1. grammar and spelling unit 1­ 8th grade 8­28­12.notebook August 28, 2012
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8th Grade Language Arts Assign
ments
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Agenda: -Liter
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1. Warm-up: Choose your spelling/ -Impo
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Book (
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vocabulary words ing Po
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3. Grammar -Voca Sheet
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4. Literature
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2. grammar and spelling unit 1­ 8th grade 8­28­12.notebook August 28, 2012
CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE Ext
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• Quiescent
• Recent
• Succinct
• Taciturn
• Terse
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3. grammar and spelling unit 1­ 8th grade 8­28­12.notebook August 28, 2012
anarchy
a state of lawlessness, confusion or disorder reception
ardent the act or instance of receiving or meeting
passionate, enthusiastic and fiery rubble
augment broken bits and pieces
to add to teem
blase' to swarm, brim or overflow
unimpressed and indifferent
desolate
tract
an area, expanse or region
without any people dismal and devastated
embark vice versa
to start or begin conversely, in reverse
fend vie
to ward off or defend to compete for
panorama wrangle
to argue or dispute
an unobstructed or complete view
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4. grammar and spelling unit 1­ 8th grade 8­28­12.notebook August 28, 2012
Fix the Mistake
1. My grandpa is going to wrangle on a trip to Italy, Greece and
Spain after he renews his passport and completes his foreign
language classes.
2. My grandpa is going to embark on a trip...
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5. grammar and spelling unit 1­ 8th grade 8­28­12.notebook August 28, 2012
Pick the Winner
1. Her bookshelf revealed that she was a(n)
(ardent OR desolate) fan of mystery book.
2. Living in such a desolate area would bore
me.
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6. grammar and spelling unit 1­ 8th grade 8­28­12.notebook August 28, 2012
What is a noun?
A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.
Move box to see answer
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7. grammar and spelling unit 1­ 8th grade 8­28­12.notebook August 28, 2012
Sort the words into the correct
noun categories.
Person Place Thing
pencil
teacher skate park
charisma
Justin Bieber happiness
school
McDonald's
athlete
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8. grammar and spelling unit 1­ 8th grade 8­28­12.notebook August 28, 2012
Put a star above each noun
below by dragging from the star.
1. The girl washed her hair with soap.
2. Billy was thinking about his big, fuzzy cat.
3. Allie picked up her marker and drew a picture.
4. Pete ate two giant brownies after school.
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9. grammar and spelling unit 1­ 8th grade 8­28­12.notebook August 28, 2012
Lesson 1­ Kinds of Nouns
A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing,
or idea.
A common noun- general name
Proper noun- particular person, place, thing, or
idea- always capitalized
Concrete Nouns- a noun that can be seen, heard, smelled,
touched, or tasted.
-sunlight, explosion, fuel, rocks, moon, ice
Abstract Nouns- names an idea, feeling, quality, or
characteristic
-exploration, excitement, lightness, and courage
**Every noun is either common or proper and
concrete or abstract
Collective noun- names a group of people or things.
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10. grammar and spelling unit 1­ 8th grade 8­28­12.notebook August 28, 2012
Circle the Nouns in the sentence and label them as common or proper. BONUS- see
if you can find the three collective nouns.
The first astronauts squeezed food from tubes.
Astronauts in the Space Shuttle Program eat from a tray with forks and spoons.
They use straws to drink beverages from sealed pouches.
NASA employs a team of dietitians to make sure the astronauts eat properly.
Before flight, each astronaut chooses food from a large group of items.
There is a supply of snacks available to the crew.
Yet most astronauts crave certain favorite foods.
Shannon Lucid missed her favorite candy during her six-month mission.
Astronauts cannot gain weight in space.
The extra fat will show up on their return to Earth.
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