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Author: J. Lynett Gillette
Genre: Expository Nonfiction
Big Question: How can knowing the past help
us understand the present?
Review GamesStory SortVocabulary Words:Arcade GamesStudy Stack Spelling City: VocabularySpelling City: Spelling Wor
ds
Spelling Words
Final Syllable Patterns
• ancestor• hospital• grumble• sponsor• superior• escalator• encounter• shoulder• skeleton
• forbidden• appetizer• identical• abandon• governor• endeavor• outspoken• durable• lengthen
• cinnamon• interior• interpreter• bachelor• accelerator• acquittal• misdemeanor
Big Question: How can knowing the past help us understand the present?
MondayTuesday
WednesdayThursday
Friday
Vocabulary Words
counselor identity physical surplus technology
tradesman unladylike kettle stable well
Vocabulary Words More Words to Know
Monday
Question of the Day
How can knowing the past help us
understand the present?
Today we will learn about:Build ConceptsGraphic SourcesText StructureBuild BackgroundVocabularyFluency: Model PhrasingGrammar: Action & Linking VerbsSpelling: Final Syllable PatternsLife in the 1800s
FluencyModel Phrasing
Fluency: Model PhrasingListen as I read “Homestead Girl.”
As I read, notice how I chunk groups of words together into phrases and meaningful units.
Be ready to answer questions after I finish.
Fluency: Model PhrasingHow does the narrator feel about moving west?
Which details helped you draw this conclusion?
Concept Vocabulary
kettle – metal container for boiling liquids and cooking foods
stable – building where horses or cattle are kept and fed
well – hole dug or bored in the ground to get water
Next Slide
kettle
stable
well
Concept Vocabulary
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and save your changes.)
Build Concept Vocabulary kettle, stable, well
Chores
Transportation
Tools
Life in the 1800s
Graphic Sources,Text Structure
Turn to page 194 - 195.
Prior KnowledgeWhat do you know about everyday life in the 1800s?
K (What do you know?)
W (What would you like to learn?)
L (What did you learn?)
Prior Knowledge
This week’s audio explores energy sources since the 1800s. After you listen, we will discuss what you found out and what surprised you most about how energy has changed our lives.
Vocabulary Words
Vocabulary Words counselor – person who gives advice; advisor
identity – who or what you are physical – of or for the body surplus- amount over and above what is needed
technology –the use of scientific knowledge to control physical objects and forces
More Words to Knowtradesman – storekeeper; shopkeeper
unladylike – impolite; not like a lady; not well-bred
(Next Slide)
tradesman
GrammarAction and Linking Verbs
would you travel back in time to visit your ancesters
Would you travel back in time to visit your ancestors?
some modern kids travelled to Canada on the ultimate feild trip
Some modern kids traveled to Canada on the ultimate field trip.
Action and Linking VerbsThe boy became an apprentice. He lived and worked with his new master.
Became is a linking verb. It tells what the subject (boy) was. Lived and worked are action verbs. They tell what the subject (he) did.
Action and Linking VerbsA verb is the main word in the predicate of a sentence. The verb tells what the subject of the sentence is or does.
An action verb tells what the subject does.
Action and Linking VerbsA linking verb links, or joins, the subject with the word or words in the predicate that tell what the subject is or is like. Linking verbs are either forms of be, such as am, is, are, was, and were.
Action and Linking VerbsBecome, seem, appear, feel, taste, smell, and look can be linking verbs.
Action Verbs: The girls place bonnets on their heads. She walks down the path.
Linking Verbs: The girls seem awkward in their bonnets. He is happy.
Action and Linking VerbsA predicate nominative is a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and identifies or explains the subject. The mattresses were straw-filled bags.
Action and Linking VerbsIs the underlined word an action verb, linking verb, or predicate nominative?
Charles is a blacksmith. predicate nominativeDarlene was proud of her homemade pie.
linking verbThe milk splashed on the floor. action verb
Action and Linking VerbsIs the underlined word an action verb, linking verb, or predicate nominative?
The baked ham smells good. linking verbJoslin is my uncle. predicate nominative
Action and Linking VerbsFind the verb in each sentence. Is it an action or linking verb?
