Nouns
Which word is a noun?
The sun is shining.
sun
Identify the verb.
Jolyse ran to the back of the room.
ran
What is one reason we use proper nouns in English?
To show importance or to add detail.
Identify the question word.
What is your name?
What
Give an example of translanguaging.
Examples: writing a rough draft in one language and a final draft in another language, changing languages in the middle of expressing a sentence or idea, talking about the central idea of a text in a native language and writing a paragraph about it in a second language
Which words are nouns?
I want a world with more justice.
world, justice
Identify the verb.
You are the best students!
are
What is the rule for proper nouns?
Capitalize the first letter of proper nouns
Identify the verbs.
Who are you going to the movies with?
are, going
Why did the author translanguage?
Back home, my tíos and tías and primas, Mami and Papi, and mis hermanas had a party for me with sancocho and a store-bought pudín, inscribed with Happy Graduation, Julie.
To show a special relationship with a family member (tíos, tías, primas, Mami, Papi, mis hermanas) / to describe her culture (sancocho, pudín)
What is a noun?
A person, place, thing (object) or idea
What is a verb?
An action, feeling or state of being
What is a proper noun?
What is the word order for a wh-question in English?
wh-question word + (helping verb) + (subject) + verb + everything else
What is translanguaging?
When bilingual and multilingual people use all of their language abilities to communicate and make meaning.
Give an example of a noun that is a place.
Examples: bathroom, NYC, the moon, cafe, Ecuador, etc.
Identify all of the verbs (4).
Bilingual and multilingual students learn the best when they are taught using all of the languages they know.
learn, taught, using, know
Identify the proper nouns in the sentence.
This year, Ramadan will be during the months of April and May.
Ramadan, April, May
Identify the helping verb.
What did you eat on Saturday night?
did
Give an example of a noun that is an idea.
Why does the question below need a helping verb?
How did you know the answer?
Because the verb "know" is not a "to be" verb.
Give an example of a proper noun that is a place.
Examples: New York, the Caribbean, Puerto Rico, Yale University, East Side Community High School
Identify the subject.
When will you start playing basketball?
you