English Powerpoint

1. LO: Understanding what proper nouns are
To understand who Beowulf is and what
happens in the story
Lesson 2 Proper nouns
Keywords:
Proper
noun
Beowulf

2. The part of a text that names a person,
place, thing, or idea
What is a noun?

3. What is a proper noun?
When might we use proper nouns?

4. Can you think of some proper
nouns?

5. Is ‘Beowulf’ a common noun or a proper noun?
How do you know?

6. Beowulf is an Anglo Saxon proper
noun- a name for a man

7. Practise speaking in Old English saying the names
of the characters and places.
Hrothgar: King of
the Danes
Hroath-gar
Beowulf: strong Geatish
warrior who leads his men to
Denmark to fight Grendel
Bay-oh-wolf
Hygelac
Hidger-lark
Gangleri (Wanderer)
Gang-leery
Scyld Scefing
Shild Shay-fing

8. Read from p.2- 9

9. Look back over the first paragraph.
Highlight the proper nouns in the
extract.

10. How can you remember what a proper
noun is?
Why is it useful to know what proper
nouns are?