FEB7 Possessives

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January 7, 2025

G4 SoR

Apostrophes in Possessives

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Materials

Social Studies

SoR

Student
● My Safari Adventure

● Review Possessive Nouns

Teacher
● Slide Deck

Student

● 1 Whiteboard
● 1 Marker
● Response Card

Teacher
● Slide Deck

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SOR Suggested Agenda

Component

Time*

Direct teach

20 mins

Skill practice

25 mins

Closing

5 mins

DOL

10 mins

*These times are

a suggestion.
Please change
and prioritize as
needed for your

students.

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LO:

SWBAT edit drafts including apostrophes in

possessives.

DOL: Given a text, students will correctly edit drafts,
including apostrophes in possessives in at least 2 of
3 questions.

Ⓢ ELA 4.11D.x edit drafts using standard English conventions, including punctuation marks, including apostrophes in possessives, commas in compound

sentences, and quotation marks in dialogue

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_______________

(noun)

______________

(noun)

punctuation used to

show possession

Academic Vocabulary: possessive, noun, apostrophe

_____________

(noun)

a word that names a
person, place, or thing

a word indicating

possession or ownership

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apostrophe

(noun)

possessive

(noun)

punctuation used to

show possession

Academic Vocabulary

noun
(noun)

a word that names a
person, place, or thing

a word indicating

possession or ownership

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Hello, I am Sara! I am excited
for our lesson today! We are
going to be Safari Explorers

traveling through the jungle of

grammar, searching for
animals with possessive

problems.

Possessive?

What is

possessive?

“The spots of the
giraffe are cool!”

I think you meant… The giraffe’s spots
are cool! I will explain why I added an

apostrophe to the word giraffe and

switched the words around.

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Apostroph

e

It is used to

indicate

possession.

What does
the word
possession

mean?

The word possession

means that

something belongs to

or is owned by

someone or
something.

Today, we will
learn how to

use

apostrophes to

show

ownership in
singular and
plural nouns.

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Possessive Nouns

A singular

possessive noun
shows __________
by one person or

thing.

The zebra’s

stripes are black

and white.

Can you think of another animal and create

a sentence showing possession?

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Possessive Nouns

A singular

possessive noun
shows ownership
by one person or

thing.

The zebra’s

stripes are black

and white.

Can you think of another animal and create

a sentence showing possession?

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Rules for Singular Possessives

Add -’s to a singular noun to make it possessive.

Noun

Example

Person

Place

Thing

*Notice how the apostrophe comes before the 's' to show possession.

Possessive

Nouns

__________ coat is pink.

The _________ engine roars.

I love the ________playground.

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Rules for Singular Possessives

Add -’s to a singular noun to make it possessive.

Noun

Example

Person

Place

Thing

*Notice how the apostrophe comes before the 's' to show possession.

Possessive

Nouns

Mary's coat is pink.

The car’s engine roars.

I love the school’s playground.

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A plural possessive noun shows

ownership by more than one

person or thing.

The lions’ den is
deep in the jungle.

Possessive

Nouns

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A plural possessive noun shows

ownership by more than one

person or thing.

The lions’ den is
deep in the jungle.

Possessive

Nouns

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Rules for Plural Possessives

When a plural noun ends with -s, add an apostrophe to make it
possessive.

Noun

Example

Person

Place

Thing

*Notice how the apostrophe comes after the 's' to show possession.

Remember, do not add an apostrophe to make a noun plural!

Possessive

Nouns

The children’s toys were scattered everywhere.

The books' pages turned yellow.

The states' laws changed yearly.

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Let’s change each of the following

phrases by using the possessive

form of the underlined noun.

Remember to place the apostrophe

correctly to show ownership!

1.the walls of the buildings

the ______________ walls

2.the toys of the children

the ______________ toys

Now, let’s add the apostrophes

correctly in the following possessive

nouns.

Pay attention to where the apostrophe should

go in singular and plural possessive nouns.

1.The mans hat blew off.

___________________________

2.The monkeys tails is

curled.

___________________________

3.the fields of the farmers

the ______________ fields

3.The teams project won first

prize.

___________________________

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Let’s change each of the following

phrases by using the possessive

form of the underlined noun.

Remember to place the apostrophe

correctly to show ownership!

1.the walls of the buildings

the ______________ walls

2.the toys of the children

the ______________ toys

Now, let’s add the apostrophes

correctly in the following possessive

nouns.

Pay attention to where the apostrophe should

go in singular and plural possessive nouns.

1.The mans hat blew off.

___________________________

2.The monkeys tails is

curled.

___________________________

3.the fields of the farmers

the ______________ fields

3.The teams project won first

prize.

___________________________

buildings'

children's

farmers'

man's

monkeys'

team's

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Review

Answers!

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Rewrite the possessive

nouns that are in

parentheses below, and

correctly place the

apostrophe in each word.

student

s'

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_________________________________

(1) The lions roars echoed across the savanna.
(2) The zebras stripes made it hard for
predators to see them. (3) The explorer’s
binoculars helped them spot the animals from
a distance. (4) The guides jeep was parked
under a tall tree to keep cool.

