Unit 20, Lesson 6 March 3, 2011

1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______ 1. Content Mastery: Vowel Digraphs (page 7) 6. ______ 7. ______ 8. ______ 9. ______ 10. ______ ey ea ay ow ie ow ie ow ay ea

Content Mastery Page 8 relieve decrease course chimney hollow guarantee guard feast guess shallow guest delay great meanwhile friend

2. Spelling Pretest 2 Please turn to workbook page 76 Please write down the words that your teacher says After looking at them, please write down the correct spelling of the word if it is spelled wrong

Workbook Page 76 exporter subtracted payment supported informal contract squeaky tractor unblocked uninformed tricky formula pretest extracted decay

Workbook Page R19

2. Word Fluency 3 Please record your best trials on page R42 Unit 20 Lesson 6 March 3, 2011 – 3/3/11

3. Review: Homophones Homophones are word pairs or triplets that are pronounced alike but have different spellings and different meanings. It is helpful to understand the meanings of homophones in order to spell these words correctly. Reed Break GrateGreat MeetMeat Brake Read WeekWeak

What is the syllable type in break? 3. Review: Homophones Vowel Digraph What is a synonym for break? Crack, crush, damage What is the syllable type in brake? Final Silent e What does brake mean? Something that stops or slows action.

3. Word Line: Degrees of Meaning Perform, pause, frolic, study, rest, vacation, labor, interrupt, party, work, relax, play Directions: 1)Create a word line for work, relax, play 2)Place the rest of the words under the correct category - Work and play are opposite kinds of activities. Relax is neither. WorkRelaxPlay Perform Labor Study Interrupt Rest Pause Vacation Party Frolic

Examples: – Students study when they are working at school. – We vacation when we want to take time to play. – People pause and take a break when they stop playing or working. 3. Word Line: Degrees of Meaning

Carpenters __________ in the morning and afternoon, but at noon, they __________. I hate to _____________ your game, but it is time to ____________ if you want to do well on the test. Little children ___________ on weekends, and their older brothers and sisters ___________. 3. Word Line: Degrees of Meaning Directions: 1)Choose the word from the previous exercise to fill in the blanks -Perform, labor, study, interrupt, rest, pause, vacation, party, frolic 2) Answers will vary. labor rest interrupt study frolic party

Please turn to workbook page 77 (it continues on to page 78 too) Think about the relationships among the words on the word line Clarify and meaning of the words Place each word along the word line to show its relationship with give, loan, and keep Read each sentence below the word line Fill in the blank with a word from the word line that makes the best sense according to the context of the sentence 3. Word Line: Degrees of Meaning

Workbook Page 77 sharecontribute deliver maintain lend donate hold retain providegrasp

Workbook Page 78 Graspretain contributeprovide lend donate deliver maintain sharehold Answers will vary.

3. Expression of the Day Off the beaten track Meaning: not in an area that large numbers of people go to; unusual; different Example: – Because the gallery is off the beaten track, it doesn’t get many casual visitors.

4. Review: Predicate Nominative When the verb be is used as the main verb of a sentence, it is called a linking verb. It links what follows the verb to the subject. When a noun follows the linking verb, it renames the subject. It is called a predicate nominative. Example to follow

Example – Kokopelli is a flute player. 4. Review: Predicate Nominative Is: is the main verb of the sentence and is a form of the verb be, and is the linking verb Player: comes after the linking verb and it is a noun that renames the subject. Kokopelli and player are the same person. Therefore, player is the predicate nominative of the sentence

Workbook Page 79 X X X X X X X X X X PN

4. Code It: Predicate Nominative Please turn to workbook page 79 Read each sentence Decide if the verb be is the main verb or is a helping verb, and check the correct box Find and label the predicate nominative (PN) if there is one Draw an arrow from the predicate nominative to the subject it is renaming

4. Introduction: Predicate Adjective When the verb be is used as the main verb, it is a linking verb. It links what comes after the verb to the subject. When an adjective follows the linking verb and describes the subject, it is called a predicate adjective. Example to follow

Example – Kokopelli’s music is beautiful. Is: is the main verb of the sentence, is a form of the verb be, and is the linking verb Beautiful: comes after the linking verb and it is an adjective that describes the subject music. Therefore, beautiful is the predicate adjective of the sentence 4. Introduction: Predicate Adjective

4. Code It: Predicate Adjective Please turn to workbook page 80 Read each sentence Decide if the verb be is the main verb or is a helping verb, and check the correct box Find and label the predicate adjective (PA) if there is one Draw an arrow from the predicate adjective to the subject it is describing

Workbook Page 80 X X X X X X X X X X PA

4. Review: Commas in a Series, Date, or Address Hardcover page 50 reviews the placement of commas In a series, commas separate words or groups of words. In a date, a comma separates the month and day from the year In an address, commas separate the street number and name from the town or city, and the town or city from the state When an address or date appears in a sentence, a comma follows the state (in an address) or year (in a date)

4. Punctuate It: Commas in a Series, Date, or Address Please turn to workbook page 81 We will do the first three items together Read each sentence Determine whether the sentence has a series, date, or an address Place commas where needed

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5. Teacher’s Edition: “The Flute Players” Fiction is a literary genre that includes stories that are not true Fiction is sometimes based on real people, events, or places Novels, short stories, and dramas are examples of fiction Plot is a literary term referring to the patterns of events in a narrative or drama. The plot guides the author in composing the work and helps the reader follow the story. A plot usually consists a series of events which establish a problem, the cause of the action in a story, and which then leads to a solution, the resolution of the problem

I am going to read a story to you. Pay attention to the categories on the handout. Please fill it in as I read We will go over it once I am done reading. 5. Teacher’s Edition: “The Flute Players”

6. Map It: Plot This handout is a great way to keep track of a book or story you read in other classes What to write? – Main settings – Main characters – The overall, big problem – The solution to that big problem

One time, long ago Hopi Nation Black Mesa Kokopelli Tawa (boy) Lenmana (girl) The people were hungry but had few seeds and no rain to grow food. Lenmana and Kokopelli played their flutes and brought rain.