Pre-test:Find all the prepositions in the following sentence.

The clumsy child tripped and tumbled violently down the crumbling, wooden stairs.

PARTNER SHARE

• Please share with your shoulder partner:

•I identified the following prepositions as…

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LEARNING TARGETS

• I will know and be able to identify prepositions.

• I will be able to write sentences using the parts of speech.

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SUCCESS CRITERIA:

•I will define and identify prepositions in a sentence.•I will practice writing with the parts of speech.

Dictionary Definition

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Preposition Identifies an object(noun) in time or place. Shows relationships between nouns/pronouns.

Prepositions: The Middle School Way

In Over

Around Through

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Practice

She ran wildly toward her school with ferocious dogs chasing behind her.

Identify the pronouns and prepositions.

EXIT SLIP Copy the following sentence and

identify the parts of speech:

My bad dog secretly escaped from my backyard.

On Sunday gales from Odile whipped torrents of rain ashore, chasing visitors in popular tourist destinations into close quarters.