Breaking Into Print Before and After the Invention of the Printing Press Open Court Level 4 / Unit 5 - Communication/ Lesson 3/ pp Melissa Lape- Wilson Elementary parchment quill scribes manuscripts tinkered

parchment Animal skin, usually from sheep or goats, that is made into a tough translucent paper for writing. Melissa Lape Wilson Elementary A French monk sat hunched over a parchment page. The ancient diary was written on parchment.

quill A hollow wing or tail feather used for writing Melissa Lape Wilson Elementary He dipped a goose quill in some ink and began to write. A quill dipped in ink was an early kind of pen.

scribes People who copy manuscripts or books by hand Melissa Lape Wilson Elementary His scribes, however, created a new script that made writing easier to understand. Scribes, or people who copied manuscripts, were very important to the community long ago.

manuscripts Books or papers written by hand Melissa Lape Wilson Elementary The risk of fire from candles posed too great a danger to their precious manuscripts. Original manuscripts of early books are very rare and valuable.

tinkered Worked in a clumsy or unskilled way Melissa Lape Wilson Elementary Over the next few years, Guttenberg tinkered with the printing process. My father tinkered with the car, but he wasn’t able to fix it.

Breaking Into Print - Vocabulary Review - parchment_ quill_ scribes_ manuscripts_ tinkered_ D. Animal skin, usually from sheep or goats, that is made into a tough translucent paper for writing. A. A hollow wing or tail feather used for writing B. People who copy manuscripts or books by hand C. Worked in a clumsy or unskilled way E. Books or papers written by hand

Breaking Into Print Word Knowledge The words in the list are all comparative forms. longer long longer longest cheaper cheap cheaper cheapest taller tall taller tallest simpler simple simpler simplest easier (easy) *change the y to i then add -er Regular comparative adjectives and adverbs are formed by adding the suffix –er. Melissa Lape Wilson Elementary

Breaking Into Print Word Knowledge These words have the /f/ sound spelled ph. alphabet phrase philosophy geography trophy dolphin Melissa Lape Wilson Elementary

Breaking Into Print Word Knowledge Theses words show how single and double consonants following a vowel sound hoppedhoped filled filed robbedrobed The double consonant The single consonant signals short vowel sound. signals long vowel sound He hoped to finish before the first snow fell. (long or short vowel sound?) Melissa Lape Wilson Elementary

Breaking Into Print Word Knowledge These words contain the suffix –ly. closeclosely boldboldly rarerarely softsoftly quiet quietly What is the meaning of the suffix –ly changes? Melissa Lape Wilson Elementary

Breaking Into Print Word Knowledge He made the press taller. The word press is used as a noun in this sentence. Give examples of sentences that uses press as a verb. Example: Sally pressed the on button for the computer. Melissa Lape Wilson Elementary

Breaking Into Print Word Knowledge The writer filled his inkwell. What is the tense of the verb in this sentence? Change the verb to future tense and say the new sentence. The writer fills his inkwell. Change the verb to present tense and say the new sentence. The writer will fill his inkwell. Melissa Lape Wilson Elementary

Breaking Into Print Word Knowledge Astronauts boldly go into space. Which word has the –ly suffix in this sentence? Which word has the –ly suffix in this sentence? It would break too easily. Which word has the –ly suffix in this sentence? It would lose its shape too quickly. Books were no longer rare or costly. Which word has the –ly suffix in this sentence? Melissa Lape Wilson Elementary

History of the Printing Press Reproduction of Gutenberg-era Press on display at the Printing History Museum in Lyon, France. Melissa Lape Wilson Elementary

Johannes Gutenberg and the Printing Press Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press with replaceable wooden or metal letters in (completed by 1440). Links: wiki/Johannes_Gutenberg Resource: The History of Making Books/Scholastic/ Voyages of Discovery Gutenberg was a poor businessman and made little money from his printing system. Gutenberg began experimenting with metal typography after he had moved from his native Germany to France around Melissa Lape Wilson Elementary