1. …If You Lived at the Time of the Revolution By: Kay Moore Genre: Nonfiction, Expository Text Written to share information Includes real facts about people & events Written in a straightforward manner Chronological and organized by topics May include diagrams, pictures, maps, etc Can be verified

2. Comprehension Skills: *Summarizing*Asking Questions *Monitor & Clarify*Cause & Effect Word Knowledge: Derivations of words Inflectional ending -ed Irregular verbs & past tense verbs Plural nouns Comprehension Skills: *Summarizing*Asking Questions *Monitor & Clarify*Cause & Effect Word Knowledge: Derivations of words Inflectional ending -ed Irregular verbs & past tense verbs Plural nouns

3. Spelling pattern Plurals zero zeros trio trios hero heroes echo echoes potato potatoes halo halos radios buffalo buffaloes colonies taxes themselves clothes speeches coexist cohesive coincidence combine communication compare contradict contrary contrast counterclockwise counterfeit counterintuitive

4. Grammar: Possessive pronouns Writing with pronouns Contractions with pronouns

5. Selection Vocabulary revolution tyranny congress militia treaty

6. revolution This war is called the “American Revolution.” Some called it the “War of Independence” or the “Revolutionary War.” It is usually viewed as a struggle between the American colonies and King George III of England, who ruled the British Empire. I read a story that told about a young boy who started a revolution in his country that replaced a mean leader with a kinder one. the overthrow of a system of government and the setting up of a new or different system of government

7. tyranny James Otis, a Boston lawyer, stirred up the colonists when he said that they should not pay taxes until they could send a person to speak for the colonies in Parliament. “Taxation without representation is tyranny!” he exclaimed. The protestors complained about tyranny of the government that did not offer its citizens the right to vote for or against laws. the unjust use of power; harsh or cruel government

8. congress Called the “Continental Congress,” this group became the informal government of the colonies. Our founding fathers formed a congress, or a group of people who make laws. an assembly of people who make laws

9. militia Men who wanted independence went to fight with the Continental Army or with their local militia. Every year in May our town honors the heroes of the local militia who defended or helped our town during emergencies. a group of citizens trained to fight and help in emergencies

10. treaty The Treaty of Paris really ended the American Revolution. In the treaty, the new country was recognized and its boundaries decided. I heard on the news that the two countries at war signed a treaty in which they agreed to stop the fighting. a formal agreement between two countries

11. colony colonies colonists colonial During the war, life in the colonies was very difficult for the colonists. How does the meaning of the word colony change as you add different endings? Root word - colony

12. inflectional ending -ed Have you ever wondered what stopped the British soldiers? Can you think of other words that double the final consonant when adding -ed? wondered stopped signed recognized

13. fight fought take took think thought irregular verbs The colonists took many risks when they fought the British in the war. Can you think of more irregular verbs? Create two sentences: one in the present tense and one in the past tense.

14. taxes themselves clothes speeches plural nouns Many American colonists made speeches to protest paying taxes to England. Can you think of some more words that use -es to form a plural?