What’s Common about Proper Nouns??? Common and Proper nouns.

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What’s Common about Proper Nouns??? Common and Proper nouns

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What’s Common about Proper Nouns???

Common and Proper nouns

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Objectives

1. Identify common and proper nouns as words that name any person, place, or thing.2. Identify proper nouns as words that name specific places or things3. Capitalize proper nouns4. Edit writing to use common and proper nouns correctly

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Essential Question

How do we identify common and proper

nouns?

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What is a noun?

A noun names a person, place or thing.Common nouns name general things and is not capitalized.

Example: pencil, paper, book*What are 3 more common nouns found in the room?

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What are Proper Nouns?

• A proper noun is a name given to a specific person, place, or thing always beginning with a capital letter.

Example: Ms. Osborne, Georgia, Mountain View

*What are some proper nouns found in the classroom?

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Read the following sentences. Circle the common noun and underline the proper noun.

1. Christopher Columbus sail the ocean blue in 1492.

2. Juan Ponce de Leon was an explorer who sailed from Spanish with Christopher Columbus.

3. Jacques Cartier sailed over 1000 miles on a river in Canada.

4. Vasco Nunez de Balboa sponsor was the country of Spain.

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Based on what you have learned about common and proper nouns. Fill in the chart

Common Proper

oceanteacher

restaurantcountrymoviebook

schoolcitydog