1. “In Two Worlds: A Yup’ik Eskimo Family” by: Aylette Janness & Alice Rivers
Genre: Autobiography
An autobiography is a true story written about yourself. It is usually told in chronological order.

2. Comprehension Skills:
*Summarizing *Asking Questions
*Monitor & Clarify
*Compare/Contrast – examine similarities & differences
*Main Idea & Details – use headings & subheadings to help distinguish main ideas from supporting details
Word Knowledge:
Synonyms
s-consonant blends
/oo/ sound spelled oo
/ l / sound spelled al or le

3. Spelling pattern final / l / sound
automobile
mobilize
motivate
promote
demote
removal
aggressive
digress
gradual
graduate
progress
upgrade
title
final
level
middle
petal
sandal
model
dial
barrel
baffle
marvel
mammal
local
trial
signal
hospital
survival
metal
people
circle

4. Articles & Demonstratives
Grammar:
Articles a, an, the
Articles & Demonstratives

5. intricate precarious resource traditional secluded In Two Worlds:
A Yup’ik Eskimo Family
Story Vocabulary
intricate
precarious
resource
traditional
secluded
Yup’ik
Words:
Open Court 5th Grade Unit 3 Heritage
Lesson 2 In Two Worlds Ruiz, Lape & Cunningham – Wilson Elementary

6. intricate “use context clues”
Everything they had they made themselves, with their hands, including the many intricate snares and nets and traps.
The word problem in the math book was so intricate that it was difficult to solve.
intricate – very involved, having a lot of detail (page194)
Marco Ruiz – Wilson Elementary

7. precarious “use context clues”
Life was hard and precarious.
I was frightened by the precarious way in which the huge rock hung over the cliff.
precarious: unsafe, dangerous (page 194)
Marco Ruiz – Wilson Elementary

8. resource “use context clues”
Families had rights to certain places for hunting, but no one owned the land or its resources.
The campers used the resources they found in the woods to build a campfire.
resource: something that can be used (p. 195)
Marco Ruiz – Wilson Elementary

9. secluded “use context clues”
We were the only people living in that area. We were secluded away from other people.
Our secluded mountain village was not visible from the road.
secluded - away from others (page 195)
Marco Ruiz – Wilson Elementary

10. traditional“use context clues”
During the school year, traditional ways of life are practiced mostly
on the weekends.
Our music teacher likes to play traditional songs from our country’s history.
traditional - passed from one generation to another
Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

11. Vocabulary Quiz precarious traditional secluded intricate resource
______ very involved, having a lot of detail
________unsafe, dangerous
________something that can be used
_______ away from others
_______ passed from one generation to another
precarious
traditional
secluded
intricate
resource
Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

12. small - little withered -shrank netted - caught
Word Knowledge
synonym pairs
These words contain synonym pairs.
small - little
withered -shrank
netted - caught
Can you think of other synonyms for these words?
Marco Ruiz – Wilson Elementary

13. vast spawned snow skimmed These words all have an s-consonant blend.
What is a blend?
vast
spawned
snow
skimmed
What are some other words with the s-consonant blend?
Cunningham – Wilson Elementary

14. tool school food goose troop All of these words have the
digraph oo spelled/oo/.
tool
school
food
goose
troop
Can you think of additional examples of words with oo prounounced /oo/?
Cunningham – Wilson Elementary

15. hospital survival metal people circle
In these words what sound is made by al and le?
hospital
survival
metal
people
circle
Cunningham
Wilson Elementary

16. synonym pairs In the small lagoon, we netted
Identify the synonym pairs in both sentences.
In the small lagoon, we netted
the most fish we had ever caught.
In Scammon Bay, the vast, snow-covered tundra stretches as far as you can see.
Cunningham – Wilson Elementary

17. Identify the /oo/ sound spelling.
The sound /00/
At school, we use special tools in the kitchen to prepare food.
Identify the /oo/ sound spelling.
Cunningham – Wilson Elementary

18. -al
A heart attack victim has a good chance of survival if taken to the hospital quickly.
What sound is made with the words that contain –al?
Cunningham – Wilson Elementary