The girls laundered the clothes.
laundered – actionBilly is a blacksmith’s apprentice.
is – linkingThe boys owned many books. owned - action
Action and Linking VerbsFind the verb in each sentence. Is it an action or linking verb?
The girls practiced sewing stitches.
practiced – actionDessert was a pudding with currents.
was – linking
Action and Linking VerbsFind the verb in each sentence. Is it an action or linking verb?
The straw mattresses felt hard and lumpy.
felt - linkingPete and Jay are good farmers.
are – linking
Action and Linking VerbsFind the verb in each sentence. Is it an action or linking verb?
The “relatives” introduced themselves to the students.
introduced – actionCasey was nervous, but he pounded the stake into the ground like a pro.
was- linking, pounded - action
Action and Linking VerbsFind the verb in each sentence. Is it an action or linking verb?
She is hungry, so she walks to the henhouse for eggs.
is – linking, walks - action
Spelling Words
Final Syllable Patterns
• ancestor• hospital• grumble• sponsor• superior• escalator• encounter• shoulder• skeleton
• forbidden• appetizer• identical• abandon• governor• endeavor• outspoken• durable• lengthen
• cinnamon• interior• interpreter• bachelor• accelerator• acquittal• misdemeanor
Tuesday
Question of the Day
How much extra time would you have each day if there were no
telephones, television, or computers?
Today we will learn about:Dictionary/GlossaryGraphic SourcesText StructureCompare and ContrastVocabularyFluency: Choral ReadingGrammar: Action & Linking VerbsSpelling: Final Syllable PatternsSocial Studies: Technology and CultureLife in the 1800s
Dictionary/Glossary
Pages 196 - 197.
A Week in the 1800s
Pages 198 - 205.
FluencyChoral Reading
Fluency: Choral Reading
Turn to page 200, first two paragraphs.
As I read, notice how I group together the phrases that begin with prepositions.
We will practice as a class doing three choral readings.
GrammarAction and Linking Verbs
the students didnt grumbel when they left there video games
The students didn’t grumble when they left their video games.
garrets Father fixes and sells cars Garret’s father fixes and sells
cars.
Action and Linking VerbsThe main word in the predicate is a verb.
An action verb tells what the subject does.
A linking verb links, or joins, the subject with a word or words in the predicate that tell what the subject is or is like.
Action and Linking VerbsA predicate nominative is a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and identifies or explains the subject.
Spelling Words
Final Syllable Patterns
• ancestor• hospital• grumble• sponsor• superior• escalator• encounter• shoulder• skeleton
• forbidden• appetizer• identical• abandon• governor• endeavor• outspoken• durable• lengthen
• cinnamon• interior• interpreter• bachelor• accelerator• acquittal• misdemeanor
Wednesday
Question of the Day
If you lived in the 1800s, would you
rather be a boy or a girl? Why?
Today we will learn about:Graphic SourcesText StructureDictionary/GlossaryCompare and ContrastVocabularyFluency: Model PhrasingGrammar: Action & Linking VerbsSpelling: Final Syllable PatternsSocial Studies: Gender RolesCareers Then and NowLife in the 1800s
A Week in the 1800s
Pages 206 - 215.
FluencyModel Phrasing
Fluency: Model Phrasing
Turn to page 206, first paragraph.
As I read, notice how I group the words together in introductory phrases.
Now we will practice together as a class by doing three choral readings of this paragraph.
GrammarAction and Linking Verbs
the women baked bred in a wouldburning stove
The women baked bread in a wood-burning stove.
students were forbiddan to use modern words on there trip to the 1800’s
Students were forbidden to use modern words on their trip to the 1800s.
Action and Linking VerbsThe main word in the predicate is a verb.
An action verb tells what the subject does.
A linking verb links, or joins, the subject with a word or words in the predicate that tell what the subject is or is like.
Action and Linking VerbsA predicate nominative is a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and identifies or explains the subject.
Action and Linking VerbsGood writers use strong, descriptive action verbs. May scoured the floor is more descriptive than May cleaned the floor. Strong action verbs help readers picture a character’s actions.
Action and Linking VerbsReview something you have written to see if you can improve your writing by replacing weak action verbs with strong action verbs.
