Lesson 1 "What is a Noun?"

Turn to Pages 24-25 Look at the picture on Page 24 and try to guess how it relates to writing sentences.

Turn to Page 25 Read the short introduction to Chapter 2

Turn to Page 25 and look at the goals you will achieve this chapter.

Scan Page26-28; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Page 26-28 for pictures, information in the margins, and diagrams, read each of the captions.

On page 29 read the questions so you know what information you will be looking for as you read the section.

Read Page 26-28 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 28? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 1 "What is a Noun" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 1 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Noun - a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.

Collective noun - the name of a group of people, places, or things.

Compound noun - Two words joined together to form one new noun.

Hyphen - a short dash between pars of a word.

Section Review Answers

1. United States, parks, Yellowstone National Park, world, geysers, hot springs, geyser, Old Faithful, park, waterfalls, park, grizzly bears, moose, buffalo.
2. Your Answer will vary. Check for capitalization and end punctuation as well as correct identification of nouns.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you define noun, collective noun, and compound noun?

Are you able to provide examples of nouns that name a person, place, thing, and idea; collective nouns; and compound nouns?

Lesson 2 "Common and Proper Nouns"

Scan Pages 30-33; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 30-33 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Take a look at the questions on page 34 so you know what to look for while reading.

Read Pages 30-33 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 34? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 2 "Common and Proper Nouns" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 2 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Common noun - the name of a general type of person, place, thing, or idea.

Proper noun - the name of a particular person, place, thing, or idea.

Abbreviation - a short form of a word.

Section Review Answers

1. Donald Duck
2. England
3. river
4. math
5. spring
6. Valentine's Day
7. ocean
8. park
9. New York City
10. History 101
11. Emily enjoys her English class at Wilson High School
12. Armando's favorite holiday is Halloween.
13. Correct
14. Correct
15. Nathan went to Philadelphia to see the Liberty Bell.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you explain the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?

Are you able to explain capitalization of proper nouns and abbreviations of proper nouns?

Lesson 3 "Abstract and Concrete Nouns"

Scan Pages 35-36; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 35-36 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short paragraph in purple on Page 35.

Read Pages 35-36 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 37? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 3 "Abstract and Concrete Nouns" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 3 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Concrete noun - A word that names something you can see or touch.

Abstract noun - A word that names something you cannot see or touch.

Section Review Answers

1. Answer will vary
2. Answer will vary
3. Answer will vary
4. Answer will vary
5. Answer will vary
6. Answer will vary
7. Answer will vary
8. Answer will vary
9. Answer will vary
10. Answer will vary
11. party - concrete, surprise - abstract, Michelle - concrete
12. reaction- abstract, package - concrete
13. watch - concrete; time - abstract
14. cheers - concrete (they can be heard); crowd - concrete; stadium - concrete
15. player - concrete; appreciation - abstract; cap - concrete
16. Sentences will vary. Check that you have identified abstract and concrete nouns, ask your parent/guardian to check and see if you identified them correctly or e-mail them to your instructor.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Are you able to define and give examples of a concrete noun?

Can you define and give examples of an abstract noun?

Lesson 4 "Singular and Plural Nouns"

Scan Pages 38-42; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 38-42 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Read Pages 38-42 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 43? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 4 "Singular and Plural Nouns" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 4 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Singular noun - The name of one person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural noun - the name of more than one person, place, thing , or idea.

Section Review Answers

1. geese
2. mouths
3. monkeys
4. ladies
5. deer
6. oxen
7. medals
8. speeches
9. beliefs
10. altos

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you define singular and plural nouns?

Are you able to spell the plural forms of nouns ending in s, z, x, ch, sh, y, o, f, and fe.

Are you able to spell plural of nouns with irregular forms?

