by: jacqueline woodson growing up theme 3, selection 2, day 1 taught by: mrs. williams by:...
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Peak Experience
Comprehension Skill:Making Inferences
How does Eva seem to feel about going
under the ice? How do you
know?
Why does Eva cut a hole
about two feet square in the
ice?
Why would Eva be sad at
having completed her first trip under
the ice?
Daydreaming
v. To think in a dreamy way, often about things one wishes would come true. Because Cho was daydreaming, he did not hear my question.
Desolate
adj. Having few or no inhabitants; deserted. The car ran out of gas on a desolate stretch of highway.
Express
v. To put into words; to communicate. Toddlers express their feelings through words, noises, and actions.
Previous
adj. Occurring before something else in time or order. The professor had explained the rule in a previous lecture.
Stoop
n. A small porch, staircase, or platform leading to the entrance of a house or building. Our family sits on the stoop of our building on warm nights.
Illegible
adj. not able to be read. The students writing was illegible, so he got a “F” on the paper.
Double-Dutch
n. A jump rope game that uses two jump ropes.The kids were playing double-dutch at recess.
Key City Life Vocabulary• daydreaming
– Thinking in a dreamy way, often about what you wish will come true.
• desolate– Having few or no inhabitance,
deserted.
• express– To put into words; communicate.
• previous– Occurring before something else.
• relieve– To aid; to help.
• stoop– A small porch or staircase leading
to the entrance of a house or building.
• illegible– Not able to be read.
• double-dutch– A jump rope game that uses two
ropes.
Key City Life Vocabulary• daydreaming
– Thinking in a dreamy way, often about what you wish will come true.
• desolate– Having few or no inhabitance,
deserted.
• express– To put into words; communicate.
• previous– Occurring before something else.
• relieve– To aid; to help.
• stoop– A small porch or staircase leading
to the entrance of a house or building.
• illegible– Not able to be read.
• double-dutch– A jump rope game that uses two
ropes.
Step 1
•Read the Story Summery to yourself one time.
•Be sure to use good hand gestures to help you as you read.
Step 2
•Turn to your shoulder partner and partner read the story with lots of expression.
•Don’t forget the gestures that you have practiced.
Step 3
•Take turns asking and answering at least five questions each about the text.
•Remember to both ask and answer questions with high enthusiasm.
Extreme Partner Reading
Key City Life Vocabulary• daydreaming
– Thinking in a dreamy way, often about what you wish will come true.
• desolate– Having few or no inhabitance,
deserted.
• express– To put into words; communicate.
• previous– Occurring before something else.
• relieve– To aid; to help.
• stoop– A small porch or staircase leading
to the entrance of a house or building.
• illegible– Not able to be read.
• double-dutch– A jump rope game that uses two
ropes.
Key City Life Vocabulary• daydreaming
– Thinking in a dreamy way, often about what you wish will come true.
• desolate– Having few or no inhabitance,
deserted.
• express– To put into words; communicate.
• previous– Occurring before something else.
• relieve– To aid; to help.
• stoop– A small porch or staircase leading
to the entrance of a house or building.
• illegible– Not able to be read.
• double-dutch– A jump rope game that uses two
ropes.
Poetic PowerWith your shoulder partner, read
pages 294-297 from your text using the skills mentions in the yellow column on the left of page 294. When you are finished discuss these questions with your partner and write your answers in complete sentences on a piece of lined paper.
3. Why do you think she wrote a book about the Harlem Renaissance especially for young readers?
4. How do Nikki Geovanni’s feelings about poetry compare to those of Margaret?
2. Why does Nikki Geovanni find people to be the most interesting topic for her writing?
1. What important qualities does Nikki Giovanni think a poet should have?
Weekly Skills Test1. Make sure your name, date, and
assignment are written clearly on the top left of the paper.
2. Turn your test paper to me and put your answer key in the reading basket.
3. Finish your Mountain Language.
4. Finish any other unfinished work.
Word SortFamous Poets Types of Figurative
LanguageInflected Endings Words that mean
“sadness”Sort the words below into the four above categories.
William Shakespeare -en Maya Angelou -est
solemn simile somber personification
metaphor miserable -s Robert Frost
-er Henry David Thoreau onamonapoeia dejected
Famous Poets Types of Figurative Language
Inflected Endings Words that mean “sadness”
Henry David Thoreau simile -en somber
Maya Angelou metaphor -s solemn
William Shakespeare personification -er miserable
Robert Frost onamonapoeia -est dejected