09.15 - L13

​Writing Lesson

By Samantha Alvarado

I can identify and sort nouns as common, proper, or pronouns.


I can explain the differences between common nouns, proper nouns, and pronouns.

a person, place, or thing

Nouns

• Common noun = regular things -> student, store, book

• Proper noun = specific

  things -> Maria, Target, Thunder Rolling In The Mountains

**Common nouns are only capitalized when they are at the beginning of a sentence.

Pronouns

• I

• you

• he

• she
  

• it

• we

• they

The girl walked to the gym.

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She walked to the gym.

Model

• The family traveled to another state.

• They traveled to another state.

• They traveled to California.

• The woman went to the restaurant.

• She went to Olive Garden.

Categorize

Options (13)

student

teacher

movie

park

Ms. Jimenez

IDEA Robindale

Main Event

Cascade Park

you

he

she

we

they

Sort between the common nouns, proper nouns, and pronouns

Common nouns

Proper nouns

Pronouns

Dropdown

We went to ​

Select answer

on Saturday.

Dropdown

I like shopping at​

Select answer

Dropdown

We go to

Select answer

every day.

Open Ended

Rewrite the sentence using a pronoun: The boy loves playing soccer.

Open Ended

Rewrite the sentence using a pronoun: The sister and brother shared the snacks.

Wit & Wisdom Module 1

Essential Question: How do cultural beliefs and values guide people?

How does the conflict between the Nez Perce and the U.S. government reveal differing cultural beliefs and values?

 

Focus Question:

Content Framing Question:

What do I notice and wonder in chapter 1 of Thunder Rolling in the Mountains?

 

Lesson Objectives

I can infer the significance of my observations and questions about the character and conflict in Chapter 1 of Thunder Rolling in the Mountains.

I can discuss Chapter 1 and identify character traits in Chapter 1 of the text by participating in a gallery walk.

Content Objective:






Language Objective:

• Based on a true story

  • Some facts are real but some are fiction

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All conflicts are problems but there are different types of conflicts

4 Types of Conflict

A character's feelings, actions, words, and thoughts can either be positive (+) or negative (-)

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• Outside trait = physical; what you can see

• Inside trait = personality; how they feel or act; FAST

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• Using what you read and connecting it to what you know to make a guess about a character or event

​Inferring

​Chapter 1 Discussion

• Who are the characters in this chapter?

• What is the setting?

• What is the conflict?

• What are the main events? (BME)

• Was the conflict resolved?

Gallery Walk

For each character, answer the following questions on the chart paper:

• How can you best describe the character? Include outside and inside traits (use evidence from the text).

• Did they face a conflict? (use evidence from the text)

Multiple Choice

What does the word "moons" mean in chapter 1?

• a round object that moves around a planet other than Earth

• years / a long time ago

Multiple Choice

Which word best describes Jason Upright's words on page 5?

• uptight

• understanding

• confused

Multiple Choice

What type of conflict did the author include in chapter 1?

• character vs self

• character vs character

• character vs nature