1. Tuesday 10/23/2012
1. Introduction to Unit 2:
Nouns
2. Notes
3. Classwork: p 95 (1-
16) Questions and
Answers

2. Introduction to
Unit 2: Nouns
and Kinds of
Nouns Miss Borja

3. What or
who do you
see?

4. Nouns
1.Person
2.Place
3.Thing
4.Idea

5. At the
carnival, my
sister’s cotton
candy flew off of
the roller coaster
and landed in
some boy’s hair.

6. Throughout
history, inventi
ons have
changed how
people live.

7. A noun that names something that
can be
seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or
touched is a concrete noun.
shells
Sand
sea
horse

8. Inventors
develop new
products, such
as safer toys
for children.

9. A noun that names an idea, a
quality, or a feeling is an abstract
noun.
Beauty
Friendship
Relaxatio
n
Peace

10. The first
inventions
appeared during
the Old Stone
Age.

11. Concret
e
nouns?
Abstract
nouns?

12. A common noun refers to any
person, place, thing, or idea. Not
city capitalized.
people
ocean
building
food
friends
teachers

13. At the grocery
store, I bought
vegetables, egg
s, a
banana, and hot
sauce.

14. A proper noun identifies a particular
person, place, thing, or idea.
Capitalized.
Barack Obama
The Eiffel Tower

15. Are you “the bomb” with nouns?

16. I accidentally forgot my shovel and
bucket in the sand at the beach on
Saturday.

17. Let’s both sit on the beach so our butts
can get sand in them!

18. Your mom said to leave the rubber
ducky at home.

19. I found this
cool picture on
the Internet.

20. When I see my Socks, I am so full
of happiness and laughter.

21. What is a noun?

22. Give an example of a concrete
noun.

23. Give an example of an abstract
noun.

24. What is the difference between
common and proper nouns?

25. In your notebook:
• Nouns name persons, places, things, or
ideas.
• Concrete nouns name things that the 5
senses can detect
• Abstract nouns name ideas, qualities and
feelings
• Common nouns name any
persons, places, things, and ideas
• Proper nouns name particular
persons, places, things, and ideas. Always
capitalize proper nouns