1. Koko’s Kitten signed aggressive obnoxious perceptions distress
4th Grade Open Court – Unit 5 Communication Lesson Koko’s Kitten - Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

2. signed – “use context clues”
“ Cereal there. Good there drink,“ Koko signed.
Luis signed the president’s speech for the deaf students in the audience.
signed – for the hearing impaired, signing refers to a form of communication that involves the hands (page 446)
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3. aggressive – “use context clues”
He was very aggressive. He would go up to people and bite
them for no reason.
Pushing over his desk is one example of Tyler’s aggressive behavior.
aggressive – working hard with a lot of
energy and drive to get something (page 451)
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4. obnoxious – “use context clues”
“Cat bite. Obnoxious, “ Koko signed, but she never struck back.
The girls obnoxious behavior made people dislike her.
obnoxious – very annoying or disagreeable(p. 451)
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5. perceptions – “use context clues”
In addition to sign language, art is another way I test Koko’s perceptions.
The woman’s keen perceptions about shoppers make her a good salesperson.
perceptions – knowledge gained by observation (p. 453)
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6. distress – “use context clues”
It was her distress call-
a loud, long series of high-pitched hoots.
The family watched in distress as their house burned.
distress – great pain, sorrow, or anxiety (page 454)
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7. KoKo’s Kitten - Vocabulary
signed – for the hearing impaired, signing
refers to a form of communication that
involves the hands
aggressive – working hard with a lot of
energy and drive to get something
obnoxious – very annoying or disagreeable
perceptions – knowledge gained by observation
distress – great pain, sorrow, or anxiety
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Wilson Elementary

8. Koko’s Kitten - resources:
American Sign Language
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9. Koko’s Kitten Word Knowledge
These words end with the suffix –ous, which means “full of.”
various ambitious studious luxurious
Identify each root word.
vary ambition study luxury
What part of speech does the suffix –ous form?
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10. These words have different spellings of the long a sound
mistakes
display
plate
conversation
Name other words with these spellings of long a.
(a _ e , _ ay, and a)
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11. restless skillful mouthful distressful
These words from Koko’s Kitten contain the suffixes: –less, meaning without –ful, meaning full of
restless
skillful
mouthful
distressful
Figure out the meaning of each word using the root word and the added suffix.
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