You need your text book. Lesson 19 Day 2

Phonics and Spelling  Prefixes are word parts added to root words.  What does the prefix un- mean?  not  What does the prefix re- mean?  To do again  What does the prefix dis- mean?  not

Phonics and Spelling Part A: Read each root word below. Name the word that would be made by adding the prefix and then give the meaning of the new word. Prefix Root Word Prefix + Root Word Meaning of New Word unhappy unlikely reclose reread dishonest disagree

Phonics and Spelling Prefix Root Word Prefix + Root Word Meaning of New Word unhappyunhappy Not happy unlikelyunlikely Not likely reclosereclose Close again rereadreread Read again dishonestdishonest Not honest disagreedisagree Not agree

Phonics and Spelling  Read the following sentences. Which words are prefixes? What do the words mean? 1. The owner of the bag is unknown 2. The people distrust what the mayor said. 3. We plan to renew the garden next year. 4. The unkind things that Ethan said made people dislike him.

Phonics and Spelling  Add the prefix un- to each of the following words. What is the word’s new meaning?  do  un+do= undo the opposite of do (to not do)  easy  un+easy=uneasy not easy  like  un+like=unlike not like  happy  un+happy=unhappy not happy  cover  un+cover=uncover the opposite of cover (not covered)

Vocabulary  Turn to Student Edition p  Read the selection titled “Mexican Folktales.”

suggested  If you suggested something, you gave someone an idea.  If there was an argument about what to do, how might someone have suggested a game to play?  What was it that Rabbit suggested to Coyote?

enormous  Something that is enormous is very big.  How would an enormous pumpkin look?  What did Coyote think was an enormous circle of cheese?

exclaimed  If you exclaimed something, you said it excitedly.  How would a person have exclaimed, “I got a perfect score!”  Why did Coyote exclaim “You tricked me!”

swift  Something that is swift moves very quickly.  If a train were swift, would it arrive early or late?  Why couldn’t Coyote catch the swift Rabbit?

vain  If you are vain, you think very highly of yourself.  If someone is vain about his or her looks, does he or she stop at a mirror? Explain.  How can you tell that Cuckoo was vain?

overheard  If you overheard what people said, you heard it without them knowing that you were listening.  If you overheard someone telling a secret, should you share it? Why or why not?  What did Cuckoo do after she overheard Owl?

Grammar: Action Verbs  Some verbs show action, or what someone or something does, did, or will do.  These verbs are called action verbs.  Half-Chicken hops to Mexico City.  Hops is an action verb. It tells what the character does or did.  The wind blows Half-Chicken.  Blows is an action verb. It tells what the character does or did.

Grammar  The fire asks for help.  What is the action verb?  asks  How do you know?  Because it tells what the fire does.  Half-Chicken fans the fire.  What is the action verb?  fans  How do you know?  Because it tells what Half-Chicken does.  The fire bursts into flames.  What is the action verb?  bursts  How do you know?  Because it tells what the fire does.

“Half-Chicken”  Turn in your Reading book to page Genre Study  A folktale is a story that has been passed down through time.  Look for:  An explanation of how something came to be.  A theme in the story that teaches a lesson.  Characters can be people or talking animals, and the setting is an imaginary or faraway place long ago.  Often a folktale has events that repeat in a similar way.  Sometimes the story tells how something came to be.

Comprehension Strategy  Use story structure to help you follow the flow of the folktale.  Thinking about what happens in the beginning, middle, and end of the story can help you understand the story.  The characters, setting, and problem are usually introduced in the beginning of the story.  The important events take place in the middle.  The solution occurs at the end.  Use the story map on Practice Book page 161 to keep track of information as you read.

As you read “Half-Chicken,” you will fill in the story map graphic organizer on Practice Book page 161. The graphic organizer will help you remember important information about characters, plot, setting, and theme. This story map will help you keep track of story events that lead to the theme of the story. CharactersSetting Plot Theme

“Half-Chicken”  You are going to read a folktale with animal characters. Have you read or heard any that had animal characters?  One purpose for reading a folktale is to enjoy the story.  Let’s read the title together.  What do you think the title might mean? How can there be such a thing as a half- chicken? What might happen to such a character?

Retelling  Remember that the theme of a story is its main message, or idea, that the author wants to tell to readers.  Once you finish reading the story, describe the theme of “Half-Chicken.”  Then, write a summary of the story. You may want to refer to the information on Practice Book page 161 to recall important information about story structure and theme.  A summary should include the characters, setting, problem, main events, and solution of the story.

Fluency  As you read, good readers pause at natural breaks in the sentences. This makes them feel more comfortable while reading aloud.  It allows them to read at a pace that is neither too fast nor too slow.  Look at page 122 of “Half-Chicken.”  Listen as I read the first few sentence aloud.  Remember that you should always pause slightly at a comma.