Fables, myths, and fairy tales Teacher: Mr. Chin

OVERVIEW Review Expanding Vocabulary Grammar Reading/Writing

Catching up Did anyone learn new vocabulary words this week? Did anyone try writing a story?

vocabulary words chasm continent credit enable foul gust ordeal plateau rig schedule *refer to your Wordly Wise 3000 Book 3, Lesson 4

Practicing vocabulary Try writing three different sentences, correctly using three different vocabulary words. chasm continent credit enable foul gust ordeal plateau rig schedule

Practicing vocabulary chasm continent credit enable foul gust ordeal plateau rig schedule Match the definition to the correct vocabulary word. A great crack in the earth gust b) foul c) chasm d) schedule 2. A sudden strong wind a) rig b) plateau c) ordeal d) gust 3. A play that is against the rules plateau b) foul c) continent d) rig 4. A difficult test ordeal b) continent c) rig d) schedule

Grammar & Mechanics Review: What are: Pronouns? What are who/which clauses?

Grammar & Mechanics Verbs What are they? What are some examples?

Grammar & Mechanics Identify the verbs, nouns, pronouns, articles, and who-which clauses in the sentence below. Sally chased the dog who stole her homework.

Grammar & Mechanics Identify the verbs, nouns, pronouns, articles and who-which clauses in the sentence below. Sally chased the dog who stole her homework. N V A N W-W V P N

Grammar & Mechanics Identify the verbs, nouns, pronouns, articles, and who-which clauses in the sentence below. Aaron and Jenny visited the fruit stand which sold delicious apples to them.

Grammar & Mechanics Identify the verbs, nouns, pronouns, articles, and who-which clauses in the sentence below. Aaron and Jenny visited the fruit stand which sold delicious apples to them. N N V A N W-W V N P

Reading & writing Writing with prepositional phrases Prepositions are words that affect, and usually come before, a noun or pronoun to explain its relationship to another word or element in the phrase Examples: In the library, Claudia and James read books. After school, the girls went to soccer practice. He hit the baseball over the fence.

Reading & writing Based on the passage below, write two sentences that start with prepositional phrases. The dog and the cat had to stay at the house alone while the people went to school and to work. One day, the cat realized that if he climbed on the dog’s back, he could jump up and get treats from the counter for both of them. The two of them worked together and ate all the treats! Afterward, both of them had tummy aches, and the people were mad at them.

Reading & writing The dog and the cat had to stay at the house alone while the people went to school and to work. One day, the cat realized that if he climbed on the dog’s back, he could jump up and get treats from the counter for both of them. The two of them worked together and ate all the treats! Afterward, both of them had tummy aches, and the people were mad at them. Example preopositional phrases: While the people were at work and school, the cat and dog had to stay at the house alone. From the dog’s back, the cat could jump onto the counter. On the counter, there were treats or the cat and dog. After they ate all the treats, the cat and dog had tummy aches.

Extra practice Write down any new words you encounter this week, write down their definitions, and practice using them. Write your own fairy tale or story. Be sure to use: quotations marks when characters speak personal pronouns who-which clauses REMINDER: Next week’s class we’ll be back to Tuesday. Thank you again for your flexibility!