Open Court 5th grade Unit 3, Less. 6; Michelle Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementary Parmele by: Eloise Greenfield & Lessie Jones Little Genre: Autobiography

Open Court 5th grade Unit 3, Less. 6; Michelle Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementary Comprehension Skills: *Making Connections *Visualizing *Monitor & Clarify *Main Idea & Details Word Knowledge: Open compound words Homographs Short e spelled ea /ow/ /or/ /әl/ sounds

Open Court 5th grade Unit 3, Less. 6; Michelle Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementary Spelling pattern review glisten wrench gnarled cleats steeple clover carve popcorn carpet waffle angle civil crouch shower countless ankles porches stroke thumb around multiply multicultural multiuse multimedia multilingual multitude autobiography autonomy autocrat autograph automatic autopilot

Open Court 5th grade Unit 3, Less. 6; Michelle Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementary Grammar: Commas in a series Writing sentences with commas

Open Court 5th grade Unit 3, Less. 6; Michelle Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementary “Parmele” Vocabulary collards patchwork quilts sharecropper commence hovering

Open Court 5th grade Unit 3, Less. 6; Michelle Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementary collards I remember her most bending over the collards in her garden or feeding the chickens. The first step in preparing the collards for supper was washing all the leaves clean of dirt and insects. Context clues Collards: green, leafy vegetable

Open Court 5th grade Unit 3, Less. 6; Michelle Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementary patchwork quilts She used to sew leftover material from my dresses into her patchwork quilts. My grandmother used pieces of colored cloth to make a patchwork quilt for my bed. It kept me warm at night all winter. Context clues, word structure Patchwork quilts: blankets made from scraps of material sewn together.

Open Court 5th grade Unit 3, Less. 6; Michelle Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementary sharecropper Pa was a sharecropper. Being a sharecropper would take a lot of hard work. Word structure Sharecropper: a farmer who gives part of his or her crop as rent to the owner of the land.

Open Court 5th grade Unit 3, Less. 6; Michelle Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementary commence “One night,” he’d say, “me and my brother John was coming ‘cross that field over yonder…and we commence to hearing this strange sound.” The coach announced that practice would commence in five minutes. We should all be on the field and ready to go. Context clues Commence: begin

Open Court 5th grade Unit 3, Less. 6; Michelle Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementary hovering He’d twist his face and narrow his eyes in horror as he stared out into the darkness, and I could just feel all those haints hovering behind us, daring us to turn around and run for the door. First I heard the sound of bees buzzing. Then I saw a swarm of them hovering over my brother’s head. Context clues, word structure Hovering: staying in the same position in the air without moving forward or backward.

Open Court 5th grade Unit 3, Less. 6; Michelle Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementary Word Knowledge What do these words have in common? gas station rocking chair soda pop parking lot They’re open compound words. What are open compound words? In an open compound word, two words come together to name something, but there is a space between these words. What is the difference between closed and open compound words? Can you think of an example of each?

Open Court 5th grade Unit 3, Less. 6; Michelle Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementary Homographs readcanfoundlike What are homographs? Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and origins. What are the different meanings of the words above?

Open Court 5th grade Unit 3, Less. 6; Michelle Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementary /e/ sound What is the spelling pattern for the /e/ sound in these words? readyleatherbreakfastbread The long e sound is also spelled with the ea pattern, as in bead or weak. What is the difference between the word weak and the words above? readyleatherbreakfastbread

Open Court 5th grade Unit 3, Less. 6; Michelle Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementary Spelling Patterns What do these words have in common? ankles porches stroke thumb around What are the review spelling patterns for these words?

Open Court 5th grade Unit 3, Less. 6; Michelle Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementary Long e, short e The man at the gas station wore leather gloves. Compare and contrast the words leather and leader. Bonus Question: What is the open compound word in this sentence?

Open Court 5th grade Unit 3, Less. 6; Michelle Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementary Homographs I like ice cream just like you do. What are the homographs in this sentence? Use context clues to determine their meanings.

Open Court 5th grade Unit 3, Less. 6; Michelle Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementary Contractions At my house, we’re not allowed to have soda pop at breakfast. What is the contraction in this sentence and what two words are being contracted? What is the open compound word in this sentence? What is the closed compound word in this sentence?

Open Court 5th grade Unit 3, Less. 6; Michelle Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementary Identify spelling patterns Half of the players on a football team could have tape wrapped around their sprained ankles. Which words have the /ow/ sound and final / l/ sound?