Drill#2 08/28/11 Label a sheet of paper with the date and drill # (you

can use the same paper for multiple drills).

Answer the following question using 2-3 complete sentences:

How could having a “Pride Pact” in this class be beneficial to you?

ObjectivesSWBAT:• identify and evaluate elements that

contribute to a positive learning environment.

• identify learning preferences and styles.

• identify parts of speech.

• use purposeful word choice to create more descriptive sentences.

Housekeeping

HomeworkBring Classroom Supplies

Pride Pact Now that we have gotten to know each other a little bit, we will create a social contract, called the Pride

Pact, that will help us build a positive, productive learning community.

Pride PactThink back to the four questions you answered in

your homeroom class: 1. How do you want the teacher to treat you?

2. How do you want to treat your classmates and your teacher?

3. How do you want your classmates to treat you?

4. How should we treat each other when there is a conflict?

With these questions in mind, list 3 things you think will help create a positive learning environment for you.

Pride Pact

1. Now, compare your list with a partner. Narrow the combined list to 5 that you both can agree on.

2. Get together with another pair. Combine your lists and then narrow them to 5 that you can all agree on.

3. You will receive another group’s list. Decide which 3 items on their list you would like to see in our Pride Pact. Write those three items on the board. (period 5 begin)

4. We will regroup as a class, combine lists, and then narrow it down to 5 that we can all agree on.

Break

Learning Preferences Survey

Now that you know something about

each other, we would like to know

something about your learning style.

Take this brief survey that will tell

us about your learning

preferences.

Parts of SpeechThere are Eight!

Please sort the following words into nouns, verbs, and adjectives. Place them on the appropriate charts. One chart will have 4 words, the other 2 charts will have 3 words.

Surprised

Soccer

Laugh Howard High

Difficult

Tripping LMFAO (the band)

To read

Noun• Soccer• HoHS• LMFAO• Laugh

Verb• To Read• Tripping• Laugh

Adjective• Surprised• Difficult• Trippin’

Eight Parts of Speech

1)Nouns2)Adjectives 3)Verbs 4)Conjunctions 5)Interjections

6)Pronouns 7)Adverbs8)Preposition

Why Learn the Parts of Speech?Pronoun

Verb

Interjection

A great sentence

ConjunctionAdverb

Noun

Adjective

Preposition

To Prove How Much You Already Know…

The mords slobly bordled a slom dond in the

nox.

1. Nouns• Persons• Places• Things• Ideas (love, honesty, truth)

• Proper Nouns are CAPITALIZED! Mr. Stump, Mexico, Maine, Thanksgiving

• Can function as the subject in a sentence.

2. Pronouns

• Take the place of nouns

I, me, he, she, it, we, they, you• Can function as the subject in a sentence.

Ex. She went to the store.

Commands: the Implied You

Ex. Take out the trash.

Translation: (You) take out the trash.

3. Verbs

1. Action verbs – jump, kiss, swim

2. Linking verbs (state of being) –

is, was, feel, taste

3. Helping verbs –

was eating, can work, must walk

4. Adjectives

• Describe nouns

Ex. The small, tiny, brown mouse ate the sugar coated donut crumb.

5. Adverbs

• Describe: verbsadjectivesother adverbs

Ex. An unusually large crowd quickly gathered.

6. PREPOSITIONS

• Relates a noun or pronoun to some other part of a sentence.

• Always travels with a noun or pronoun. • Often provides direction or position.

Ex. I gave the gift to him.

Sally put the dinner on the table.

7. Conjunctions

- Join words, phrases, or clauses

ForAndNorButOrYetSo

FANBOYS

8. Interjections

• A word or cry expressing sudden or strong feelings and usually lacking grammatical connection.

Ex. “Oh no!”, “Yikes”, “Ouch”

Blue Grammar Books

After you receive your blue grammar book, you will

complete Ex. 1 (only the first paragraph) and Ex. 2 (all of it)

on page 90.

Closure

Which part of speech do you

understand the most? Give 5 examples.

Which part of speech gives you the most difficulty?

Revisit the Objectives

SWBAT:• identify and evaluate elements that

contribute to a positive learning environment.

• identify learning preferences and styles.

• identify parts of speech.

• use purposeful word choice to create more descriptive sentences.