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Doubling Final Consonants -ing -ed

dripping

dragging

starring

knotting

thinning

quitting

snapping

scarring

knitted

plugged

tugged

mopped

ripped

chopped

hissed

shopping

sobbing

clapping

petting

begged

shape The Latin root form means “ shape ”. platform -a usually raised horizontal flat surface; especially : a raised flooring

shape The Latin root form means “ shape ”. uniform -presenting an unvaried appearance of surface, pattern, or color <uniform red brick houses> - same form as others. Etymology: Middle French uniforme, from Latin uniformis, from uni- + -formis -form

shape The Latin root form means “ shape ”. transform -to change the outward form or appearance Etymology: Middle English, from Latin transformare, from trans- + formare to form

shape The Latin root form means “ shape ”. reform -to make or change for the better Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French reformer, from Latin reformare, from re- + formare to form

shape The Latin root form means “ shape ”. inform -to tell, to give information Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French enformer, from Latin informare, from in- + forma form

to feel The Latin root sens means “ to feel ”. sensation -a mental process (as seeing, hearing, or smelling) Etymology: Medieval Latin sensation-, sensatio, from Late Latin, understanding, idea, from Latin sensus

to feel The Latin root sens means “ to feel ”. sense -to feel something Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle Frenchsens sensation, feeling, mechanism of perception, meaning, from Latin sensus,

to feel The Latin root sens means “ to feel ”. sensitive -easily hurt Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French sensitif, from Medieval Latin sensitivus,

to feel The Latin root sens means “ to feel ”. sensible -having or showing good sense Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin sensibilis, from sensus,

to feel The Latin root sens means “ to feel ”. sensory -of or relating to sensation or to the senses

empty The Latin root vac means “ empty ”. vacant -empty Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vacant-, vacans, present participle of vacare to be empty, be free

empty The Latin root vac means “ empty ”. vacation -a period of rest from an activity Etymology: Middle English vacacioun, from Middle French vacation, from Latin vacation-, vacatio freedom, exemption, from vacare

empty The Latin root vac means “ empty ”. vacuum -emptiness of space, a cleaning device Etymology: Latin, from neuter of vacuus empty, from vacare to be empty

empty The Latin root vac means “ empty ”. evacuate -to leave, empty, or remove Etymology: Middle English, to draw off morbid humors, from Latin evacuatus, past participle of evacuare to empty, from e- + vacuus empty

empty The Latin root vac means “ empty ”. vacate -to exit Etymology: Latin vacatus

Vocabulary this week!

tidal The tidal wave destroyed the village.  Having to do with the sea

wreckage When the tsunami hit, there was a massive amount of wreckage left behind.  What is left after something is destroyed

unconscious After the surgery, the patient was still unconscious.  Unaware of what is happening

sorrowfully She looked very sorrowful when her friend had to move to New York.  Full of sadness

unfortunate You might consider yourself unfortunate if you lost the wrestling match.  unlucky

Background Knowledge The Big Wave could have happened in real life, so its genre is realistic fiction. A small Japanese fishing village is hit by a destructive tidal wave. Survivors of a physical disaster is typically followed by an emotional trauma. Pearl S. Buck lived at one time in a little Japanese house on a hillside above the sea, overlooking a small fishing village on the beach below it. One summer, a big awave came up and washed the village away. The book, The Big Wave, grew out of her memory of this event. And so, in a way, the story of Jiya and Kino may be said to be a true one.

Purposes for reading As you preview this story’s first few pages, what do you think it has to do with survival? What does the title of the story mean?

Videos of tsunami (for background)