1. “The Land I Lost: Adventures of a Boy in Vietnam” by: Huynh Quang Hhuong
Genre: Autobiography
An autobiograph is a true story written about yourself. It is usually told in chronological order.

2. Comprehension Skills:
*Making Connections *Asking Questions
*Summarizing *Visualizing
*Author’s Point of View *Author’s Purpose
1st person vs. 3rd person Persuade, Inform, Explain, or
Entertain
Word Knowledge:
-Antonyms
-long e spelled ea
-/hw/ sound spelled wh
-/ow/ sound spelled ou or ow

3. Spelling pattern /ow/ sound spelled ou, ow
acceptable
portable
renewable
edible
visible
possible
anthropology
zoology
geology
ecology
dermatology
graphology
tower
however
pouch
towel
amount
powder
thousand
browse
pronounce
blouse
power
coward
account
pout
outward
downtown
mountains
surrounded
houses
hour

4. Grammar:
Adjectives

5. The Land I Lost Adventures of a Boy inVietnam
hamlet
cultivate
passion
mythology
karate
Open Court 5th Grade Unit 3 Heritage
Lesson 1 The Land I Lost Marco Ruiz / Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

6. hamlet “use context clues”
There were fifty houses in our hamlet, scattered along the river or propped against the mountainsides.
I live in a small house in a tiny village. There are other small houses just like mine in the hamlet.
hamlet – a group of houses that make up a small village (p.180)
Marco Ruiz – Wilson Elementary

7. cultivate “use context clues”
During the six month rainy
season, nearly all of us helped
plant and cultivate fields of rice.
Farmers throughout our country must cultivate their fields to provide a healthy crop.
cultivate: to take care of something so it will grow (page 181)
Marco Ruiz – Wilson Elementary

8. passion “use context clues”
One of her great passions was theater, and this passion never diminished with age.
All of her life, my mother has had a passion for gardening. She loves to spend every spare moment planting flowers.
passion - a strong feeling about something (page 184)
Marco Ruiz – Wilson Elementary

9. mythology “use context clues”
She knew Chinese mythology by heart, and the opera was often a dramatization of this mythology.
Our class has been reading the mythology of the Greek god Zeus.
mythology - a group of stories made up
long ago to explain natural events or
religious beliefs and customs (page 184)
Marco Ruiz – Wilson Elementary

10. karate “use context clues”
The owner of the restaurant was too afraid to confront Michael, who is one of the best karate fighters in the area.
I wanted to learn self-defense, so my friend suggested I take a karate class.
karate - an Asian art of self defense
(page 187)
Marco Ruiz – Wilson Elementary

11. The Land I Lost Story Vocabulary Quiz
a group of houses that make up a small village__________
to take care of something so it will grow_______________
a strong feeling about something______________
a group of stories made up long ago to explain natural events or religious beliefs and customs. ________________
an Asian art of self defense
________________________
karate
hamlet
passion
mythology
cultivate
Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

12. The Land I Lost Story Vocabulary
hamlet – a group of houses that make up a small village
cultivate- to take care of something so it will grow
passion - a strong feeling about something
mythology - a group of stories made up
long ago to explain natural events or
religious beliefs and customs
karate - an Asian art of self defense
Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

13. antonyms deep shallow enter exit lead follow
These words contain antonym pairs.
deep shallow
enter exit
lead follow
Who remembers what antonyms are?
Name some more antonym pairs.
Marco Ruiz – Wilson Elementary

14. feared season weak sneaky
These are words with the /e/ sound spelled ea.
feared
season
weak
sneaky
Can you think of other words that have this spelling of the /e/ sound?
Cunningham – Wilson Elementary

15. whined wherever when whale
These words show the /hw/ sound spelled “wh”.
whined
wherever
when
whale
Who can demonstrate the difference between the sound of a word beginning with w and one beginning with wh?
Cunningham – Wilson Elementary

16. downtown mountains surrounded houses hours
These words contain the /ow/ sound spelled ou and ow.
downtown
mountains
surrounded
houses
hours
Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

17. digraph - wh My little brother whined and followed me wherever I went.
Identify and say the words containing the digraph wh.
My little brother whined and followed me wherever I went.
Identify the words that contain the /e/ sound spelled ea.
Cunningham – Wilson Elementary

18. The sound /e/ using ea
I feared this season’s whole crop would be ruined by the heat.
Identify the words that contain the /e/ sound spelled ea.
Cunningham – Wilson Elementary

19. /ow/ spelled ow and ou
In downtown Seattle, we found ourselves surrounded by office buildings and many people.
Identify the words that contain the /ow/ sound spelled ow and ou.