Question 1- Conventions of grammar

Question 1

What is the topic of paragraph 2?

Answer 1

Nouns

Question 2

Define a noun

Answer 2

A person, place, thing (common noun) or the name of one of these (proper noun)

Question 3

Why is a noun a grammar concept/convention?

Answer 3

It looks at the structure of sentences because every sentence must contain a subject, which is either a noun or a pronoun, and so in order to understand how to form a sentence, students must know what a noun is.

Question 4

What is the activity you would use to teach the concept of nouns?

Answer 4

• Something you can see

- List what they can see in the book, sort them into person place or thing on the board

Question 5

What is the topic of paragraph 3?

Answer 5

Verbs

Question 6

Define a verb

Answer 6

An action or doing word

Question 7

Why is a verb a grammar concept/convention?

Answer 7

It looks at the structure of sentences because every sentence must contain a verb and so in order to understand how to form a sentence, students must know what a verb is.

Question 8

What is the activity you would use to teach the concept of verbs?

Answer 8

• Give them a character and ask “what is the ____ doing?”

- Etc. the ___ is flying