Grammar Boot Camp

• Parts of Speech Challenge– Each group is responsible for one part

of speech (with a couple of exceptions– adverbs and interjections will be covered by the same group as they are not as in depth as the other parts of speech; nouns and pronouns may have been split into two sections based on how many groups each class has; due to the complexity of prepositions, I will be teaching those and we will have a separate preposition challenge)

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• Parts of Speech Challenge– You are to come up with a 15 minute

presentation to teach the class about your part of speech.

– You may use any of the textbook resources we have in the classroom to prepare your presentation.

– You may also use the textbooks during your presentation as part of your activity.

– Presentations will be graded using the attached rubric.

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• Parts of Speech Challenge– Groups only have today and Monday

to come up with their presentation. If you have information that you want displayed through the computer, you need to write it up on a sheet of paper. One of your group members will then need to type it up and/or create your PowerPoint at home. We will have laptops in the media center on Monday, but Monday should be spent finalizing and practicing… not creating!

Grammar Boot Camp

• Parts of Speech Challenge– Groups will have 15 minutes to deliver

their presentation. – Once again, groups will have the

remainder of Friday’s class and all of Monday’s class to create their presentation.

– All presentations and materials are due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, March 15th.

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• Parts of Speech Challenge– Each presentation should have two

segments.• Information Segment

– You must include the definition and example (in a sentence) of each type of your assigned part of speech on your transparencies.

• Activity Segment– Create an activity that will allow all students to

practice.

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RequirementAdditional points will be rewarded for

inventiveness and behavior

1Does not

meet

3Meets

5Exceeds

Definitions for all types--

Examples for all types (with proper usage in a sentence)

Class Activity– come up with a way for the class to practice this skill

Peer Assistance—all group members must circulate and help the other teams during the activity

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• Nouns– Singular– Plural– Common– Proper

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• Nouns– Abstract– Collective– Possessive

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• Pronouns– Personal– Possessive– Interrogative

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• Pronouns– Demonstrative– Reflexive– Indefinite

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• Adjectives– Common– Proper– Demonstrative

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• Verbs– Helping (state-of-being)– Verb Phrases (main verb + helping verb)

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• Verbs– Helping (state-of-being)– Verb Phrases (main verb + helping verb)

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• Adverbs• Interjections

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• Conjunctions– Coordinating– Correlative– Common Subordinating

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• Prepositions– Prepositional Phrases– Object of the Preposition– Any Modifiers/Descriptors