This document contains the notes from a 7th grade language arts class. The agenda includes a vocabulary pretest, spelling pretest, grammar lesson on prepositions, and literature discussion. The class covers the definition of prepositions, prepositional phrases, identifying objects of prepositions, and examples of prepositions used in sentences. Students are assigned workbook problems and to bring reading material to class on Thursday.

1. 7th grade 9­10­12.notebook September 10, 2012
9/10/12
7th Grade Language Arts
Agenda:
1. Warm-up: Vocabulary Pretest/Spelling Pretest
Assignments:
2. Spelling/Vocabulary
- Lit Circles (W)
3. Grammar
-Spelling Post Test (F)
4. Literature
-Reading Material in class (TH)
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2. 7th grade 9­10­12.notebook September 10, 2012
What is a preposition?
• word used to show a relationship between a
noun or pronoun and some other word in
the sentence
• Common Prepositions: behind, about,
across, beside, by, during, on, like, in,
under, without
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A preposition introduces a phrase
that ends with a noun or pronoun.
Identify the noun or pronoun in the
Pull
phrases below.
noun
on her head
pronoun
to her
noun
around the grassy field
Will a preposition ever appear by itself in a sentence?
No, it will not.
Click the question to find out.
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To make a prepositional phrase:
preposition + adjective(s) + noun or
pronoun
Prepositions to use:
on over for of through
off across with in before
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Prepositional phrases describe nouns and verbs.
Fill in the blanks with your own phrases.
Click the checkmark for examples.
on her head
A jeweled crown was placed____________________.
to town
Ben walked ________because his truck needed repairs.
around the grassy field
The track____________________was freshly laid.
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Pull out the prepositional phrases.
from "How the Camel Got His Hump"
by Rudyard Kipling
In the beginning of years,
when the world was so new and all, for Man
and the Animals were of a Howling Desert
just beginning to work for Man, in the middle
there was a Camel, of years
In the beginning
and he lived in the middle
of a Howling Desert
because he did not want to work;
and besides, he was a Howler himself.
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1. Dogs have been trained to perform a wide variety of jobs.
2. Watchdogs protect their owners' homes from burglars.
3. Guide dogs help their owners across the street.
Objects of preposition cannot be the subject or verb of a sentence!
4. Over our heads, great formations of geese were flying north.
5. With all that lightning, they will be safer inside the house.
6. A change in the tropical forest affects many species.
7. Overhunting in an area changes the animal population.
8. Many conservationists are worried about the destruction of
tropical forests.
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Assignment:
Workbook page 125 odds
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The Reading Process: Describe your own reading process.
Before Reading- Set a purpose, Preview, Plan
During Reading- Read with a purpose, Connect
After Reading- Pause and reflect, Reread, Remember
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10. 7th grade 9­10­12.notebook September 10, 2012
Bring reading material to class on
Thursday
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