Unit 19, Lesson 8 February 10, 2011

1. Listening for the Stressed Syllable Please turn to workbook page 39 Listen to the words I say Listen for the stressed, or accented, syllable in each word Repeat the word if necessary Put an “X” in the box to mark the position of the stressed syllable

Workbook Page 39 X X X X X X X X X X

2. Build It: Words with Affixes Refer to the list of words that we came up with yesterday if you get stuck or need help Please turn to workbook page 40 Read the base words and the affixes in the square Combine base words and affixes to build as many REAL words as possible Write each word in the correct column

Workbook Page 40 ANSWERS WILL VARY! miscast overcast caster misstate overstate statement misstatement overstatement fitness misunderstand overdrive informer misfit overtired interpreter misinform driver misinterpret tiredness

3. Fill In: Words with Affixes Please turn to workbook page 41 Read each sentence Fill in the blank with an affixes word from the previous exercise Clarify any unfamiliar meaning

misunderstand or misstate Workbook Page 41 overcast misinterpret overtired interpreter tiredness misunderstand or misstate overdrive fitness misinform statement

3. Fill In: Homophones Homophones are word pairs or triplets that are pronounced alike but have different spellings and different meanings Please turn to workbook page 42 Complete the chart by filling in each blank with a homophone from hardcover page 5 Read each sentence and fill in the blank with a homophone from the chart

Workbook Page 42 pail mail tail waist road pale waist mail tale rode

4. Review: Predicate Nominative A noun can be the subject, a direct object, an indirect object of the preposition, or a predicate nominative When a sentence has a form of the verb be as the main verb, the noun that follows the verb is a predicate nominative The verb be can never take a direct object

4. Identify It: Noun Functions Please turn to workbook page 43 Identify the use of the underlined noun Use context to decide if the underlined noun should be labeled as a subject, direct object, or a predicate nominative Put an “X” in the appropriate box The subject answers the question what did they (he/she/it) do? The direct object answers the question what did they (he/she/it) do it to? The predicate nominative comes after the linking verb and renames the subject

Workbook Page 43 X X X X X X X X X X

4. Diagram It: Predicate Nominative Please turn to workbook page 44 Underline the simple subject Draw an arrow from the predicate nominative to the subject Diagram the sentence Please realize that it continues to workbook page 45 Example to follow

4. Diagram It: Predicate Nominative The girl is a runner S LV PN Directions: Identify the subject, the linking verb, and the predicate nominative Answer the following questions Who (what is the subject)? Is the verb be used as a helping verb or a linking verb? Is there a noun following the linking verb? What is the noun called?

4. Diagram It: Predicate Nominative Example: girl is runner a The

Workbook Page 44 nickname is Mercury My Raymond is brother my older

Workbook Page 44 runner I am fastest in the group my age Squeaky will be champion a Fiber optics technology is a new

5. Instructional Text: “Raymond’s Run” “Raymond’s Run” is a fiction story A fiction story tells about events that did not really happen. A fiction story does have plot structure While you read, underline thing that describe Squeaky Put question marks in the margin if you have questions about what you have read

6. Spotlight on Characters After you read: We will focus on the character Squeaky We will fill out the handout titled Character Trait based off of the character Squeaky

EXAMPLE: Squeaky caring - takes care of Raymond Handout