Unit 2 Lesson 6 Secret Place Day 2

What We Will Review Compound words are made up of two words that help you understand the meaning of the word The suffix –ed changes the meaning of words to past tense from the present tense. It means the action has already happened. If the word ends in y you change the y to i and add the ending. If the word ends in a short vowel and a consonant you double the final consonant before adding the ending.

What We Will Review Antonyms are words that are opposites in meaning. Vivid verbs make reading and writing more interesting. Some verbs can also be used as nouns. Review spelling patterns that we learned in Unit 2.

Word Knowledge Identify the compound words and the two words that make up the compound words. Identify the vivid verb. Identify the word that has an antonym. Close by is a freeway where cars and trucks boom, and a railroad track with freight trains that shunt and grunt. freeway free way railroad rail road boom shunt grunt close – far

Word Knowledge Identify the compound words and the two words that make up the compound words. Identify the word that has an antonym. Smokestacks blow clouds to dim the sun. SmokestacksSmoke stacks dim – brighten

Word Knowledge Identify the compound words and the two words that make up the compound words. Identify the word with the suffix –ed. Identify the word that has an antonym. He works a forklift in one of the brick warehouses, and I showed him the secret place the day I found it. forklift fork lift warehouses ware house showed secret – public day – night

Word Knowledge Identify the vivid verb. Identify the word with the suffix –ed. Which words review the sound/spelling patterns from Unit 2? To celebrate the new year, the crowd jangled keys to make noise. jangled jangle – remove the “e” and add “ed” jangled noise year

What We Reviewed Compound words are made up of two words that help you understand the meaning of the word The suffix –ed changes the meaning of words to past tense from the present tense. It means the action has already happened. If the word ends in y you change the y to i and add the ending. If the word ends in a short vowel and a consonant you double the final consonant before adding the ending.

What We Reviewed Antonyms are words that are opposites in meaning. Vivid verbs make reading and writing more interesting. Some verbs can also be used as nouns. Review spelling patterns that we learned in Unit 2.

Reading Strategies Visualizing – If we picture the events and characters in our head we will be able to remember them better.

Reading Skill Author’s Purpose As we read, we want to ask ourselves: Why did the author include this information? What is she trying to say? Is she trying to entertain? Inform? Persuade?

Vocabulary shallow – not deep part of speech: noun antonym – deep synonym – not deep Children under five have to swim in the shallow pool.

Vocabulary concrete – a hard building material part of speech: noun antonym: abstract synonym: real, solid The concrete sidewalk was cracked and uneven from the tree roots growing underneath.

Vocabulary slopes – upward or downward slant part of speech – noun antonym – flat synonym – slant It was difficult to walk up the steep slope.

Vocabulary plumes – feathers or feather like part of speech: noun synonym: plumage The peacock’s plumes were beautifully colored.

Vocabulary shadowed – covered in shadow; partially hidden part of speech: adj antonym: open, lit up synonym: shaded The woman’s face was shadowed.

Vocabulary wilderness – area undisturbed by human activity part of speech: noun synonym: wild The leopard’s natural habitat is the wilderness.

Visualizing and Author’s Purpose Today you will not use your anthology as I read. You will listen carefully and record what you visualize. Sometimes it helps to close your eyes so that you can visualize better. We will also discuss the author’s purpose while we read.

Page 188 While I read picture the setting and action in your mind. Draw a picture of what your visualize. I think the author’s purpose here is to help the reader get a clear picture of the place. What did you hear that helped you visualize? Let me know if you need me to reread the page. Let’s share some of your pictures.

Page 188 Can you hear the author telling us about the city and then the secret spot. I think she is trying to contrast the two places for us. What did she say about the city? What did she say about the secret spot? Let’s complete a venn diagram as we listen again to what the author says.

Pages 189 and 190 Again, draw a picture of what you are visualizing while I read these pages. Let’s share some of your pictures. On Page 190 the author has one person, Janet, explaining that people need quiet just like wild animals do. I think she has Janet tell us this so that we can understand her character better. This is called characterization.

Pages 191 – 193 Summarizing – now that we have finished the story, let’s summarize it so that we can remember the important events. First the boy in this story found a hidden place were wild animals live in and around the river. Then the other people who knew about the place taught him about the different birds and showed him the place at night.

Summarizing The boy was so happy about the place he wanted to tell everyone, but Peer told him that might make people want to change the place. So the boy decided to tell just his father and no one else.

Author’s Purpose Take out your anthologies and find a part of the story to explain the author’s purpose. We will read the part and then discuss why the author wrote that part. We have found that she not only wrote the story to teach us about wildlife in the city, but she also wanted to entertain us.