Open Court 4TH GRADE Unit 2: Dollars and Sense Lesson 5: Food From the Hood: A Garden of Hope http://www.opencourtresources.com Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS

Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS VOCABULARY community harvest vendor restoring organic Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS

Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS community « use context clues » all the people who live in the same place They talked about different ways they could rebuild their community. “We all want to give something back to the community, and this was the way to do it,” Carlos remembered. Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS

Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS restoring « use context clues » bringing something back to what it was like at first Carlos and 38 of Ms. Bird’s other students decided that planting was an important step towards restoring their neighborhood. Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS

Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS harvest « use context clues » a crop that has been picked Everyone agreed that their harvests should to people unable to buy food. Food in the ‘Hood harvested its first crop two months after forming a business. Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS

Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS organic « use context clues » grown without chemicals Carlos heard that the prince loved organic gardening. Whole Foods sells organic foods. Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS

Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS vendor « use context clues » someone who sells a product And herbs and spices came from small vendors rather than larger grocery store suppliers. There are many vendors selling Barak Obama shirts in Washington, DC. Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS

Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS Review of vocabulary community all the people who live in the same place restoring bringing something back to what it was like at first harvest a crop that has been picked organic grown without chemicals vendor someone who sells a product Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS

Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS Word Knowledge These words are indicators of time and order: now after before then There are two pairs of antonyms before/after now/then Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS

Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS Word Knowledge These words have different spellings of the /er/ sound: suburbs (ur) mustard (ar) neighborhood (or) perfect (er) survive, number, color, polar Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS

Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS Word Knowledge These words contain different spellings of the Long i sound: (i_e) qualified (ie) survive (y) right (igh) supply Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS

Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS Word Knowledge These words from “Food from the ‘Hood: A Garden of Hope” contain the /er/ sound spelled ear or er and the /ar/ sound spelled ar. scholarship (ar) harvest (ar) remembered (er) earned (ear) Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS

Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS Word Knowledge In the sentence below, identify the word indicating order. Students watered the garden after school. Students watered the garden before school. after before What is the antonym of after? Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS

Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS Word Knowledge In the sentence below, identify the plural nouns. Families Families traveled from the city to the suburbs. suburbs Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS

Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS Word Knowledge In the sentence below, find the past tense verb. The community needed more than food to survive. needed Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS

Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS Word Knowledge In the sentence below, change the past tense verb to the present tense. The community needs more than food to survive. The community needed more than food to survive. Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS

Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS Word Knowledge In the sentence below, identify the word that contains the /ar/ sound. How is it spelled? (ar) A harvest is the gathering of crops when they are ripe. harvest Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS

Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS Literary Elements “Food from the ‘Hood: A Garden of Hope” is an example of an informational article. It is nonfiction, gives facts and other information about a topic, and the purpose is to inform. Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS

Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS Literary Elements An informational article may do one or more of the following: describe nouns, compare & contrast nouns, or tell how to do something. Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS

Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS Literary Elements Copy and answer the following questions as you read the selection. What caused the students to begin gardening? How did the business start? Besides the students, who else helped? How did their business grow? Was the business successful? Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS

Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS Literary Elements Open your student anthology to “Food from the ‘Hood: A Garden of Hope” on page 156. Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS