DOL level 4 week 3 Analogy violin: strings - _______ : woodwinds bicycle _ two - tricycle : __________ 1. hes reading the matchlock gun, my new book 2. there is five people going with we members clarinet three

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Word Structure silvery furry shiny sunny powerful plentiful pitiless bottomless wearily angrily probably invariable conclusion erosion promotion pollution Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4

Word Structure silvery furry shiny sunny Line 1 silver fur shine sun The words in this line have the suffix –y, What does the suffix –y mean? Find the base word for each word in the line. Give the meanings of the words in the line, combining the meanings of the root word and suffix. “full of” or “having” silvery: “having a silver color” furry: “full of fur” shiny: “full of shine” sunny: “full of sun”

Word Structure powerful plentiful pitiless bottomless Line 2 power plenty pity bottom This line contains root words to which the suffixes –ful and –less are added. What does the suffix -ful mean? What does the suffix –less mean? These words are adjectives. Find the base word for each word in the line. Give the meanings of the words in the line, combining the meanings of the root word and suffix. “full of” “without” powerful: “full of power” plentiful: “full of plenty (abundant)” pitiless: “without pity” bottomless: “unending”

Vocabulary lesson 3 obviously evidentemente recalled recordo This obviously would not be easy. Nina recalled her gym teacher’s words from the day before. in a way that is easy to see to remember merriment alegria tangled enredado The rest of their classmates cheered in merriment. The fly became tangled in the spider web. to get caught in something that holds back or blocks fun

Vocabulary lesson 3 gnawing vinculación miserable miserable My dog is gnawing on his bone. “I’m tired and miserable”. to chew unhappy cover cubrir circumstances circunstancias She put her hand above her eyes to cover the glare. Under the circumstances, they made a great team. the way things are at the moment something that would be good to hide behind

Reading and Responding Building Background How fast do you think a mouse can travel? What do you know about crows? What are farmyard cats like? How can animals communicate with one another?

Background Information Although this story is a fantasy, it is based on real animal behavior. Cats prey on mice, birds, and other small animals. Crows are attracted to shiny objects, and they will use variety of materials to build their nests including yarn, plastic strips, string, paper, and aluminum foil.

Browse Read the title aloud, and point out the names of the author and the illustrator. Think about what this story has to do with the theme Risks and Consequences. Because this is fiction, we will use the CPW chart to organize information. After the CPW chart browse the story again. Look for unfamiliar words, concepts, or ideas.

Clues Problems Wonderings Mrs. Frisby is a mouse worried about a cat. The first few pages have long paragraphs with long sentences. Why does Mrs. Frisby wait so long to start her journey?

Why do people take risks? Keep this question in mind as your read the story

Discussing the Selection Handing Off Why Mrs. Frisby was hurrying home How Mrs. Frisby helped the crow The risk Mrs. Frisby took CPW chart

Inquiry Process Make a Conjecture A conjecture is an explanation of something that we suggest based on what we know now. Conjectures can be proved right or wrong, or they can be modified by the evidence. The characters so far in our stories have taken risks. I know some people who never take risks but instead “play it safe.” The research question that interests me is “Why are some people more willing to take risks than others?” Make a conjecture about why some people are more willing to take risks than others.

Writing a Biography A biography is a book or an article about a real person that is written by another person. Some biographies tell only about a part of a person’s life Other biographies span a person’s life from birth to death. Tells about his life. Tells about a daring journey

Biography I want to write a short biography about someone who is similar to Ellen or William Craft – Someone bold and courageous who took big risks to live as he or she wanted.

Biography Brainstorm about historical figures who took risks and accepted the consequences. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 What ideas, thoughts, and details might you use in your biography?

Biography Think of several historical figures you are interested in. Explain why you have chosen these people in your Writer’s Notebooks. Purpose Audience

Spelling angrily location promotion famous precision basically memorable easily conclusion solvable erosion attention decision usable courteous envious gracious luckily flammable pollution wondrous miserable terrifically change the y to an i when y is preceded by a consonant or when adding a suffix that begins with a vowel. drop the silent e at the end of root word when adding a suffix that begins with a vowel: and -tion and -sion are used to make the noun forms of verbs –tion is used if the verb end in t(e) and –sion is used if the verb ends in s(e) or d(e) A few words require special changes, such as adding –ally to an adjective that ends in c.

Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics Action Verbs Language Arts Handbook pg An action verb shows or defines an action. An action verb shows what the subject does – a physical action or a mental action. What are some examples of action verbs – both physical and mental? List action verbs and compose sentences.

Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics Action Verbs Language Arts Handbook pg Write five sentences about what you do every day. For example, the first thing I do is wake up. Identify the action verbs in your sentences. Share your sentences orally.

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Spelling 9/12/11 angrily location promotion famous precision basically memorable easily conclusion solvable erosion attention decision usable courteous envious gracious luckily flammable pollution wondrous miserable terrifically

Spelling 9/12/11 angry locate promote famous basic memory easy solve use decide

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in a way that is easy to see to remember fun to get caught in something that holds back or blocks to chew unhappy something that would be good to hide behind the way things are at the moment

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