1. DOL level 4 week 20 Analogy tree : wood - _______ : leather : - :
: :
1. dear sir or madam
please send me too wooden nickels
sincerely
clara barker
2. i havent knowed of no book more interesting than the voyages of doctor dolittle
cow

2. Pledge

3. Fluency
6 min. reading solution

4. Objectives day 2 Students will review Homonyms Multiple-Meaning words
Synonyms
Compound words

5. Word Structure day 2 whether chews biography generation knew school
whole
entire
candlelight
vault
big
bigger
late
later
react
hardest
fastest
photograph
perilous
safe
he’s
wasn’t
he’ll
we’ve
they’re
Line 1
Line 2
Line 3
Line 4
Line 5
Can you pick out the homonyms, multiple meaning words; synonyms; compound words?

6. Poetry Prior Knowledge
What do you know about Christopher Columbus? Why did he come to the Americas? What do you know about the fate of the buffalo on the American Plains in the 1800s?

7. Illustrated by Greg Shed
Reading the Poem Page 340
Acrostic Poem
Before reading Christopher Columbus –
Study how the poem looks.
What do the first letters of each line spell, going down?
Christopher Columbus
By Patrick Lewis
Illustrated by Greg Shed
Prior Knowledge

8. Illustrated by Richard Hook
Reading the Poem Page 341
Why does the poet use short lines for the first two and last two lines?
For emphasis and to add a sense of immediacy and finality.
Why does he use such a long line to describe the buffalo.
Because if this long sentence is red quickly, it leaves the reader breathless, evoking the feeling of the rushing, trampling buffalo.
How does the poet feel about the loss of the buffalo
The tone of the poem is sad and perhaps bitter.
Buffalo Dusk
By Carl Sandburg
Illustrated by Richard Hook
Prior Knowledge

9. Listening/Speaking/Viewing
Tempo
-The tempo, or speed at which a poem is read, affects the meaning of the poem.
-Teacher read the poem quickly, barely pausing after punctuation and between stanzas.
-Then read the poem slowly.
-How do the two reading affect your opinion of the poem?
Get in groups and memorize “Buffalo Dusk.”

10. Vocabulary lesson 5 declared independence legislator liberty
John declared that he was rich!
The colonies declared their independence from England
Past tense of declare; announce.
Freedom from control of another country
legislator
liberty
I contacted my legislator when I needed help.
The prisoner wanted his liberty.
Freedom to act, think, speak freely.
Member of government that makes laws.

11. Vocabulary lesson 5 colonies site rumors distract
He found an excellent building site
The ca The new settlers made colonies dates had a series of debates.
Settlement formed by people coming to a new land.
A location; a place to build
rumors
distract
She felt bad about the rumors about her family
He tried to distract his mother to avoid punishment.
To draw attention away from what someone is doing.
Plural of rumor; story without proof

12. Vocabulary lesson 4 provisions permanent Lasting, not temporary.
He prepared a lot of provisions to take to camp.
The injury will leave a permanent scar.
Lasting, not temporary.
Plural provision; food or necessary items

13. Yellow Reading with teacher Blue Read with a partner
Red
Green
Acrostic Poem
Historical Fiction story
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14. Green Reading with teacher Red Read with a partner
Yellow
Blue
Acrostic Poem
Historical Fiction story
Save to-- S file
Drop box

15. Spelling Higher Would Phrase Pitcher Hamper Cloudier Scarier Quieter
Gloomiest
narrowest
don’t
weren’t
would’ve
concentrate
scarcest

16. higher
would
phrase
pitcher
hamper
concentrate
cloudier
scarier
quieter
gloomiest
narrowest
scarcest
don’t
weren’t
would’ve