1. Friendship Unit Third Grade Ms. Sheida
Priscilla, Meet Felicity Author: Kathleen Leverich Illustrator: Len Ebert
Friendship Unit
Third Grade
Ms. Sheida

2. 1. wrist 2. wreck 3. chest 4. itch 5. batch 6. graph 7. thing 8. phone
Write the Word.
Find the Vowel Patterns.
How many syllables?
Split into syllables.
1. wrist
2. wreck
3. chest
4. itch
5. batch
6. graph
7. thing
8. phone
9. scratch
10. chipmunk

3. Blending Line 1: much mug hug chug thud
Line 2: thing wring wreck check
Line 3: bath with wrench lunch
Line 4: cannot salad pocket desktop
Sentence 1: “But my desk is much nicer.”

4. Common Nouns vs. Proper Nouns
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Common/Proper Match

5. How can we figure out the meaning of a word?
apposition – the definition of a word is found between two commas.
base words
prefixes
suffixes
context clues – to help you figure out the meaning of a word, look at the other words in the sentence as clues.
Ms. Sheida turned on the yacker tracker because the commotion, noise, in the classroom was getting too loud.

6. Priscilla, Meet Felicity Vocabulary

7. coaxed
Father held my baby sister’s hand and coaxed her to try to walk.

8. coaxed
Definition- gently talked someone into doing something that he or she wasn’t sure about doing.
Base + Suffix- coax + ed
Synonym- persuaded, urged, sweet-talked
Antonym- uncaring
Part of Speech- verb 8

9. enemy
The soldiers fought bravely in the battle against their enemy.

10. enemy Definition- a person who is hurtful or unfriendly on purpose.
Synonym- foe, opponent
Antonym- friend
Part of Speech- noun 10

11. nudged
My friend nudged me with his elbow to wake me up from my daydream.

12. nudged Definition- pushed someone gently to get his or her attention.
Base + Suffix- nudge + ed
Synonym- poked, tapped
Antonym- hit
Part of Speech- verb 12

13. ordinary
My party dress has lots of ribbons and lace, but my ordinary dresses are not so fancy.

14. ordinary Definition- plain, not fancy; not very special, regular
Synonym- plain, common
Antonym- special, extraordinary
Part of Speech- adjective 14

15. ordinary vs. extraordinary

16. selfish
I was being selfish by not sharing my piggy bank with my brother.

17. selfish Definition- thinking only of oneself, not of others.
Base + Suffix- self + ish (-ish means having that quality of the base word)
Synonym- greedy
Antonym- unselfish, generous
Part of Speech- adjective 17

18. stern
Mr. Anderson gave me a stern look when I threw the empty can in the street instead of the dropping it in the recycle bin.

19. stern Definition- strict Synonym- strict Antonym- nice, easy, kind
Part of Speech- adjective 19

20. canopy

21. What holds water, yet is full of holes?
End of Vocabulary…
Riddle-
What holds water, yet is full of holes?

22. 2. You must fell just awful . ? !
There are 3 types of sentences
Statements/Telling sentences (ends with a .)
Asking sentences (ends with a ?)
Sentences that show strong feeling (ends with a !)
1. We are enemies . ? !
2. You must fell just awful . ? !
3. Priscilla took a deep breath . ? !

23. Multiple-Meaning Words
Multiple-Meaning words are words that have more than one meaning or definition. Some words have different meanings in different sentences.
Examples:
park
change
coat
tag

24. Priscilla, Meet Felicity
Genre- Realistic Fiction
Point of View- Third Person
Author’s Purpose- Entertain
This story is told in third person, by a narrator. It focuses on Priscilla, and her “friendship” with Felicity Doll whom she meets on the first day of school. Priscilla must be clever in order to handle a difficult situation…

25. Author and Illustrator…
Building Background Good readers relate what they already know to what they are reading.
Does anyone remember how they felt on the first day of school?
How does it feel to meet new people?
How do you know who to choose as a friend?
How can you tell if a friend is “fake”?
Let’s read about the
Author and Illustrator…

26. Clues, Problems, Wonderings
Let’s browse through the first two pages of Priscilla, Meet Felicity and look for clues about the story, problems you may have while reading the story, and wonderings you have about the story.

27. CLUES
PROBLEMS
WONDERINGS

28. Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia are words that imitate the sound it represents. They are words that describe a sound.
Examples:
Meow
Vroom
Screech
Squeak
Bzzz
Baa Baa
Who can find onomatopoeia in the story Priscilla, Meet Felicity?

29. 1. nudge 2. enemy 3. coax 4. ordinary 5. snakey 6. stern 7. snicker
Write the Word.
Find the Vowel Patterns.
How many syllables?
Split into syllables.
1. nudge
2. enemy
3. coax
4. ordinary
5. snakey
6. stern
7. snicker
8. canopy
9. selfish
10. Priscilla

30. Blending Line 1: shop ship hitch hutch shut
Line 2: hang rang wrong phonics
Line 3: hands beds desks things
Line 4: Felicity’s friend’s girl’s Priscilla’s
Sentence 1: Priscilla stuck her fork prongs into the tablecloth.

31. Vocabulary Match stern selfish ordinary nudged enemy coaxed
getting someone to do something they may not have wanted to do
plain, not fancy or decorated
a person who is mean on purpose.
strict
giving a light touch in order to get a person’s attention
greedy and spoiled

32. selfish ordinary coaxed enemy Sentence Match
I ________ my dog to come by giving him a bone.
My mom said to put on an ______ white shirt over my dress, so that I wouldn’t get it dirty.
I would rather have a friend than an _______.
My dad said not to be ________ and to share my cupcake with my sister.
selfish
ordinary
coaxed
enemy

33. Adjectives An adjective describes a noun.
It tells how something looks, tastes, smells, or sounds.
In my story, a scaly monster appears on a crowded beach. It has a small head and a scary growl.
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Adjective Sheet +
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34. the more you leave behind.
The End!
Riddle-
The more you take,
the more you leave behind.
What are they?