Parts of Speech
A person, place, or thing
What is a noun.
Where do quotation marks go?
They go at the beginning and end of a quote
Hermit Crab who lives in our classroom
Chunk
Who is the Principal?
Mrs. Spear
An action word
What is a verb.
Where does punctuation goes in a quotation?
It goes inside the last quotation mark
A famous baseball player who showed a great heart by spending his free time helping others.
Roberto Clemente
How to you get a red ticket?
By showing the 4 core values
A word that describes a noun. It tells you something about the noun.
What is an adjective.
What is wrong with this sentence?
Harriet Tubman said, Every great dream begins with a dreamer.
No quotation marks
Harriet Tubman
What do you do with your Wit and Wisdom books when we are done ELA?
Place the white book inside the blue book and place it in the center of the desk. Then someone places them in the bin.
A word which usually describes a verb. it tells you how something is done. It may also tell you when or where something happened.
What is an adverb.
What is wrong with this sentence?
Roberto Clemente said, "Any time you have an opportunity to make a difference in this world and you don't, then you are wasting your time"
no ending punctuation
Nurse during the Civil War and helped to start the American Red Cross
Clara Barton
What color is your reading folder?
Red
What is wrong with this quotation?
Clara Barton said, "i may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them."
There is no capital letter
This person is both an owl and a ram!
Ms. Thompson
What are the three sections of your ELA notebook?
1. Wit and Wisdom
2. Word Study
3. Free use