The document provides instruction and content about prepositional phrases. It begins with directions for students to get their textbooks and notebooks. It then provides a bellwork question asking students to analyze symbolism and theme in a short story using evidence from the text. The rest of the document defines prepositional phrases and their components. It provides examples and notes on prepositional phrases, including compound prepositions. It discusses how prepositional phrases can add rhythm to writing. Students then practice identifying prepositional phrases in sentences and discuss the functions of prepositional phrases in a sentence. The document concludes with assigning a prepositional phrase worksheet for homework.

1. Bellwork — 9/4
1. Get your textbook from the cart.
2. In your spiral notebook, start a new page for Bellwork 9/4. Your
bellwork pages do not need to use the Cornell style.
• Write the question and answer it in complete sentences (5 min). You may
reference Once Upon a Time in your textbook:
What does the cat symbolize? How does it support the theme of
the story. Provide explicit evidence from the text.

2. What is the big idea or topic?
What is important to learn (THE MEssage you take):
What happens that demonstrates this big idea or topic (evidence from the text)?

3. Fairy Tale Elements
• The main characters are opposed by
an evil force.
• Animals have special abilities.
• The story is used to teach a lesson.
• Good characters have bad things
happen to them.
• The setting does not seem quite real.
• Details in the story foreshadow that
the problem, or conflict, will be
resolved in a “happily ever after”
ending.
Elements in The Owl

4. Prepositional Phrase Notes

5. Parts of Speech Review

6. What are prepositional phrases?
• First, let’s review the definition of a preposition:
• A preposition links a noun to another word by indicating the location or time.
We went to English class on Monday.
Where’d you go? When did you go?
person, place, thing or idea

7. Compound Prepositions
• A compound preposition is a preposition made up of more than one
word.
Examples:
according to next to owing to
Apart from as to aside from
In addition to on top of ahead of

8. • Prepositional phrases consist of a preposition and an object of
preposition, usually a noun or a pronoun.
Replaces a noun: he, she,
them, they, etc.
Preposition:
around
Object of preposition:
the bend
+ =
Prepositional phrase:
Ms. Hargen teaches English. She is very short.

9. Practice
Preposition:
from
Object of preposition:
the street+ =
Prepositional phrase:
before the rain+ =
during the game+ =
outside the gate+ =

10. List of Prepositions
Prepositions:

11. Prepositional Phrases and Pacing
• Prepositional phrases can add rhythm and interest to a piece of
writing:
From Once Upon a Time, lines 49-50:
In a house, in a suburb, in a city, there were a man and his wife who
loved each other very much and were living happily ever after.
In a suburban house, there were a man and his wife who love each
other very much and were living happily ever after.
}What’s the
difference?

12. Practice
With a partner, take 5 minutes to identify the prepositional phrase in
each sentence below:
1. The boy threw the ball into the basket.
2. I left my bookbag at school, so my mom grounded me.
3. Tacos make great food, but don’t put them on your head.
4. Dinosaurs ruled the Earth before they went extinct.
5. Have you ever had pickles in your ice cream?
6. John fell asleep during the politician’s big speech.
7. When I get home from school, I am going to eat a big sandwich.

13. Answers
1. The boy threw the ball into the basket.
2. I left my bookbag at school, so my mom grounded me.
3. Tacos make great food, but don’t put them on your head.
4. Dinosaurs ruled the Earth before they went extinct.
5. Have you ever had pickles in your ice cream?
6. John fell asleep during the politician’s big speech.
7. When I get home from school, I am going to eat a big sandwich.

14. What do prepositional phrases do in a
sentence?
• A prepositional phrase will function as an adjective or an adverb
• As an adjective, the prepositional phrase answers the question: which
one?
The book on the bathroom floor is swollen from shower steam.
describes a noun describes a verb, adjective, or adverb
English is a lovely class. I run quickly to get to English
because I love it so much.

15. • As an adverb, a prepositional phrase answers the questions of: How?
When? Where?
Freddy is stiff from yesterday’s long football practice.
Before class, Josh begged his friend for a pencil.
Feeling brave, we tried the Dragon Breath Burritos at Taco Bus.

16. Homework
• Complete the Prepositional Phrase Worksheet.