1. The Night the Revolution Began
Open Court- Fifth Grade
Unit 4- Making a New Nation
Lesson2
The Night the Revolution Began
from Give Me Liberty!
by Russell Freeman
Word Knowledge and Selection Vocabulary
A Presentation by Tan Doan- Fruitvale School- Oakland

2. Multiple-Meaning Words
fine pound light clubs watch
Multiple-Meaning Words
The man received a fine for paying his taxes late.
Please give some examples of multiple- meaning words.

3. /sh/ sound spelled sh or -ti-
ships British shoulders action taxation
/sh/ sound spelled sh or -ti-
The British ships were station nearby.
Can you think of some more words with /sh/ sound spelled sh or -ti-?

4. plural words ending with es
taxes cargoes torches boxes
plural words ending with es
Churches had to pay taxes, too.
Please give some more plural words ending with es.

5. possessive nouns friend’s king’s company’s maker’s
I enjoyed my friend’s story about
the king’s castle and his court.
Make a sentence that contains at least one possessive noun.

6. Selection Vocabulary Use Context Clues, Word Structure, and Apposition
to figure out the meaning of the words
apprentice
lieutenant
defiance
boycott
fife

7. apprentice
- Then he knotted his bedding together, hung it out the window, and slid to freedom. He wasn’t a rope maker’s apprentice for nothing.
- When I was an apprentice to a carpenter, I learned a lot about woodworking from the tasks he assigned to me.
a person who works for a skilled worker in order to learn a trade or art

8. an officer in the armed forces
lieutenant
- Among them were blacksmiths, masons, shipwrights, well-known citizens, men of prominent families and positions who had come along as lieutenants to direct the action and help keep order.
- The soldiers respected their lieutenants and followed his orders without asking questions.
an officer in the armed forces

9. defiance bold refusal to obey or respect authority
- The Boston Tea Party was an act of defiance, a protest against King George III.
- The child stood still in defiance when her mother
asked her to go to her room.
bold refusal to obey or respect authority

10. boycott
Throughout the thirteen colonies, people had boycotted British tea rather than pay the hated tax.
Many customers boycotted the deli when it raised its prices; they took their business to the shop down the street.
to join with others in refusing to buy from or deal with a person, nation, or business

11. fife
- When all the tea had been thrown overboard, the “ Mohawks” fell into line and marched away to the music of a fife, surprised that they had met no opposition.
- My music teacher asked me to play the fife when our band marched in the Independence Day parade.
a musical instrument like a flute that makes a high, clear sound and is often used with drums in a marching band

12. Vocabulary Quiz 01. bold refusal to obey or respect authority
02. a musical instrument like a flute that makes a high, clear sound and is often used with drums in a marching band
03. a person who works for a skilled worker in order to learn a trade or art
04. an officer in the armed forces
05. to join with others in refusing to buy from or deal with a person, nation, or business