BELLWORK

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BELLWORK

• Compose a journal entry describing in detail a
  place of your choosing.
• Ideas?
• This room
• A mountain top
• The principals office
• A dentists chair
• Grandmas house
• Your old tree house
• Be creative!

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More than You Ever Wanted to Know
AboutPREPOSITIONS

• Grammar Lesson 1

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First Things First

• Definitions
• Preposition A word that relates a noun or
  pronoun to another word in the sentence.
• Example A boy with red hair stood near the
  window.

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Good News!

• There is a LIST of prepositions you can memorize.
• This allows you to know for certain what is and
  is NOT a preposition. Having a list takes out
  much of the guesswork.

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Find the Prepositions

• FOG
• By Carl Sandburg
• The fog comeson little cat feet.It sits
  lookingover harbor and cityon silent
  haunchesand then moves on.

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Other Prepositions

• Prepositions can be more than one word.
• They work together to make one concept.

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CLASSWORK

• Find as many prepositions as you can in your own
  journal writing. Circle them.
• Find as many prepositions as you can in the
  literature excerpts as you can. Circle them.
• Feel free to use your notes and to ask me for
  help.

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HOMEWORK

• Using your AR book, please find and write down
  FIVE SENTENCES that use prepositions.
• Give the title of your book at the top of the
  page.
• Give page numbers for where you found each
  sentence.
• DUE Tomorrow
• Thursday, August 28, 2008

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Bellwork

• Circle all of the prepositions in the sentences
  on the Bellwork handout.
• You may use your list to help you.
• Remember to place this in your Bellwork folder at
  the end of class.

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More Than You Ever Wanted to Know About
Prepositional Phrases

• Grammar Lesson 2

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First Things First

• What IS a phrase?
• A phrase is a group of words that is used as a
  single part of speech and does NOT contain a verb
  and its subject.
• There are adjective phrases, adverb phrases, verb
  phrases, infinitive phrases, participial
  phrases.
• Today, we are talking about PREPOSITIONAL
  PHRASES.
• Prepositional phrases are phrases that begin with
  a preposition and end with a noun or pronoun.

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NOTICE!

• The prepositions always have an object.
• We call these nouns and pronouns what they are
• OBJECTS OF THE PREPOSITION
• (How easy is that?)
• When you label prepositional phrases on a
  worksheet or in your writing, you will need to
• Put (PARENTHESES) around the whole phrase.
• Neatly write PP prepositional phrase over the
  top.

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LABELING EXAMPLES

• The boy (with red hair) loves to sit (in his
  seat) and read (about fantastic adventures) (of
  famous explorers and pirates).
• (In days) (of old), students would walk (to
  school) (along dusty roads) and never complain
  (of their tired feet.)

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Examples of Prepositional Phrases

• Fish
• by Mike K.
• Before my wondering eyes swims a fishBetween
  the slimy green pebblesWithout limitationsInto
  a shaded area he disappearsSince the sun is
  shining brightlyBeneath the cool dampness of a
  lily pad he restsFor a while, he is nowhere to
  be foundAcross the muddy bank, he shimmersBut
  he quickly disappearsTo a new place round the
  bend.

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• THE SPIDERby Aaron
• Across its web slowly it stalks its
  victimInside its coils its prey liesDown the
  web it moves closerIn a second it is on top -
  wrapping its victimWithout a care it eats its
  preyFrom there he moves offOver the webUnder
  the webAcross the webIn the distance.

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More Examples

• Supper
• by Brittany A.
• Through the parkAround the treeBetween the
  carsAmong the peopleBehind the storeUp the
  hillPast the dogsDown the hillAcross the
  lawnInto the kitchenAll in time for supper

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Prepositions are in music too

• "With Arms Wide Open
• CREED
• Well, I just heard the news today It seems my
  life is going to change I closed my eyes, begin
  to pray Then tears of joy stream down my face
• With arms wide open Under the sunlight Welcome
  to this place I'll show you everything With
  arms wide open With arms wide open

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• Well, I don't know if I'm ready To be the man I
  have to beI'll take a breath, I'll take her by
  my side We stand in awe, we've created life
• With arms wide openUnder the sunlight Welcome
  to this place I'll show you everything With
  arms wide open Now everything has changed I'll
  show you love I'll show you everything With
  arms wide open With arms wide open

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Classwork

• Using your literature excerpt from yesterday,
  label the (prepositional phrases) that you find.
• Using the remainder of the class time, write a
  short poem using as many prepositions as
  possible.
• Label the prepositional phrases with parentheses.
• Turn this in to the correct tray as you leave
  class.
• Make SURE your name, date, and class period are
  given.

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BELLWORK

• On your own paper, list as many of the
  prepositions from memory as you can. DO YOUR
  BEST!
• I will give a ticket to first and second place!
• Place your list in your bellwork folder!

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NOTICE!

• Prepositional phrases can come at the beginning
  of a sentence.
• Some times one preposition can have TWO objects.
• I sat (next to Mary and Jennifer) on the bus.
• Make sure that the word to is not before a
  verb.
• I dont like to get in trouble. (INFINITIVE!!!)

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Classwork

• The sparkles of your jewelry out here in the
  moonlight are beautiful.
• The rim of that antique pitcher in the kitchen on
  the shelf above the stove is chipped.
• In math class the girl beside me really gets on
  my nerves.

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• At least ten percent of your money should go into
  savings.
• The boy on the front row has the sweetest smile.
• Why is all this dirt on my carpet? asked Mother
  in an accusatory tone.
• Each of you have a bright future.

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• In my life, you are the best thing that has ever
  happened to me.
• The scared cat hid among the bushes to get away
  from the dog.
• Please do not leave any trash under your seat.
• We go to the playground after lunch.

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• This is for you, she said with a smile.
• On Monday by eight in the morning you will be in
  first period.
• Your hair shines like the sun on a cloudless day.
• On top of spaghetti all covered with cheese, I
  lost my poor meatball when somebody sneezed.
• Aha! Now I have you in my power and you cannot
  escape.

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Independent Practice

• Label the prepositional phrases in the handout I
  will give you.
• Write the prepositional phrase on the line given.
• Turn this in at the end of class.
• If you are not finished, take it home for
  homework.

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BELLWORK

• Write the following spelling words three times
  each on your own paper.
• abrupt
• fulfill
• familiar
• banquet
• pamphlet
• durable
• tangible
• Place your spelling list in your bellwork folder
  at the end of class.

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QUIZ

• Please place parentheses around each
  prepositional phrase and label them P.P.
• There may be more than one phrase per sentence.
• Do your best!

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Writing Applications

• Why are prepositions important to my writing?
• They give the reader a sense of time and space.
• They clarify meaning and add detail.
• They show transitions between ideas.
• They show relationships between items in a
  sentence.

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Mentor Text

• Okay fine. Monday was not so good of a day.
  Which was a surprise, because it started off with
  two lucky signs, which fooled me. First, there
  were exactly enough banana slices in my cereal
  one for every spoonful. Then, as soon as I got to
  school, my teacher said, The following students
  are excused from journal writing so they can go
  to the art room to work on their Welcome to the
  Future projects. And I was one of the following
  students.
• Sara Pennypacker , Clementine

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No prepositions?

• Okay, fine, Monday was not so good. Which was a
  surprise, because it started off. First, there
  were exactly enough banana slices one. Then, as
  I got, my teacher said, The following students
  are excused so they can go to work. And I was
  one!

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Independent practice!

• Take your literature excerpts from the other day
  and rewrite the passage without using any of the
  prepositional phrases.
• Use your own paper for the rewrite and staple it
  to the excerpt.
• Turn your work into the tray.