1. Unit 20, Lesson 1

2. W. A. L. T.
Determine vowel digraphs in words with at least 80% accuracy
Spell new words successfully at least 8 of 10 trials
Determine adjectives in sentences successful 4 of 5 attempts
Use commas successfully in sentences at least 80% accurately

3. 1. Review: Vowel Digraphs
A vowel digraph is made up of two vowel letters that combine to make a single vowel sound. The vowel sound represented by vowel digraphs is usually long.
Examples:
Gain, aim, stain, explain = all long a sounds

4. 1. Discover It: Vowel Digraphs ay and ai
Rain, spray, aid, brain, tray, maybe, play, faint
Sort the words into two columns
Ay Ai
spray
rain
tray
aid
maybe
brain
play
faint

5. 1. Discover It: Vowel Digraphs ay and ai
The words on the previous slide are sorted according to their sound/spelling pattern
Ay is found at the end of words or syllables
Ai is found at the beginning or middle of words or syllables

6. Workbook Page R4
play
great

7. 2. Spelling Pretest 1
Please write the words to the best of your ability
When done, please write the correct spelling
Please turn to workbook page 56

8. relieve
Workbook Page 56
decrease
course
chimney
hollow
guarantee
guard
feast
guess
shallow
guest
delay
great
meanwhile
friend

9. Workbook Page R45

10. 3. Unit Vocabulary
Hardcover page 45 has the vocabulary words for the unit
We have to
Identify words that are unfamiliar
Discuss the meanings of these words

11. 3. Review: Synonyms
Synonyms are words that have the same or similar meanings
What is a synonym for monster?
What is a synonym for damage?
What is a synonym for ambitious?
What is a synonym for empty?
beast
break
eager
hollow

12. 3. Multiple Meaning Map
Multiple meaning maps allow you to see a word in different contexts
It organizes the meanings of one word
It also helps us better understand words that have more than one meaning in the context

13. play 1. To participate in a game or engage in a sport
2. To perform on an instrument
I want to play on the elite hockey team this year
The violin is a difficult instrument to play.
play
4. A dramatic production
3. To pretend
My little sisters play house all day long.
Dean was chosen for the lead role in the school play.

14. 3. Idioms
Play with fire
Literal meaning: “fool around with something that is burning”
Idiomatic meaning: “take part in a dangerous or risky activity”

15. 4. Review: Adjectives
Words in English have different functions, or jobs
Adjectives are words that describe nouns or pronouns.
Adjectives tell which one? what kind? or how many?
Please turn to workbook page 57
Read the sentences
Decide whether each underlined adjective tells which one? what kind? or how many?
Write each of these adjectives in the correct column of the chart
Check and revise their answers
Example to follow

16. Ogden Nash used words in a unique manner.
4. Sort It: Adjectives
Ogden Nash used words in a unique manner.
Which one?
What kind?
How many?
unique

17. Workbook Page 57 those unique many that funny some prominent few
stressful
special

18. 4. Review: Commas in a Series
When three or more words are listed together in a sentence, the items are written one after the other.
Commas are used to separate the items
A comma is not placed in front of the first word
The last item is usually connected to the others in the series by and or or. A comma is placed before and or or.
The same rules are true for three or more groups of words listed together in a sentence

19. 4. Punctuate It: Commas in a Series
Please turn to workbook page 58
Read the sentences
Identify the words, or word groups, in the series in each sentence
Place a comma between each item in the series

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Workbook Page 58 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

21. 5. Independent Text: “Nash’s Bashes: Word Play”
Before you read: (hardcover page 56-57)
Discuss the title of the story
Read the introductory poem
According to the poem:
What are some uses for words?
Sample: Response
Get attention, get things done, have fun

22. 5. Phrase It Please turn to workbook page 59
Use cueing questions you can use to decide which words go together to form meaningful phrases
Read the sentences
Use those cueing questions to identify meaningful groups of words
Scoop the meaningful phrases together
Example to follow

23. Some folks use words to get attention.
5. Phrase It
Example:
Some folks use words to get attention.

24. Workbook Page 59

25. 6. Use the Clues Please turn to workbook page 60
Read the paragraph from “Nash’s Bashes: Word Play”
Find each underlined pronoun
Pronoun: replaces a noun (he, they, him, she, her, etc)
Identify and circle the noun or nouns that each pronoun replaces

26. Workbook Page 60

27. 6. Rewrite It Please look at the bottom of page 60
Rewrite the last two sentences as a single sentence by replacing the first pronoun, they, with the nouns it represents and combining the two sentences with and.
Check the revised sentence for sentence signals- capital letters, commas, and end punctuation

28. Workbook Page 60 X
Answers will vary!
Repetition, rhythm, and rhyme all triggered memory, and they also helped him celebrate language.