The Land I Lost Adventures of a Boy inVietnam hamletcultivatepassionmythologykarate Open Court 5 th Grade Unit 3 Heritage Lesson 1 The Land I Lost Marco Ruiz / Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

hamlet “use context clues” There were fifty houses in our hamlet, scattered along the river or propped against the mountainsides. I live in a small house in a tiny village. There are other small houses just like mine in the hamlet. hamlet – a group of houses that make up a small village (p.180) Marco Ruiz – Wilson Elementary

cultivate “use context clues” During the six month rainy season, nearly all of us helped plant and cultivate fields of rice. Farmers throughout our country must cultivate their fields to provide a healthy crop. Marco Ruiz – Wilson Elementary cultivate: to take care of something so it will grow (page 181)

passion “use context clues” One of her great passions was theater, and this passion never diminished with age. All of her life, my mother has had a passion for gardening. She loves to spend every spare moment planting flowers. passion - a strong feeling about something (page 184) Marco Ruiz – Wilson Elementary

mythology “use context clues” She knew Chinese mythology by heart, and the opera was often a dramatization of this mythology. Our class has been reading the mythology of the Greek god Zeus. mythology - a group of stories made up long ago to explain natural events or religious beliefs and customs (page 184) Marco Ruiz – Wilson Elementary

karate “use context clues” The owner of the restaurant was too afraid to confront Michael, who is one of the best karate fighters in the area. I wanted to learn self- defense, so my friend suggested I take a karate class. karate - an Asian art of self defense (page 187) Marco Ruiz – Wilson Elementary

The Land I Lost Story Vocabulary Quiz karatehamlet passion passionmythologycultivate a group of houses that make up a small village__________ to take care of something so it will grow_______________ a strong feeling about something______________ a group of stories made up long ago to explain natural events or religious beliefs and customs. ________________ an Asian art of self defense ________________________ Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

The Land I Lost Story Vocabulary hamlet – a group of houses that make up a small village cultivate- to take care of something so it will grow passion - a strong feeling about something mythology - a group of stories made up long ago to explain natural events or religious beliefs and customs karate - an Asian art of self defense Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

These words contain antonym pairs. antonyms deep shallow enter exit lead follow Who remembers what antonyms are? Name some more antonym pairs. Marco Ruiz – Wilson Elementary

fearedseasonweaksneaky Cunningham – Wilson Elementary These are words with the /e/ sound spelled ea. Can you think of other words that have this spelling of the /e/ sound?

These words show the /hw/ sound spelled “wh”. whinedwhereverwhenwhale Cunningham – Wilson Elementary Who can demonstrate the difference between the sound of a word beginning with w and one beginning with wh?

downtown mountains surrounded houses hours These words contain the /ow/ sound spelled ou and ow. Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

My little brother whined and followed me wherever I went. Cunningham – Wilson Elementary Identify the words that contain the /e/ sound spelled ea. digraph - wh Identify and say the words containing the digraph wh.

I feared this season’s whole crop would be ruined by the heat. Cunningham – Wilson Elementary Identify the words that contain the /e/ sound spelled ea. /e/ using The sound /e/ using ea

In downtown Seattle, we found ourselves surrounded by office buildings and many people. Identify the words that contain the /ow/ sound spelled ow and ou. /ow/ spelled ow and ou