeling, quality, or
characteristic
-exploration, excitement, lightness, and courage
**Every noun is either common or proper and
concrete or abstract
Collective noun- names a group of people or things.
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4. 7th grade 10­8­12.notebook October 08, 2012
Circle the Nouns in the sentence and label them as common or proper. BONUS- see
if you can find the three collective nouns.
The first astronauts squeezed food from tubes.
Astronauts in the Space Shuttle Program eat from a tray with forks and spoons.
They use straws to drink beverages from sealed pouches.
NASA employs a team of dietitians to make sure the astronauts eat properly.
Before flight, each astronaut chooses food from a large group of items.
There is a supply of snacks available to the crew.
Yet most astronauts crave certain favorite foods.
Shannon Lucid missed her favorite candy during her six-month mission.
Astronauts cannot gain weight in space.
The extra fat will show up on their return to Earth.
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