Harvesting Hope

Word AnalysisThe Big Idea:

We will read aloud fluently and accurately, and with appropriate pacing, intonation, and expression

Words for Lesson 4

bathroom grandfather short-handledsingle-minded

police policy politician metropolis

cautioned lectured spaciousoversized

huelga La Causa fiesta mariachi

Day One

Compound word: A new word that is formed from two or more individual words.

bathroom grandfather

short-handled single-minded

Can you create more compound words using the two base words in bath room?

bath: bathtub bathrobe

room: ballroom backroom classroom storeroom

Words with the Greek root poli.poli means city

police policy politician

metropolis

poli means cityPolice: a group of persons given power by a

government to keep order and to enforce the law within a city, county, state.

Policy: a guiding belief or plan that people use to help them make decisions

Politician: a person who holds or seeks a government office

Metropolis: a large important city

Review

bathroom grandfather short-handed

single-minded

police policy politician

metropolis

Day Two

We will read and explain the shades of meaning in related words.

cautioned lectured

spacious oversized

Shades of meaning: synonyms don’t have exactly the same meaning.

We explain what words mean by defining them. (Detonation: A word’s dictionary meaning)

But sometimes a word can have a negative connotation or suggested meaning.

Another word can have a positive connotation or suggested meaning.

cautioned lectured

“Cesar was stubborn, but he was not a fighter. His mother cautioned her children against fighting, urging them to use their minds and mouths work out conflicts.” p.101

The students got in a fight. The principal lectured them against fighting.

How is a “caution” different from a “lecture” ?

spacious oversized

A synonym for both adjectives could be “large”

“Many years earlier, Cesar’s grandfather had built their spacious adobe house to last forever, with walls eighteen inches thick.”

p. 101

The oversized house looked too big on the tiny piece of land.

How is “spacious” different from “oversized”?

Spanish Words and Phrases

huelga

La Causa

fiesta

mariachi

A strike

The Cause

A festive celebration, a party

A Mexican street band, or the music this band would play

Review

bathroom grandfather short-handledsingle-minded

police policy politician metropolis

cautioned lectured spaciousoversized

huelgaLa Causa fiesta mariachi

Day Three

Politics is often the topic of roundtable discussion shows that cover current events, and many heated debates are the end result.

By early morning, the natural tranquility of the ranch was broken by the untamed fury of the wild bronco the cowboys were trying to ride.

Compound words

Use the words foot and tooth to create compound words:

foot tooth

Use your new word(s) in sentences!

Day Four

Thrifty

Think of synonyms for thrifty that might have a negative connotation.

Review

Compound word: A new word that is formed from two or more individual words.

The Greek root poli means city

Shades of meaning: synonyms don’t have exactly the same meaning. Explain

CST practice

1. The Greek root poli means:

a. one

b. city

c. polite

d. money

2. A discussion can turn into a debate in the same way that a caution can become

a. An accident

b. An encouragement

c. A compliment

d. A lecture