Lesson 13 Notes

“Escaping the Giant

Wave”

Subject Pronouns & AntecedentsCan take the place of ONE or MORE nouns as

the SUBJECT of a sentence.

ExamplesMrs. Didier went to the store. | I/She went to the

store.Kathy bought a taffy apple. | She bought a taffy

apple.Who went to the store? | (Mrs.Didier) replaces

“WHO”What was bought? | (Taffy apple) replaces “WHAT”

Subject Pronouns

I He She

They We Who

It* You* What*

Object Pronouns

Takes the place of ONE or MORE nouns AFTER an ACTION VERB or PREPOSITION.

Examples May bought a whistle.| May bought it. Sara went to school with Bill.| Sara went to school with him. May bought what? | (whistle) replaces “WHAT” Sara went to school with whom? | (Bill) replaces “WHOM”

Object Pronouns

Me Him Her

Them Us Whom

It* You* What*

Gender & Number

A pronoun’s gender tells whether it is masculine, feminine, or neutral.

A pronoun’s number tells whether it is singular or plural.

Examples:

We purchased a new CD.

Does Gina want to come with her?

Grandma brought presents for him.

They went to the movies.

Hints, Tips, & Tricks!

Go back to your lists of Subject and Object Pronouns and LABEL the number of each Pronoun…“He” = 1, as “He” only takes the place of 1 noun. “Us” = 2+, as “they” can be for a group… etc.“They” can take the place of one person, if the

gender/identity is unknown. It can also be used as a plural (English is Weird) The burglar stole everything. | They stole everything.

Only FOUR of the pronouns have a GENDERHe/Him = Male

Using I/me in a sentence with other people included? Lead with the additional person/people. Jonathan and I played hockey after school.The dog followed Jonathan and me to the pond.

Lesson 13 Vocabulary Imperative: If something is imperative, it must be

done no matter how difficult it is.

Disoriented

If you feel lost or have lost your sense of direction, you have become disoriented.

Premonition

A premonition is a feeling that something is about to occur.

Receded

When water has receded, it has flowed away from where it was before.

Haphazardly

Something that is organized haphazardly is not well planned or arranged.

Remorse If you feel remorse about an action, you feel guilt or regret about it.

Optimistic You are optimistic

when you feel hopeful or positive about the future.

Author’s Purpose & Perspective

THEMEThe main message of an author

Should provide a MESSAGE or MORAL about real life.This also makes it EASIER to connect to

your own life.

NEVER DIRECTLY STATED!!!

Usually, the lesson learned by the character(s) is the THEME of a story.

How can you find a Theme?

Finding THEME-O … Get it?

What are the most important CHARACTERISTICS of the main

character(s) at the beginning of the story? The end?

How has the character(s) changed? What actions did they take

to change?

Does the Setting create a challenge for the main characters?

A good reader will ask themselves certain questions to find the THEME of a story:

Why are the qualities of the characters important?

What do the characters learn as a result of their actions?

How is the setting important to the story?

ApplicationLast winter, Bernie insisted that his family create an emergency survival kit. The kit they put together included a flashlight, water, canned food, blankets, a radio, and extra batteries. In February, a strong storm blew down the power lines. Everyone in the area was without power for two days. Bernie’s family used the kit and thanked him for his careful planningCharacter

Qualities: +Character Actions: +

Setting

=

Application – Cont.Character Qualities

OrganizedThoughtful

Character ActionsConvinces family to create a survival kit – realize

how useful it was when they ultimately needed the kit.

SettingBernie’s Neighborhood during a strong stormWhat would the THEME

be?

On Your Own…Let’s talk about a certain movie….

Finding Nemo

Just Keep Swimming

Now follow our steps of finding THEME to find the THEME(s) in “FINDING NEMO”!