1. We, the People of the United States by: Milton Meltzer Genre: Expository Text

2. Comprehension Skills: *Summarizing*Asking Questions *Monitor & Clarify*Main Idea & Details Word Knowledge: Antonyms Long e spelled ee Consonant plus r blends

3. Spelling Words 1.permitted 2.nighttime 3.skyscraper 4.inches 5.clipping 6.nineties 7.cousins’ 8.padded 9.blamed 10.flurries 11.scoring 12.scarecrow 13.trophies 14.indexes 15.striking 16.presiding 17.derived 18.urging 19.astonishes 20.securing accessible concede exceed proceed recede recess conversation diversion extrovert introvert invert revert

4. Grammar: Prepositional Phrases Writing with Prepositions

5. Word Knowledge What is the pattern? sovereignty autocracy foreign domestic old new

6. What is the pattern? sovereignty autocracy foreign domestic old new The pattern is antonym pairs or opposites sovereignty free autocracy controlled foreign outside a country domestic inside a country old new

7. Word Knowledge What is the pattern? needed weeks speeches fleets

8. What is the pattern? needed weeks speeches fleets The pattern is long e spelled ee needed weeks speeches fleets

9. Word Knowledge What is the pattern? presided created approaching obstruction

10. What is the pattern? presided created approaching obstruction The pattern is consonant blends presided created approaching obstruction

11. Word Knowledge What is the pattern? presiding derived urging prepared securing

12. What is the pattern? presiding derived urging prepared securing The pattern is dropped “e” endings preside -> presiding derive -> derived urge -> urging prepare -> prepared secure -> securing

13. Sentences His foreign policy was excellent; however, his domestic policy was lacking. They needed weeks to write their speeches. The approaching car created a lot of noise. The presiding judge is urging the defense lawyer to keep her arguments short.

14. Vocabulary preamble diplomacy ratification despotism constituent

15. preamble Here is the preamble which consists of two brief parts. Jan’s report began with a long preamble.

16. Here is the preamble which consists of two brief parts. Jan’s report began with a long preamble. the section of text at the beginning of a law document that states why the document was written

17. diplomacy But on the floor and off, he stressed the need for compassion and humility with that homely charm and wit that had made him so great an asset in diplomacy. The former president, who was known for his diplomacy, united the warring countries.

18. But on the floor and off, he stressed the need for compassion and humility with that homely charm and wit that had made him so great an asset in diplomacy. The former president, who was known for his diplomacy, united the warring countries. the handling of relations between nations

19. ratification When the delegate reached a final draft, Franklin spoke to them, urging all to sign it. They would exert the most decisive influence during the ratification debate in the states. The ratification of the new law reduced our taxes.

20. When the delegate reached a final draft, Franklin spoke to them, urging all to sign it. They would exert the most decisive influence during the ratification debate in the states. The ratification of the new law reduced our taxes. the formal approval of law or laws

21. despotism...I believe further that this is likely to be well administered for a course of years, and can only end in despotism, as other forms have done before it, when the people shall become so corrupted as to need despotic government, being incapable of any other. I cannot imagine living under despotism because I have lived under a democratic government all my life.

22. ...I believe further that this is likely to be well administered for a course of years, and can only end in despotism, as other forms have done before it, when the people shall become so corrupted as to need despotic government, being incapable of any other. I cannot imagine living under despotism because I have lived under a democratic government all my life. a system of government in which one ruler has all the power

23. constituent If every one of us in returning to our constituents were to report the objections he has had to it, and use his influence to gain partisans in support of them, we might prevent its being generally received... The local government polled thousands of constituents to gather information about the hopes and thoughts of people.

24. If every one of us in returning to our constituents were to report the objections he has had to it, and use his influence to gain partisans in support of them, we might prevent its being generally received... The local government polled thousands of constituents to gather information about the hopes and thoughts of people. a voter in a particular area