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7th Grade Language Arts
Agenda:
1. Warm-up: Vocabulary Pretest/Spelling Pretest
2. Spelling/Vocabulary
3. Grammar
4. Literature
Assignments:
- Lit Circles (W)
-Spelling Post Test (F)
-Reading Material in class (TH)
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What is a preposition?
• word used to show a relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence
• Common Prepositions: behind, about, across, beside, by, during, on, like, in, under, without
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on her head
A preposition introduces a phrase that ends with a noun or pronoun.Identify the noun or pronoun in the phrases below.
around the grassy fieldto her
noun
pronoun
noun
No, it will not.Will a preposition ever appear by itself in a sentence?Click the question to find out.
Pull
Pull
1. The noun or pronoun at the end of the phrase is calledthe object of the prepostion.
2. Sometimes the phrase has no adjectives.
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Prepositions to use:on off
ofin
forwith
overacross
throughbefore
To make a prepositional phrase: preposition + adjective(s) + noun or
pronoun
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A jeweled crown was placed____________________.
Ben walked ________because his truck needed repairs.
The track____________________was freshly laid.
on her head
around the grassy field
to town
Prepositional phrases describe nouns and verbs. Fill in the blanks with your own phrases.Click the checkmark for examples.
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Pull out the prepositional phrases.
In the beginning of years, when the world was so new and all, and the Animals were just beginning to work for Man, there was a Camel, and he lived in the middle of a Howling Desert because he did not want to work; and besides, he was a Howler himself.
from "How the Camel Got His Hump" by Rudyard Kipling
In the beginningof years
for Man
in the middle of a Howling Desert
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1. Dogs have been trained to perform a wide variety of jobs.
2. Watchdogs protect their owners' homes from burglars.
3. Guide dogs help their owners across the street.
Objects of preposition cannot be the subject or verb of a sentence!
4. Over our heads, great formations of geese were flying north.
5. With all that lightning, they will be safer inside the house.
6. A change in the tropical forest affects many species.
7. Overhunting in an area changes the animal population.
8. Many conservationists are worried about the destruction of tropical forests.
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Assignment:
Workbook page 125 odds
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The Reading Process: Describe your own reading process.
Before Reading- Set a purpose, Preview, Plan
During Reading- Read with a purpose, Connect
After Reading- Pause and reflect, Reread, Remember
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Bring reading material to class on Thursday