Stretch lesson: APPOSITIVES — names with details

Sample-sentence reading: 'My dog, Bella, is fluffy.' Discuss the role of 'Bella'.

• Point out that 'Bella' renames 'my dog'
• Reveal the term: APPOSITIVE

Stretch lesson! Real authors use APPOSITIVES — a way to add a detail to a noun by naming it again. Watch: 'My friend, Maria, is funny.' 'My friend' and 'Maria' are the SAME PERSON. 'Maria' is the appositive — it renames 'my friend.' Authors set off appositives with COMMAS.

• Set off by commas.

  model 'Bella' — renames 'my dog'.

  prompt Identify the appositive: 'My dog, Bella, loves treats.'
• Two commas around the appositive.

  model 'My teacher, Mrs. Rivera, is kind.'

  prompt Write your own: 'My ___, ___, is ___.'

• What's an appositive?
• Where do the commas go?
• Use 'my brother' with an appositive name.

M-1-F-GR-16-A Chart Physical / non-image

Anchor chart 'Appositives — Names With More Detail'. Sample sentence: 'My friend, Maria, is funny.' Color-coded: 'My friend' in blue, 'Maria' (appositive) in purple between two yellow commas, 'is funny' in green. Footer: 'An appositive is a noun-phrase that RENAMES another noun. Set off by COMMAS.'

M-1-F-GR-16-B Illustration

Cartoon of two children labeled with name tags. The first character labeled 'My friend' has a second name tag attached by an arrow saying 'Maria'. Caption: 'Both name tags = the same person = appositive!'

• Identify appositives in 5 sample sentences.

  scaffold Color-code.
• Write 2 sentences with appositives.

  scaffold Frame: 'My ___, ___, is ___.'

• Write a sentence with an appositive about a family member.
• Underline the appositive.

• Chant: 'Appositive — a name with more detail, between two commas.'

• Write a sentence with an appositive about a family member.