1. Challenges and Obstacles
Unit 3 Week 5 Day 2

2. Question of the Week:
What obstacles do we face in our daily lives?

3. Suffixes: -ion and -less
A suffix is a meaningful word part added to the end of a word
The suffix –ion means “the act or process of, the result of, or the state or condition of being”
The suffix –less means “without”
Base Word
Suffix
New Word
Meaning
connect
-ion
connection
The result of being connected
thought
interrupt
fear

4. Literary Term: Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing is the author’s use of details that hint at or provide clues about what will happen later in a story
Ex: Romeo and Juliet
A pair of star crossed lovers….

5. Antonyms
Antonyms are the antonym of synonyms – meaning they give the opposite meaning of the word
Base Word
Synonym
Antonym
happy
glad
hopeless
cold
busy
broken
rainy

6. Prepositions
Grammar transparency

7. “Morning Traffic” Background
A play, or a drama
A story to be written and performed for an audience
The dialogue is labeled with the name of the character who is speaking
Stage directions appear in italics and explain to the characters where they will move on stage

8. Class Work: Read “Morning Traffic” with your group Spelling menu
Organizer
Spelling menu
Read choice novel or creative writing