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Those Are mine!

(1) The lions roars echoed across the savanna.
(2) The zebras stripes made it hard for
predators to see them. (3) The explorer’s
binoculars helped them spot the animals from
a distance. (4) The guides jeep was parked
under a tall tree to keep cool.

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My Safari Adventure

Read the selection and choose the best answer to each question. Read the following
paragraph about being at school. Look for any revisions that should be made. Then

answer the questions that follow.

(1) The lions roars echoed across the savanna.
(2) The zebras stripes made it hard for
predators to see them. (3) The explorer’s
binoculars helped them spot the animals from
a distance. (4) The guides jeep was parked
under a tall tree to keep cool.

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My Safari Adventure

(1) The lions roars echoed
across the savanna. (2) The
zebras stripes made it hard for
predators to see them. (3) The
explorer’s binoculars helped
them spot the animals from a
distance. (4) The guides jeep
was parked under a tall tree to
keep cool.

What change should be
made in sentence 1?

A. Change lions to lions’
B. Change roars to

roar’s

C. Add a comma after

savanna

D. Make no change

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My Safari Adventure

(1) The lions roars echoed
across the savanna. (2) The
zebras stripes made it hard for
predators to see them. (3) The
explorer’s binoculars helped
them spot the animals from a
distance. (4) The guides jeep
was parked under a tall tree to
keep cool.

What change should be
made in sentence 1?

A. Change lions to lions’
B. Change roars to

roar’s

C. Add a comma after

savanna

D. Make no change

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My Safari Adventure

(1) The lions roars echoed
across the savanna. (2) The
zebras stripes made it hard for
predators to see them. (3) The
explorer’s binoculars helped
them spot the animals from a
distance. (4) The guides jeep
was parked under a tall tree to
keep cool.

What change should be made in
sentence 2?

A. Change zebras to

zebras’

B. Change made to

making

C. Change predators to

predator’s

D. Change zebras to

zebra’s

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My Safari Adventure

(1) The lions roars echoed
across the savanna. (2) The
zebras stripes made it hard for
predators to see them. (3) The
explorer’s binoculars helped
them spot the animals from a
distance. (4) The guides jeep
was parked under a tall tree to
keep cool.

What change should be made in
sentence 2?

A. Change zebras to

zebras’

B. Change made to

making

C. Change predators to

predator’s

D. Change zebras to

zebra’s

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Sentence 4 contains an error. Select the word to correct the
error.

(4) The ________ jeep was parked under a tall tree to keep cool.

guides

guides’

guide

guide’s

This is a plural noun, meaning multiple guides, but it does not show possession. The

sentence needs a possessive form to indicate that the jeep belongs to the guide.

This is a plural possessive form, meaning the jeep belongs to multiple guides. However, the

context of the sentence implies that the jeep belongs to one guide, not multiple guides.

This is a singular noun without showing possession. It refers to the guide as a person but does

not indicate that the jeep belongs to the guide.

This is the singular possessive form, which shows that the jeep belongs to one guide. It matches

the context of the sentence perfectly.

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Sentence 4 contains an error. Select the word to correct the
error.

(4) The ________ jeep was parked under a tall tree to keep cool.

guides

guides’

guide

guide’s

This is a plural noun, meaning multiple guides, but it does not show possession. The

sentence needs a possessive form to indicate that the jeep belongs to the guide.

This is a plural possessive form, meaning the jeep belongs to multiple guides. However, the

context of the sentence implies that the jeep belongs to one guide, not multiple guides.

This is a singular noun without showing possession. It refers to the guide as a person but does

not indicate that the jeep belongs to the guide.

This is the singular possessive form, which shows that the jeep belongs to one guide. It matches

the context of the sentence perfectly.

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Closing Thought…

Why is it important
to use the correct

apostrophe

placement when

showing ownership

in our writing?

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DOL: Given a text,
students will correctly
edit drafts, including
apostrophes in
possessives in at least 2
of 3 questions.

10 MINUTE TIMER - COUNTDOWN TIMER (MINIMAL)

This 10-minute countdown timer is made for professional use and has some minimal sound effects in the last 5 seconds.

Demonstration of Learning
LO: SWBAT edit drafts
including apostrophes in
possessives.

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Imagine you spent a day on a safari adventure! Using at least four of the words from
the word bank, write a short 4-5 sentence paragraph describing what you did on your

safari. Be sure to include proper punctuation when using possessive nouns.

Word Bank: roar, Mr. Garcia, lion, gallop, zebra, chase, cheetah, graze, jeep, explorer

A Wild Safari Adventure

On my safari, I...

Do this on a large response card and then turn it into the correct
Block ELA tray.

Each word you use correctly is 25 points ☺

You are now awesome and may complete IXL KK11, KK12, KK13

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