The Skunk Ladder Day 2

How can we find adventure in ordinary events? Concept Talk How can we find adventure in ordinary events?

Partner Share How can a new place you’ve never been to before, like a desert or a prairie, help you to find an adventure? What jobs might lead someone to have an adventure in the prairie? What hobbies might someone have that take place in a desert?

Amazing Words Carefree- to have no worries They lived a carefree life in the mountains. Relish-to enjoy something greatly I relish chocolate cake. Vanish- to disappear suddenly The bunny vanished into the bushes. Teach your partner these words

Prefix im- Prefix im-is from Latin, and it means “not” Im + patient= impatient Someone who is not able to wait without becoming annoyed Im+polite= impolite When someone doesn’t use manners in their actions or when they speak

Prefix im- im + mortal= immortal Something that is unable to die Im + mature= immature Not showing maturity What does this mean? Im + perfect = imperfect? im + mobile= immobile?

Let’s get our books 1-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 21-27

Latin Roots Dent tooth Dict to say, to speak Scrib to write Sub under, below Tract to pull Vis to see

Greek Roots Auto self Bio life Micro very small Ology the study of Phon sound; voice Scope see Tele far

Greek and Latin Roots Knowing the meanings of Greek or Latin roots, prefixes and suffixes can help them understand a word they don’t know. We are going to read a story called “The Cave in the Cliff”. You are going to make a list of all the words you can find that have a Greek or Latin root. Write what you think it means.

The Cave in the Cliff This story was about cave drawings. How many of you have seen drawings on the rock walls here in Utah? Escalante River Trail Head

Petroglyphs Petroglyphs are pictures that are carved into the rock

Plot The plot is in the sequence of events The four parts of a typical plot on a timeline are: Conflict, Rising action, Climax, resolution

Climax In the story “The Day of Two Adventures” Gram has left the lunch at home and she’s very hungry. This is the problem. The climax, or high point, is when Gramps suddenly comes up the mountain, and they smell something good. This signals me that something is about to happen to resolve the problem.

Character Character traits in a story An author will sometimes use the character’s actions and dialogue to help the reader understand what kind of a person they are. It helps a reader predict events based on a character’s traits.

Vocabulary Abandoned-gave up on The house had been abandoned for years. Attempt- effort He made an attempt to build a shed Teach your partner these words.

Vocabulary Teach your partner these words. Bellow- loud yell The man let out a bellow when he saw the dog in his yard. Cavern- cave The kids followed the dog into the cavern. Teach your partner these words.

Vocabulary Teach your partner these words. Feat- act of skill or daring Gabbi was amazed at his daring feat of climbing a tree. Immensely- very greatly The water was immensely hot. Teach your partner these words.

Vocabulary Savage- wild The dog growled like a savage animal. Teach your partner this word

Contractions What are the two words in these contractions? She’s They’re What is the contraction of these words: Where is How did

Negatives To make a negative statement, use only one negative word: No: He can’t do nothing. Mary didn’t do nothing to him. Yes: He can’t do anything. Mary didn’t do anything to him.

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Writing Rhyming Poem Includes rhyming words May include figurative language (such as similes and metaphors) Sensory words Poetic techniques such as alliteration and onomatopoeia Graphic elements, such as capital letters

Writing You will be writing your own rhyming poem You are going to write about a funny adventure one might have.