10th: She remembered wishing, on one particular morning when Father mixed lead white with the smallest dot of lead-tin yellow for the goose quill in a painting of Mother writing a letter, that she might...

9th: He took out his books one at a time, started to stack them in order by color and size.  The library silence was a comfort as he...

A noun is word that names a person, a place, thing, or idea.  A common noun refers to any one of a certain kind of a person, a place, thing, or idea.  A proper noun names a specific person, a place, or thing.  

Part A:  Write the sentences below.  (remember formatting PRINT & PENCIL) Identify the nouns in each sentence and label (INK) whether they are common or nouns or Proper nouns. (format--) Rewrite the following sentences in cursive and ink.

1. Morris kept the withered paw of a monkey in his pocket.
2. Mr. White believes the legend and wishes for money.
3. When Herbert is killed at his job, his parents receive money from his employers.
4. Mrs. White tries to bring Herbert back to life using magic.

Part B: Write (pencil) the sentences below. Underline (ink) the common nouns in the following sentences.  Then, substitute a proper noun (label- ink) if possible to make the sentence more precise.

1. The narrator's mother was part of the trapeze act.
2. The mother had traveled to many countries.
3. The storm that caused the circus tent to collapse occurred in the summer.
4. The narrator moved back to her hometown.

** you do not need to rewrite Part B sentences... You're Welcome 

9th Grade:  (Can Truth Change):  I sat in my room on the concrete floor believing everything the facility told me. But I knew...

10th Grade: (Reality vs. Truth): Everything around me had changed.  There were certain things that had to be done.  I just didn't know if...

Write the following sentence and correct the spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors.

1. after visiting the museum our class wauked too the city Park so he could spend an our in the fresh heir?

2. Next time I hope that we spend the hole day at the park

3. i especially enjoyed watching a duck with a trane of ducklins in tow swam in the pond.

4. i never would known there could be so much in 1 park.





Identifying Nouns

1. scientist__________________   thorax____________________

2. insect ___________________    identification _______________

3. scent____________________    laboratory__________________

4. swamp __________________    grocer ____________________

5. abdomen_________________    botanist ___________________

Write the flawed sentences.  Correct the spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

1. Jeffrey waked up at fiv-thirty in the morning to watch the son rise and to paint the view?

2. He thougt that there will be something peaceful about early morning!

3. he needed to use her time wisely, because in a few ours there was people out walkin and cars startin to move?

4. He noticed that the yellow, and orange from the sun is lined with pink hues.

A company has announced that it wishes to tear down a large factory in your community.  Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this influence on your community.  Do you support or oppose the factory's decision?  Explain your position.

This is a brand new beginning for most of you.  Think about what you want to accomplish this year in the areas of your 1.) your spiritual growth  2.) your friendships and family life (social)  3.) School goals and learning.  and 4.) your future.   Write about each section.  Take your time and really think deep.  We will be writing a reflection piece at the end of the year to see what changes or growth has occurred. 
Where are you now in these areas and where to you want to be.  THINK!!!

Create a journal entry with the following criteria:
1. Subject- macaws
2. Use adjectives that answer the "four types" of questions.  Underline at one of each of these in your story.

Notes You Need to Know
Adjective: a word used to describe a noun or pronoun ot to give a noun or pronoun a more specific meaning.  Modifies: act of changing something slightly.  Adjectives add more information that answers any of four questions:

• What kind? 
• Which one? 
• How many? 
• How much?

Adjectives usually come before the noun but may come after.

ARTICLES:  a, an, and the are three adjectives that are called articles.    The is called a definite article because it refers to a specific noun. A and an are indefinite articles because they refer to any one of a class of nouns.

Exercise 1: Write the sentences below.  Underline the regular adjectives, circle the articles.

1. Parrots are found in the warm tropical areas of the planet.
2. A small number of species inhabit the cooler temperate regions.
3. The colorful birds have red, green, blue, and yellow plumage.
4. Parrots eat a wide variety of hearty seeds and nutritious fruits.
5. Parrots are monogamous, often remaining with a single mate for life.

Nouns Used as Adjectives: A noun used as an adjective answers the question "What Kind? or Which one?" about a noun that follows it.

Exercise 2: Write the noun used as an adjective in each sentence.

1. Macaws are large, noisy members of the parrot family.
2. The colorful macaws live in large flocks and roost along steep canyon walls.
3. They dig small nest holes in the relatively soft sandstone.
4. Major food sources for macaws are fruits and nuts.
5. Macaws perch among the tree branches while they eat.
6. Occasionally, they will also search the forest floor for food.
7. Because they live in the warm tropics of South America, the birds do not migrate to a winter territory.
8. Unfortunately, the macaw population is dwindling because of the actions of humans.
9. Cattle ranches are the biggest threat to the remaining habitat of the macaw.
10. The birds are also threatened by wildlife poachers.