1. Ginger
for the
Heart
By Paul Yee
C. Sanchez, Belvedere MS

2. Day 1

3. Vocabulary

4. skill or ability to do special work
craftsmanship
skill or ability to do special work
noun
My father shows great ____________ when he does the work in the garden.

5. money that is owed to another person
debt
money that is owed to another person
noun
You owe a big ____________ to the bank. You better pay it back soon.

6. Sickness or disease that affects most of the people in a place
epidemic
noun
Sickness or disease that affects most of the people in a place
The AIDS ____________ has affected many people in Africa.

7. garment noun piece of clothing
I would like a new ____________ for my clothing collection.

8. part of ginger, a spice plant, that grows underground
ginger root
noun
part of ginger, a spice plant, that grows underground
My mother is trying to grow some ____________ in our garden.

9. place where gold is found
gold field
noun
place where gold is found
People traveled from far away places to California because people said there was a ____________ there.

10. person who sells things to make money
merchant
noun
person who sells things to make money
The ____________ (s) sell their products at the swapmeet .

11. worker who digs in the earth for minerals
noun
worker who digs in the earth for minerals
The ____________ found all kinds of minerals in California.

12. person who makes and mends clothes to earn money
tailor
noun
person who makes and mends clothes to earn money
I’m going to take my ripped clothes to the ____________ so he can mend them.

13. a tall and narrow structure or building
tower
noun
a tall and narrow structure or building
That building is taller than the ____________ downtown.

14. Preview and Predict

15. Directions Look at pages 145 – 155 in your High Pont book. Pictures
Titles
Write three predictions

16. Relate Goals and Outcome
Reading Strategy:
Relate Goals and Outcome

17. Definitions Goal – what a person or group of people wants to do.
Outcome – a result
HOW TO RELATE GOALS AND OUTCOMES in a Selection
1. Look for what the people want to do.
2. Pay attention to the actions they take to
reach their goals.
3. Predict the outcome.
4. Then see if the outcome at the end of the
story matches your prediction.

18. Let’s practice!
DIRECTIONS: Read the passage below. Follow the four steps to relate goals and outcomes. Then complete the graphic organizer below.
In 1849, Fu Tien was living with her parents in China. She heard stories about gold in California. Fu Tien wanted to be rich. She sold her cart to get the money for the trip. In California she worked hard digging for gold. After a year, the money was almost gone and she found no gold.
Character
Goal
Actions
Outcome

19. Read

20. Directions for Reading
Turn to page 147 of your High Point book.
Follow along with your finger or pencil.
Listen for your name. If your name is called read the next sentence in the selection.

21. Respond

22. Relate Goals and Outcomes
Complete the graphic organizer below with the information you learned from the selection.
Characters
Yenna
the young man
Goal
Actions
Outcome

23. Before You Move On Questions
Answer the following questions in your notebook:
Page 149 # 1, 2, 3
Page 151 # 1, 2, 3
Page 154 # 1, 2, 3

24. Grammar Lesson: Adjectives
Definition
Adjective – a word that describes a noun. It tells you what the noun is like.
Adjectives
Nouns
messy
uncomfortable
obnoxious
polite
difficult
table
chair
boy
girl
school

25. Types of Adjectives Adjectives that tell how many or how much
Examples: two, fifteen, twenty-five
Adjectives that tell which one
Examples: first, last, middle, central, distant
Adjectives that tell what something is like
Examples: noisy, wild, intelligent, glamorous
Proper adjectives begin with capital letters.
Examples: American, Mexican, Egyptian

26. Let’s Practice!
DIRECTIONS: Write each sentence in your notebook. Add an adjective that answers the question under the blank line to complete each sentence.
Yenna sewed with ______ person. She and her mother made How many? _____ clothes What kind?
2. The ______ man held the _____ ginger root in his _____ hand What kind? What kind? What kind?
3. Yenna and the _________ man were apart for __________ years What kind? How many?
4. Yenna was Chang’s ____________ daughter Which one?
5. There are ______________ kinds of buildings in Chinatown What kind?