Lesson 5 "More About Plural Nouns"

Scan Pages 44-45; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 44-45 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Read Pages 44-45 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 46? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 5 "More About Plural Nouns" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 5 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

None

Section Review Answers

1. As
2. Hernandezes
3. 1960s
4. sandwiches
5. O'Haras
6. Williamses
7. 1920s
8. Hudsons
9. quizzes
10. ABCs

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you form the plurals of proper nouns?

Are you able to form the plurals of numbers, dates, and letters?

Lesson 6 "Possessive Nouns"

Scan Pages 47-50; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 47-50 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short paragraph in purple on page 50.

Read Pages 47-50 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 51? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 6 "Possessive Nouns" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 6 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Possessive noun - a word that shows ownership or a relationship between two things.

A punctuation mark that indicates a noun is possessive

Section Review Answers

1. a) Where the Armando's running shoes?
2. b) All of the teams were ready for the swim meet.
3. a) My neighbor's dog ran away.
4. a) Learning to proofread improved the students' grades.
5. B) Mrs. Langston looked everywhere for her car keys.
6. a) Everyone had high hopes at the swim meet.
7. a) A good writer makes sure the words are spelled right.
8. b) There was cheering in Wilson High's locker room.
9. a) Emily's job is at the music store.
10. a) Her hours are from 3:00 to 6:00 P.M.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Are you able to define a possessive noun?

Can you explain the rules for adding an apostrophe and -s to form the possessives of nouns?

Can you distinguish between plurals and possessives?

Lesson 7 "A Noun Can Be a Title"

Scan Page 52; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Page 52 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for and read the short paragraph in the margin on Page 52 with the Writing Tip.

Read Page 52 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 53? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 7 "A Noun Can Be a Title" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 7 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

None

Section Review Answers

1. Mrs. Langston
2. The Pigman by Paul Zindel
3. New York Giants
4. Roots by Alex Haley
5. The Lion King
6. Independence Hall
7. Mr. Thomas
8. Emily is doing her book report on The Invisible Man, a novel by Ralph Ellison.
9. My favorite play by William Shakespeare is Hamlet.
10. One of the most popular short stories is "The Lady, or the Tiger?" by Frank Stockton.
11. Home Alone was a hit movie in 1990
12. Our dentist's name is Dr. Richard Harp.
13. Dr. Albert Einstein taught at Princeton University.
14. "The Star-Spangled Banner" is hard to sing.
15. Well-known weekly magazines are Time and Newsweek.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you use capitalization correctly in titles?

Are you able to use underlining or quotation marks correctly to indicate a title?

"Where to Find It"

Scan Page 54; Read the questions at the bottom so you know what information you need to find.

Read page 54 about a Library Catalog

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 54? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Chapter 2 Where to Find It (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Where to Find it Key Points

Section Review Answers

1. Your answer will vary.
2. Again, it will vary but a Possible specific subjects would be: weather - forecasting, precipitation; sports - baseball, tennis; birds - migration, endangered.
3. Your answer will vary.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Do you know what a Library Catalog is?

"Writing Project "

Read page 55 about the writing project.

Go to the quiz page Chapter 2 Writing Project (This is were you will Complete your work.)

 Preparing for Chapter 2 Test

On pages 56-57 you will find the Chapter 2 review, complete the review.

Check your answers with those in the Key Points.

Take the Chapter 2 Test "Using Nouns in Sentences"

Review the answers then print the results for your records.

Chapter 2 Review answers

1. noun
2. proper noun
3. abbreviation
4. singular noun
5. abstract noun
6. plural noun
7. compound noun
8. common noun
9. apostrophe
10. collective noun
11. hyphen
12. concrete noun
13. possessive noun
14. Emily, bike
15. day, trip
16. Emily, friend
17. Angela, Emily, house
18. On Saturday Armando visits Aunt Edna.
19. She just moved to town from Houston, Texas.
20. She used to teach at the University of Florida
21. She was a professor of American history.
22. lady's, ladies, ladies'
23. wolf's wolves, wolves'
24. deer's, deer, deer's
25. child's, children, children's

Congratulations you finished Chapter 2!!