1. Pushing Up the Sky By: Joseph Bruchac
Day 2

2. Pushing Up the Sky Author: Joseph Bruchac Illustrator: Teresa Flavin
Genre: Play
Comprehension Skill: Author’s Purpose
Comprehension Strategy: Summarize

3. Phonics Let’s review the meanings of some common prefixes: Un- not
Re- again
Mis- bad or badly, wrong or wrongly
Dis- not, or the opposite of

4. Phonics unhappy rewrite misplace disagree
Let’s cover the prefix of the first word.
What is the base word? The prefix un- means “not” or “do the opposite of.” Adding un- to a word will change the meaning of the base word.
Use the word in a sentence.
Let’s do the same for the next 3 words.

5. Decode Longer Words unstable distaste misrepresent
reorder unlucky recheck
discomfort misconduct
Let’s underline the prefix and circle the base word.

6. Read the words in context.
They were uninterested in the dishonest activity.
The lost book had been mislabeled and replaced on the wrong shelf.
Which words have prefixes? What do they mean?

7. Vocabulary Strategy Objective:
Use a glossary to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.

8. Vocabulary Strategy
Sometimes you can use a glossary to find out the meaning of a word.
The important words in a book are often listed in a glossary.
A glossary is a list of words and their meanings. The words are listed in alphabetical order.
A glossary is usually at the back of the book.

9. Pushing Up the Sky Grammar
Day 2

10. Main and Helping Verbs
A main verb is the part of a verb phrase that shows action.
A helping verb shows the time of the action.

11. Classwork/Homework page 45.