1. Sacagawea’s Journey
Open Court Level 5 / Unit 5-Going West/ Lesson 1 / pp. 390 /Dena Lockwood–Chicago Park Elementary

2. Story Vocabulary provisions capable portage desperation scouting
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3. provisions “use context clues”
The captains had taken charge of the final packing, carefully separating the maps, papers, and wildlife specimens that would be sent back to President Jefferson from the provisions that would go further up the Missouri with their Corps of Discovery.
The explorers had enough provisions for a journey of six months. However, the food and supplies were difficult to carry.
provisions: supplies such as food, water, and medicine
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4. capable - “use context clues”
Sergeant Ordway became a capable commander whenever the captains were not around.
Sacagawea was a capable guide. She had grown up along the Missouri River, so she knew all its twists and turns.
capable: skilled or able to do something well.
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5. portage- “use context clues”
Back at camp, he reported that there was no way to pass this point by water. They would have to organize a portage around the falls, but they had followed the “true Missouri.”
A portage was required to get the boats around the fifty-foot waterfall. It took two days to carry the boats to a part of the river that was passable.
portage: the act of carrying boats over land when water passage is dangerous or impossible
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6. desperation “use context clues, word structure”
Finally, in desperation, Captain Lewis had mineral water brought from a nearby sulfur spring and poured it down her throat.
In desperation, the men ran from the grizzly
bear, frightened for their lives.
desperation: a hopeless feeling, when you
are ready to try anything to help the situation
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7. scouting “use context clues, word structure”
Captain Clark and a few others
moved ahead by land, scouting
for signs of the Shoshones.
Scouting for the best way to cross the river, the guide found a place where the channel was shallow.
scouting: when someone on a journey is
going ahead to look for information
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8. Word Knowledge explore – to travel over new territory for discovery
What do the following words have in common?
explore – to travel over new territory for discovery
explorers How does the suffix -er change explore?
exploring How does the suffix -ing change explore?
exploration How does the suffix -tion change compete?
These words build on the word explore, which comes from the combination of the Latin prefix ex- meaning “out” and word plorare meaning “to cry.” What other words contain the prefix ex- ?
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9. Word Knowledge What do the following words have in common?
curtain
campfire
crime
contact
command
These words begin with the /k/ sound spelled c. C is pronounced /k/ at the beginning of a word when it is followed by a, o, u, and any consonant except. What other words begin with the /k/ sound spelled c?
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10. Word Knowledge What do the following words have in common?
They are closed compounds, which is when two words are placed together without a hyphen or a space.
afternoon
homecoming
hailstones
rainstorm
Identify the single words in each compound word.
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11. Word Knowledge What do the following words have in common?
plain plane
waist waste
herd heard
These words are homophones. Homophones are words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings.
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12. The exploration party buried a cache of food near the campfire.
Sentence Analysis
The exploration party buried a cache of food near the campfire.
*Which word is derived from explore?
*Which words begin with the /k/ sound spelled c?
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13. Sentence Analysis
This afternoon there was a shower of hailstones outside.
*Identify the closed compound words in the sentence.
afternoon, hailstones, outside
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14. Sentence Analysis
From the window of the plane, we could see the river winding through the plains.
*Identify the homophones.
plane, plain
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