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WELCOME!
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Nouns, Verbs Adjectives

• Ms. Kittredges
• Grade 5
• 2005/06

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Have fun learning about nouns, verbs and
adjectives!
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What are nouns?

• Nouns are people, places and things.

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Nouns are people
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a t h l e t e
Mmmmmilk!
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Mrs. Von Flatern
Hi there!
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Nouns are places
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lumber yard
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restaurant
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Nouns are things
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flower
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sneaker
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What are verbs?
Verbs are words that show action and existence.
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Verb show action
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t h i n k i n g
I wonder whats for supper?
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blowing
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m u n c h i n g
See chips!
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Verbs show existence
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The car is parked.
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The flowers were alive yesterday.
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What are adjectives?

• Adjectives are words that describe nouns.

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This was a magnificent sunset.
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This bowl is red and shiny.
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Your Task

• Use the digital camera to take a photo of an
  image to represent a noun, a verb and an
  adjective
• Resize your photos
• Move your photos to a slide in the class
  PowerPoint
• Label your slides

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Assessment

• A diamante poem describes a topic by utilizing
  nouns, verbs and adjectives in a specific pattern
  to form a diamond shape.
• You will write a diamante poem about yourself.
• Go to the web site
• http//www.readwritethink.org/materials/diamante
• Use the interactive template to write your
  diamante poem
• Print your poem
• Match your diamante to a picture of yourself that
  was taken by a member of your group
• Pass in for a grade

Example