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DeVera Miller Maxwell
Lakeland Elementary/Middle School
Baltimore, Maryland
Love As Strong As Ginger
By Lenore Look
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Selection Vocabulary dialect di a lect dumpling dump ling mallet mal let singsong sing song ginger gin ger
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dialect “Chiubungbung” she replied, meaning
stinky-stinky in Taishanese, our Chinese dialect.
Her Southern dialect was evident when she said “y’all.”
Definition – a form of language that is spoken in a particular area or by a particular group of people (p. 229)
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dumpling She taught me how to make doong, sticky rice
dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves, and I taught her how to dress a fashion doll.
My favorite food is fried dumplings. The dough covering gets crunchy when they are cooked that way. Definition – a small pocket of dough filled with
meat or vegetable mixture and cooked by steaming or boiling it (p. 230)
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mallet “How do you crack a crab?”
“With a mallet.” She made a pounding fist.
The railroad worker drove in the last spoke with his mallet.
Definition – a type of hammer with a head made of wood or other hard material (p. 230)
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singsong When it came, it was crowded with ladies
clucking their tongues in singsong languages.
The singsong voice of the train put me to sleep.
Definition – having a repetitive, musical sound (p. 232)
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ginger “You were right, Katie,” she said, chowing
scallions, ginger, and black-bean paste with the crab.
My mom cooks ginger chicken a lot, I love the strong taste of the spice.
Definition – a strong-tasting spice made from ground ginger root (p. 242)
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Vocabulary Quiz dialect dumpling mallet singsong ginger
A type of hammer with a head made of wood or other hard material.
A form of language that is spoken in a particular area or by a particular group of people.
A strong-tasting spice made from ground ginger root
A small pocket of dough filled with a meat or vegetable mixture and cooked by steaming or boiling it
Having a repetitive, musical sound
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Word KnowledgeReading the Words and Sentences
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Baltimore, Maryland
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Homonyms might – strength/may current – a flow of electricity/of the present roll – a type of bread/turning over and over tick – a bug/the sound of a clock makes
Homonyms are words with different meanings that have the same pronunciation and spelling.
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Long A explained complain rain pail
Can you think of any more words that contain the same spelling of long a?
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Digraph ch Chinatown lunchtime chives chase
Can you think of any more words with the ch sound?
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Consonant Blends grandma crowded apron sponges starched
Can you identify the consonant blends in these words?
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Homonyms That wrestler might have more might, but
his opponent moves more quickly.
Identify the homonyms in this sentence. Define each, using context clues.
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Long A He explained that the rain would probably
let up tomorrow.
Identify the long a spelled ai.
(explained, rain)
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Digraph ch She went to Chinatown at lunchtime for
dumplings.
Identify the words containing the /ch/ sound spelled ch.
(Chinatown, lunchtime)
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Consonant Blends The caterer wore a simple black dress and
a starched white apron.
Identify the words that have consonant blends.
(black, dress, starched, apron)
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Spelling WordsConsonant Blends
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Spelling Words – pg. 68 throat stress swallow flavor clothing stubborn profit clinic broken blister
sparkle startle stumble cruel greedy grandma crowded apron sponges starched