1. S.O.R. Losers
by Ari
Open Court 5th Grade Unit 1 Competition and Cooperation Lesson 5 S.O.R. Losers Neilee Nierenberg- Wilson Elementary

2. S.O.R. Losers Story Vocabulary
interviewed
record
prediction
attitude
ashamed
defeatist
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3. interviewed “use context clues”
The manager from the shoe store interviewed me for the job.
I felt embarrassed when the kid from the school newspaper interviewed me.
interviewed- asked questions to find out about a person or what they think
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4. record “use context clues”
In gym class the boys wanted to beat the record of more than 100 pull ups in 3 minutes.
“No S.O.R team has ever lost all its games in one season. How do you feel about that record?” Asked the interviewer.
record- a written account of the number of games the team won and lost during a season
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5. prediction “use context clues”
My prediction will be that I will become a teacher when I grow up.
The interviewer wanted a prediction on whether we would win or lose our last game.
prediction- what someone thinks will happen in the future.
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6. attitude “use context clues”
The teacher told me that she liked my positive attitude towards school
“Your attitude is unusual, you don’t care if you win or lose,” said Ms. Appleton.
attitude- how someone acts or behaves to show his or her feelings or thoughts
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7. ashamed “use context clues”
I felt ashamed after I made
fun of the way my brother runs.
The boys would be ashamed to lose the game in front of the whole school.
ashamed- embarrassed, not proved
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8. defeatist “use context clues”
Mr. Tillman thought that Ed was encouraging a defeatist attitude in the school.
defeatist- having no confidence to win
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9. Neilee Nierenberg-Wilson Elementary
S.O.R. Losers Vocabulary
Interviewed-asked questions to find out about a person or what a person thinks
Record- a written account of the number of games the team won and lost during the season
Prediction- what someone thinks will happen in the future
Attitude-how someone acts or behaves to show his or her feelings or thoughts
Ashamed-embarrassed; not proud of
Defeatist- having no confidence to win
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10. S.O.R. Losers- Story Vocabulary
a written account of the number of games the team wins or loses
what someone thinks will happen in the future
having no confidence to win
______asked questions to find out a person and what they think
______embarrassed ; not proud of
_____how someone acts or behaves to show their feelings
interviewed
Record
Prediction
Attitude
Ashamed
Defeatist
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11. These words are frequently misspelled
loser
believe
caught
through
Give a sentence for each
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12. These words have a long e sound but are spelled ea
treason
leave
defeat
scream
Give examples of other long e words-spelled with ea
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13. These words have the /ch/ sound spelled ch
championship
cheer
chant
chair
Give other examples-
other than at the beginning of the word
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14. These words contain the /u/ sound spelled u
support
hundred
hunger
supposed
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15. Read the sentence aloud
I believe that I caught you going over the wall.
Identify the frequently
misspelled words
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16. Read the sentence aloud
We will defeat your team before you leave the school.
Identify words that contain long e sound spelled ea
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17. Identify the words containing the /ch/ sound spelled ch
Read the sentence aloud
At the championship, the students
cheered and chanted so loudly that
is was difficult to hear anything
else.
Identify the words containing the /ch/ sound spelled ch
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18. Notice the words in the sentence that contain the /u/ sound spelled u.
Read the sentence aloud
Cheerleaders are supposed to show support for their team by leading cheers.
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