1. Beginning Johnny Tremain.notebook October 22, 2012
10/22/12
Assignments:
7th Grade Language Arts
-Lit Circles (W)
Agenda:
-Johnny Tremain "Up and
1. Warm-up: Compound Nouns About" (TH)
2. Grammar -Vocabulary Writing (F)
3. Vocabulary -Grammar Test (M)
4. Literature -Reading Log/Yellow Sheet (Next
Friday 11/2)
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2. Beginning Johnny Tremain.notebook October 22, 2012
Chapter 2, Lesson 5: Nouns as Subjects and Complements
Subject- tells who or what a sentence is about
Complement- completes the meaning of the verb
-predicate nouns
renames or defines the
subject after a linking verb
names the receiver of
-direct objects the action of the verb
-indirect objects
tells to whom or what or for
whom or what an action is done
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3. Beginning Johnny Tremain.notebook October 22, 2012
Identify the underlined noun as a subject or a complement
The Hubble Space Telescope is the first telescope based in space.
It avoids the distortions of Earth's atmosphere by orbiting the planet.
NASA launched HST into orbit in 1990.
Astronomers soon discovered a flaw in the telescopes mirror.
The flaw prevented the telescope from focusing properly.
taken from page 608
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4. Beginning Johnny Tremain.notebook October 22, 2012
Nouns in phrases
Objects of Prepositions: the noun or pronoun that follows
the preposition (preps listed on pg 152)
Mount Wilson is an observatory in California.
Edwin Hubble made many discoveries at the famous
observatory.
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5. Beginning Johnny Tremain.notebook October 22, 2012
Read page 117
In the left column, write down questions
On the bottom, write down your predictions for the book.
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8. Beginning Johnny Tremain.notebook October 22, 2012
1. Big Topics/Sticky Notes
2. Reading Schedule- 3 sticky
notes/chapter
a. Things that show your big topics
b. Questions you have while
reading
c. Predictions you are making
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