1. The Dinosaur of Waterhouse Hawkins
Day 2

2. How can paleontologists help us understand the past?
Concept talk
How can paleontologists help us understand the past?

3. Partner Share
How do paleontologists discover information about dinosaurs?
What are fossils?
How would uncanny instincts help a paleontologist?

4. Amazing Words Model- a copy of something
Marcus made a model of the White House for history project.
Remains- what is left over
The remains of the dinosaur help us learn about the past.
Teach your partner these words

5. Suffix –tion, -sion
These suffixes are added to verbs to form nouns of action or condition
Pollute-pollution
Confuse-confusion
Distribute-distribution
Collide-collision

6. Suffix –tion, -sion Rules: Words that end in “t”- use –tion
Example: complete/completion
Words that end is “s” or “d” use –sion
Example: extend/extension, supress/supression

7. Suffix –tion, -sion
If the sound of the last syllable is the “heavy” sound of /zhun/ rather than the light sound /shun/ use “s”
Confusion, vision, adhesion
Exceptions: the ending –mit becomes –mission
Examples: permit/permission, omit/omission, submit/submission, commit/commission

8. Literary Terms We are going to need our books now. 1-5 6-10 11-15
16-20
21-26

9. Flashback
Sometimes an author chooses to begin a story at an exciting moment. The author might use a flashback to give the reader the necessary background information.
Let’s look at an example

10. Story Structure Sequence:
The order of events in fiction and nonfiction
Chronological order (time order) is one way

11. Story Structure Read page 396-397
Is this story told chronologically or using flashbacks

12. Homonyms
These are words that sound the same, spelled the same, but have different meanings
You can use the context clues in the sentence to understand the meaning of the word

13. Homonyms He hit the ball with the bat. The bat flew out of the cave.
Steven fell off the bed.
He planted flowers in the flower bed.

14. Vocabulary Erected- means built
The kind erected a huge wall around the city.
Mold-a hollow form
The artist used a mold to create her figurine.
Teach your partner these words

15. Vocabulary Occasion- special event They dressed up for the occasion.
Tidied-cleaned and organized
Someone had tidied up the room after the party.
Teach your partner these words

16. Vocabulary Teach your partner these words
Workshop- room where items are made
The elves worked hard on the toys in Santa’s workshop.
Foundation- supporting base structures
The builders worked on the foundations of the bridge first.
Teach your partner these words

17. Vocabulary Proportion- correct relationship between items
The amount of time put in was in proportion to the success of the project.
Teach your partner this word

18. Principal parts of Irregular Verbs
He has gone to the store.
(past participle)
He went to the store.
(past)

19. /j/, /ks/, /sk/, /s/ Muscle-/s/ Excuse-/sk/ Exclaim-/ks/ Gigantic-/j/
Spelling
/j/, /ks/, /sk/, /s/ Muscle-/s/ Excuse-/sk/ Exclaim-/ks/ Gigantic-/j/

20. Lets take a look at our Daily Fix it

21. Writing Advertising brochure:
You will prepare an advertising brochure for one of the events mentioned in The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins
Dinner party on New Year’s Eve or grand opening of the Crystal Palace

22. Writing Chart reasons for attending:
Reason for attending dinner party:
Supporting detail:
Educational
Entertaining
Social
Learn more about dinosaurs
See exciting exhibits
Talk until the new year comes

23. Writing
Using precise words will make your brochure more interesting and persuasive
Let’s practice
Let’s find other words for special:
Unusual, extraordinary, distinguished, peculiar
Use a thesaurus to find other interesting words for special and peculiar

24. Writing
Use the word web to try to find the word that conveys your idea best.
Today, I want you to begin working on the brochure. Precise wording is the most important part of this writing.