Spelling Words
Final Syllable Patterns
• ancestor• hospital• grumble• sponsor• superior• escalator• encounter• shoulder• skeleton
• forbidden• appetizer• identical• abandon• governor• endeavor• outspoken• durable• lengthen
• cinnamon• interior• interpreter• bachelor• accelerator• acquittal• misdemeanor
Thursday
Question of the Day
How do you think kids in the 1800s felt about helping their parents run the household?
Today we will learn about:
Web Site/Text FeaturesReading Across TextsFluency: Partner ReadingGrammar: Action & Linking Verbs
Spelling: Final Syllable PatternsScience: Inventions
“Colonial Times”
Pages 217 - 219.
FluencyPartner Reading
Fluency: Partner Reading
Turn to page 206, first paragraph.
Partners practice reading this paragraph aloud. Be sure to group words into meaningful units and offer each other feedback.
GrammarAction and Linking Verbs
the settlers bilt a school and stores
The settlers built a school and stores.
they gived all the streats names
They gave all the streets names.
Action and Linking VerbsThe main word in the predicate is a verb.
An action verb tells what the subject does.
A linking verb links, or joins, the subject with a word or words in the predicate that tell what the subject is or is like.
Action and Linking VerbsA predicate nominative is a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and identifies or explains the subject.
Action and Linking VerbsTest Tip: Some verbs, such as become, seem, appear, feel, taste, smell, and look, can be action or linking verbs.
Action and Linking VerbsTo tell whether a verb is an action verb or a linking verb, substitute is or are for the verb. If the sentence makes sense, the verb is a linking verb.
If it does not, it is an action verb.
Action and Linking VerbsExample: She felt the cat’s soft fur. (She is the cat’s soft fur. Felt is an action verb.)
She felt sick. (She is sick. Felt is a linking verb.)
Spelling Words
Final Syllable Patterns
• ancestor• hospital• grumble• sponsor• superior• escalator• encounter• shoulder• skeleton
• forbidden• appetizer• identical• abandon• governor• endeavor• outspoken• durable• lengthen
• cinnamon• interior• interpreter• bachelor• accelerator• acquittal• misdemeanor
Friday
Question of the Day
How can knowing the past help us
understand the present?
Today we will learn about:Build Concept VocabularyGraphic SourcesIdiomDictionary/GlossaryGrammar: Action & Linking VerbsSpelling: Final Syllable PatternsAlmanacLife in the 1800s
Graphic SourcesGraphic sources can reinforce information in the text as well as present additional information to the reader.
IdiomAn idiom is a phrase or expression whose meaning cannot be understood from the ordinary meaning of the words that form it. For example, “bite your tongue” is an English idiom for “don’t say anything.”
IdiomThe context sometimes provides clues to the meaning of an idiom.
Some idioms can be deciphered by looking up the most important word in a dictionary.
Dictionary/Glossary You can use a dictionary to find the definition of an unfamiliar word if there are not sufficient context clues to determine its meaning.
Use a dictionary to identify the parts of speech and dictionary definition of each word in the chart.
DictionaryWord Part of
SpeechDictionary Definition
prim
interpreter
hygiene
contraption
Name a reference source that is published every year and contains up-to-date statistics.
an almanac
AlmanacAn almanac contains many kinds of information.Statistics on the population of U.S. cities and countries of the world
Profiles of countriesKey events in world historyRecent prize winners in science, literature, and sports
Weather information
GrammarAction and Linking Verbs
normas mother lengthined the dress buy letting out the him
Norma’s mother lengthened the dress by letting out the hem.
the intearior of the log cabin were lighted with oil lamps
The interior of the log cabin was lighted with oil lamps.
Action and Linking VerbsThe main word in the predicate is a verb.
An action verb tells what the subject does.
A linking verb links, or joins, the subject with a word or words in the predicate that tell what the subject is or is like.
Action and Linking VerbsA predicate nominative is a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and identifies or explains the subject.
Spelling Words
Final Syllable Patterns
• ancestor• hospital• grumble• sponsor• superior• escalator• encounter• shoulder• skeleton
• forbidden• appetizer• identical• abandon• governor• endeavor• outspoken• durable• lengthen
• cinnamon• interior• interpreter• bachelor• accelerator• acquittal• misdemeanor
We are now ready to take our story tests.
Story testClassroom webpage,Reading Test
AROther Reading QuizzesQuiz #