PRONOUNS
WHAT IS A PRONOUN? (WE DID THIS EARLIER THIS YEAR)
IF A PRONOUN IS A WORD THAT REPLACES A
NOUN (A PERSON, PLACE, OR THING)…
• What is a possessive pronoun?
• Use your prior knowledge (or if you don’t know, guess your best!) and make the
following pronouns possessive:
1.
You
2.
Me
3.
She
4.
Him
5.
Us
1 minute
End
CHECK YOUR ANSWERS
1.
You  Your
2.
Me My
3.
She Hers
4.
Him  His
5.
Us  Ours
USE THIS KNOWLEDGE TO COMPLETE THE
GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
• (On Wednesday and Friday, we will work on identifying these mistakes in sample essays—
it is a common mistake for everyone from 4th graders to college professors)
1.
Your
11. It’s
2.
It’s
12.You’re
3.
Whose
13. Whose
4.
Who’s
14. Who’s
5.
Their
15. Its
6.
Its
16.Your
7.
It’s
17. Their
8.
Who’s
18. They’re
9.
They’re
19. Whose
10.
Your
20.You’re
WORK WITH YOUR GROUP MEMBERS
• Get five definitions (for your big packet) that you didn’t already
have from another group member
• You only have five minutes!
WORK WITH YOUR GROUP MEMBERS:
• Identify 10 words that none of you have.
• Divide the unknown words evenly among your group
• Each person should use the scrap paper provided and define
their share of words on that piece of paper
• Then, rotate each person’s scrap paper around so that everyone
has all ten definitions the time the bar below reaches orange
READ AROUND
• Please take an article from the middle of your table group.
• Read it and respond to it on the provided worksheet in the appropriate space.
• As you learn interesting facts, post them! When you learn something you did not know
and find shocking or interesting, write it on a post it note and stick it to the board.
• We will have ten minutes at each section (the longer articles are
to be read over two or more sections)
SHARE WITH ME:
• Did you notice a difference between the passages you
read when you had the words defined for you vs when
they were not defined? What kinds of books do you
think naturally come with “guides” like this?