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Grade 8, Language Arts Std #: 1.11 Identify correct noun forms. Regular and irregular forms. Collective nouns Proper nouns Compound nouns Words with alternate accepted forms (ex. The plural of index could be indexes or indices). AHSGE Standard I - The student will recognize correct grammar and usage.

Lesson Plans: Lesson Tutor Concrete, proper, and common nouns Compound Nouns Note cards and nouns Possessive Nouns Mini-lesson English Teacher for a Day Students become a teacher for a day to plan, develop, and present a lesson on the eight parts of speech

Resources: Mrs. Crites' Grammar Page Interactive games and activities to reinforce noun skills Teach-nology Various noun worksheets Interactive Plural Noun Quiz Interactive quiz using plural nouns Suggestions for English Language Learners: ESL Ideas (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional) (B) Students locate and highlight as many proper nouns as possible in a newspaper article. (B) Students point to words that represent nouns. (B, I) Students repeat and rehearse nouns after the teacher pronounces them. (I, T) Students identify and circle all the nouns in a short reading passage. They can then copy the nouns onto a list and define their meanings.
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