The Magic Finger; Nouns

Today we will continue reading along with the audio book for The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl.

When we are done with the book, together, let's identify:

Characters:

• protagonist
• antagonist
• minor characters

Setting: In what locations does the story take place?

Important objects in the story: what items are mentioned in the story?

What is the message or theme of the story? (what does the author want us to learn about life from this story?)


NOUNS:

Nouns are the first of 8 parts of speech. Nouns are the name of PEOPLE, PLACES, THINGS, CONDITIONS or IDEAS.

Nouns come in two tenses: singular and plural.

• Nouns can be common (beginning with lowercase letters)
• Nouns can be proper (beginning with UPPERcase letters)
• Nouns can be concrete (able to be touched, tastes, smelled, seen, or heard)
• Nouns can be abstract (not able to be touched, tasted, smelled, seen or heard)
• Nouns can be collective (names a group of people or things)
• Nouns can be compound (two or more words that make up the noun)

Take a look at this video! Nouns.

Together with a partner complete a list of common, proper, concrete, abstract and collective nouns. Please turn this list in at the end of class (the purple sheet).

TIPS: All characters in a story or novel are NOUNS. All settings in a story or novel are also NOUNS.
You should be able to identify the nouns in a sentence.

• If you're having trouble, remember to try to name the person, place, or thing in a sentence. 
• Nouns are always the SUBJECT of a sentence.

HOMEWORK: Please complete the NOUN worksheet for Monday, September 21!