DOL level 4 week 17 Analogy wood : ______ - iron : rust 2. 1. she should of read mud, a very short poem 2. rosaline said that i may use her paints to rot : - :

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Fluency 6 min. reading solution

Objectives day 1 Students will Recognize comparative adjectives and adverbs. Identify Latin roots.

Word Structure day 1 big bigger lucky luckier late later quick quicker odder lighter shinier slower native nation acted react Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4

Word Structure day 4 native nation acted react Line 4 The words in this line are in pairs; the first pair of words shares the Latin root nat, and the second pair shares the Latin root act. Do you know the meanings of these two roots? Nat means: “born” Act means “do” Think of other words with these roots, how do the roots shape the meaning of the words. Skills Practice 1 pages 153-154 Latin roots

Objectives day 1 Students will Learn vocabulary words Apply the comprehension strategies Asking Questions, Making Connections, and Visualizing. Apply the comprehension skill Author’s Purpose Practice reading with fluency.

Vocabulary lesson 3 typical distract Elegant abundance The house was typical for the area she lived. He tried to distract his mother to avoid punishment. To draw attention away from what someone is doing. Average; normal for its kind Elegant abundance The princess had an elegant dress. He had an abundance of energy. Rich and fine in quality. A large amount.

Vocabulary lesson 3 rumors deserted impressed Vocabulary Warm-Up pg 283 Skills Practice book 1 page 155 rumors deserted She felt bad about the rumors about her family The down seemed deserted. Past tense of desert; to leave or abandon Plural of rumor; story without proof impressed He was impressed with her beauty. Past tense of impress; have strong effect .

K W L Gold is expensive and used for jewelry. What is fool’s gold?

Set Purposes How has America changed over time? What have you learned about a changing America in your reading of “Striking It Rich: The Story of the California Gold Rush.”

Meet the Author Stephen Krensky, pg 294

Science Inquiry pg 297 Feature – Pie Charts Look at the pie chart. Which element is the most abundant in the earth’s crust? How are sedimentary rocks formed? 3. How would an igneous rock turn into a metamorphic rock? oxygen Wind and water break rocks into pieces. The pieces, along with pieces of bones and shells, cement together, harden, and form layers. It would have to undergo enough heat and pressure to change its chemical form.

1. If something is elegant, it is a. B. C. D. Which word contains the Latin root meaning “to do?” a. B c d There were plenty of rumors about gold in California. Rumors are: Sutter was afraid that word of the gold could distract the men. In this sentence, distract means The president spoke of the abundance of gold in California. An abundance is

Where was the gold near San Francisco discovered? How is gold similar to iron pyrite? Which way to get to California turned out to be a failure at the time? Why were the miners called Forty-Niners? Why did the author write the selection? What happened soon after President Polk made a speech that mentioned the gold in California?

Grammar 12. In which sentence is the adjective used correctly? A. It is the more busier street. B It is the busiest street. C. It is the most busiest street. D. none of the above. 13. combine these two sentences? Debbie’s dog is brown. Debbie’s dog is big. In which sentence is the subject underlined? A. Paula’s aunt knits mittens. The first mittens were too big. She gave those to her older sister.

In which sentence is the subject underlined? A. Paula’s aunt knits mittens. The first mittens were too big. She gave those to her older sister. None of the above. In which sentence is the verb underlined? Angela learned to skate on the pond. Now she takes ice skating lessons. Soon she will skate in an ice show.

16. What is the correct way to begin a paragraph? A. With an adjective B. With a verb. C. with an indent D. none of the above.

Inquiry Process Day 4 Individual conferences about each student’s list of resources they created.

Timed Test: Summarizing Writing Writing Prompt 2 Write a composition that summarizes what you read recently. Before you begin, make sure you reread the story you have chosen to get a general idea of what the story is about.

Spelling Day 4 Skills Practice 1 pages 159 - 160 happier happyer Which word means more happy? Use this word in a sentence. freer frier Which word means more free? Use this word in a sentnec.e

Study Skills Map Skills Skills Practice 1 pg 157 This selection takes place mostly in California. However, it also mentions the routes gold seekers took to get to California –on land and sea-and across and around continents. Show the main routes to get to San Francisco during the gold rush on a classroom map. Fine the map key, the compass rose, and the map scale What are their uses?

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