1. The West Side By Peggy Mann
Court Level 5 / Unit 3-Heritage Lesson 3 / pp. 212 /Dena Lockwood–Chicago Park Elementary

2. Story Vocabulary scowled jabbering manager embarrassed impressed
Dena Lockwood – Chicago Park Elementary

3. scowled “use context clues and
word structure”
▪ Señor Rivera said nothing. He scowled.
▪ My grandmother scowled at the boys who were throwing rocks.
scowled: frowned
Dena Lockwood– Chicago Park Elementary

4. jabbering - “use context clues and
word structure”
Here he’d been jabbering away to this
boy all about Barranquitas and his house and his mother and sister and friends and his miniature car collection and the Piñonas River and his school and the TV programs he watched at home.
The little boy was jabbering
excitedly about the new toy his
grandparents had given him.
jabbering: talking a lot and very fast
Dena Lockwood – Chicago Park Elementary

5. manager - “use context clues and apposition”
“I’m the manager of the team,” he added, with
an edge of pride in his voice. “That means I
set up the games and arrange everything.”
As the manager of the apartment building, Brenda
collects the rent and makes sure the building is
in good condition.
manager: a person who takes care of or organizes something like an office or a sports team
Dena Lockwood – Chicago Park Elementary

6. embarrassed “use context clues and word structure”
He had barely understood a word
that Carlos said. But he was
embarrassed to ask his friend to
repeat it all over again in Spanish.
My father was embarrassed when
he tripped over the hose and fell
down in front of the neighbors.
embarrassed : feeling bad or silly about something you’ve done
Dena Lockwood – Chicago Park Elementary

7. impressed “use context clues and word structure”
But he did understand that Carlos was
impressed at how he had hit the ball.
The music teacher listened carefully as
her student played Mozart on the
piano. She was impressed with how
well this ten-year-old could play.
impressed: describes someone who
thinks another person is good at something
Dena Lockwood – Chicago Park Elementary

8. What do the following words have in common?
Word Knowledge
What do the following words have in common?
blue blew
ate eight
son sun
would wood
These words are homophones. A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and spelling. Can you think of other homophones?
Dena Lockwood – Chicago Park Elementary

9. Word Knowledge What do the following words have in common?
broken
closet
stranger
scream
Each word begins with a two- or three-letter consonant blend. Can you think of other words that begin with the blends used in these words?
Dena Lockwood – Chicago Park Elementary

10. Word Knowledge What do the following words have in common?
These words are closed compounds, words that are made up of two words joined together without a space in between.
sidewalk
stickball
grandmother
Can you think of other closed compound words?
Dena Lockwood – Chicago Park Elementary

11. Word Knowledge What do the following words have in common?
correct
garbage
cardboard
guitar
import
These words have the /or/ and /är/ sounds spelled or, oar, and ar.
Dena Lockwood – Chicago Park Elementary

12. The two boys played stickball in the street.
Sentence Analysis
The two boys played stickball in the street.
*Why can’t the homophone to be used to replace two in this sentence?
Dena Lockwood – Chicago Park Elementary

13. A stranger was standing on the sidewalk.
Sentence Analysis
A stranger was standing on the sidewalk.
*Identify the two- and three-letter consonant blends in this sentence.
Dena Lockwood – Chicago Park Elementary

14. My grandmother put three books over there.
Sentence Analysis
My grandmother put three books over there.
*Identify the closed compound word in this sentence. Think of a homophone for there. Use each word in a sentence.
Dena Lockwood – Chicago Park Elementary

15. Sentence Analysis
There were empty cardboard boxes and stacks of newspapers in the garbage.
Identify the words that contain the /är/ and /or/ sounds spelled ar and oar.
Dena Lockwood – Chicago Park Elementary