Unit 3 – Imagination Roxaboxen Story 6 – Day 1

What We Will Learn How the suffix “ed” changes a verb Superlatives – “est” Spelling changes to words ending in “f” when plural suffixes are added Names of colors Homographs – words that are spelled the same but have different meanings Long vowel sound spelling patterns

Word Knowledge What happens to a verb when “ed” is added to a verb? What spelling changes to the base word take place? buried belonged looked jeweled bury belong look jewel

Word Knowledge Superlatives ending in “est” Can you think of other superlatives? white whitest big biggest old oldest

Word Knowledge What spelling changes occur when words ending in “f” are made plural? shelf shelves elf elves leaf leaves

Word Knowledge These are color names. amethyst

Word Knowledge These are color names. amber

Word Knowledge These are color names. sea-green

Word Knowledge Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. They are also called multiple meaning words. grave – 1. adj. serious 2. n. a place where people are buried

Word Knowledge steer – kind – 1. n. bull 2. v. guide the direction 1. n. type of something 2. adj. thoughtful, helpful

Word Knowledge light – 1. n. illumination as from the sun or a lamp 2. adj. not heavy 3. v. to start a fire 4. v. to settle on – I saw the butterfly light on the leaf.

Word Knowledge club – 1. n. a group of people with a common interest 2. n. a building occupied by people with a common interest 3. n. a large stick that is bigger at one end 4. v. to hit someone with a club

Word Knowledge Identify the long vowel sounds and spellings of these words. became like reach stone jewel

What We Learned How the suffix “ed” changes a verb Superlatives – “est” Spelling changes to words ending in “f” when plural suffixes are added Names of colors Homographs – words that are spelled the same but have different meanings Long vowel sound spelling patterns

Genre: Realistic Fiction The characters behave as people do in real life. The setting of the story is a real place or could be a real place. The events in the story could happen in real life.

Author – Alice McLerran Alice McLerran based this book on the childhood experiences of her mother. She was a teacher and is married and has three children. They live in Minnesota.

Illustrator – Barbara Cooney 1917 - 2000 Barbara Cooney was the daughter of an artist. She received only one art lesson from her mother, and it was on how to clean her own paintbrushes. She was both an author and an illustrator.

Activating Prior Knowledge What sorts of things do you imagine when you are playing? What do you do when you “make-believe?”

Background Information If you could create a new society Who would rule it? What kind of currency or money would you use? How would you decide what work different people would do?

Background Information Alice McLerran based this story on people’s memories of their childhood. She researched her mother’s drawings, interviewed relatives and reviewed their maps and mementos of Roxaboxen. mementos – reminders of past events, souvenirs

Vocabulary ford – to cross by wading

Vocabulary traced – formed carefully, to sketch, copied by placing thin paper over a picture to copy it

Vocabulary mayor – the chief elected official of a city

Vocabulary decorated – added ornamentation; adorned

Vocabulary blossomed – bloomed; produced flowers

Vocabulary bordering – to be lying on the edge of

Comprehension Strategies Asking Questions – Good readers ask themselves and others questions as they read to make sure they understand what they are reading Be sure you ask questions about what we are reading today!

Comprehension Strategies Making Connections – Good readers make connections as they read. They think about things the story reminds them of in their own life the story reminds them of in other stories they have read the story reminds them of that have happened in real life

Comprehension Strategies Monitoring and Clarifying – Good readers stop to clarify when they come to unfamiliar or confusing words or ideas. If you aren’t sure about something in this story, be sure to ask so that we can clarify a word or an idea.

Choral Read Pages 261 - 262 Why did the person telling this story call it a “special place?” When I was a little girl I used to play house outside by a tree and pretend that the moss was a beautiful green carpet. This story reminds me of that time. Does anyone else have a connection?

Page 262 “Marian was the mayor, of course; that was just the way she was.” What do you think the children meant by that? Do you know any of your friends who are always in charge? Why do you think that is?

Choral Read Pages 263 - 264 Monitor and Clarify while you read Does it make sense that these children are driving cars and going to jail? Is there anything else on these pages that needs to be clarified? Do you know what a bridle is?

Choral Read Pages 265 - 267 Why didn’t Roxaboxen end when the children grew up? When Charles was old and went back to Roxaboxen he found a pebble that reminded him of Roxaboxen. Do you or your parents have any souvenirs to help you remember something you did in the past?

Today’s Reading Purpose Remember to: Ask questions Monitor and Clarify Making Connections

Tomorrow’s Reading Purpose Tomorrow we will talk about the Author’s Point of View. This refers to the kind of narrator or speaker that the writer uses to tell the story. We will talk about first person narrator and third person narrator.