Author: Lloyd AlexanderIllustrator: Ezra Jack

Keats

Write the Word.Find the Vowel

Patterns.

How many syllables? Split into syllables.

1. school2. scholar3.

scholarship4. scholastic5. kingdom6. freedom7. wisdom8. boredom9.10.

Write the Word.Find the Vowel

Patterns.

How many syllables? Split into syllables.

1. splendid

2. splendor

3. candid

4. candor

5. collector

6. editor

7. administrator

8.

9.

10.

Word Knowledge

cold cool dirty messy

sad unhappy close shut finished Done

large huge

What do these words have in common?

Word Knowledge

1: school scholar scholarship scholastic

2: kingdom freedom wisdom boredom

3: splendid splendor candid candor

4: The poor man asked the scholar for help.

5:The fountain would have used all the water in the kingdom.

6. The king planned a splendid fountain.

Word Knowledge

1: school scholar scholarship scholastic

Line Commonalities Rule Examples

1 The words all come from the same root, schol, which means school.

schoolscholarscholarshipscholasticscholarly

Word Knowledge

2: kingdom freedom wisdom boredom

Line Commonalities Rule Examples

2 The root words end with the suffix –dom, which means state state of of or quality ofquality of.

Adding the suffix –dom, makes the part of speech for the word a NOUN.

queendomstardomrandomseldom

Word Knowledge

3: splendid splendor candid candor

Line Commonalities Rule Examples

3 The words end with the suffix –id or –or.

horridhorror

rancidvivid

counseloreducator

ggooooseseffoooodd

ststooooll

rroooosterster

brbroooommcabcaboooosesecartcartoooonn

knknowowwhwhoollee

swallswallowow

commcommootiontion

grindstgrindstoonnee

pigpen = pig + pen

downhill = ___+ ___downhill = ___+ ___

barnyard = ___ + ___barnyard = ___ + ___

afternoon = ___ + ___afternoon = ___ + ___

seashell = ___ + _____seashell = ___ + _____teapot = ____ + ____teapot = ____ + ____doorbell = ___ + ____doorbell = ___ + ____

#2 The cheerleaders #2 The cheerleaders rootroot for the team. for the team.

#1 #1 Go through the orchard, Go through the orchard, rootroot up the up the sod! Go down through the garden, dig up sod! Go down through the garden, dig up the radishes the radishes rootroot up everything. up everything.

A. To digA. To dig

#3 The #3 The rootsroots of the saguaro cactus are of the saguaro cactus are

very long. very long.

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B. To support a teamB. To support a team

C. The part of the plant in the groundC. The part of the plant in the ground

#2 The baby #2 The baby slopsslops her food across the her food across the

room.room.

#1 #1 I’ll go and get a bucket of I’ll go and get a bucket of slopsslops. .

A. verb- makes a messA. verb- makes a mess

B. noun- food for pigsB. noun- food for pigs

The food smelled appetizing.

Identify the word with the /oo/ sound.Identify the word with the /oo/ sound.

Identify the root of smelled.Identify the root of smelled.

Identify the root of appetizing.Identify the root of appetizing.

food

smell

appetize

Objective:Today we will learn new

words so that we can better understand what we read.

The King’s The King’s FountainFountain

VocabularyVocabularyfollyfolly

ponderedpondered

loftylofty

downcastdowncast

dismayeddismayed

rashrash

wrathwrath

desperatelydesperately

eloquenceeloquence

How can we figure out the meaning of a word?

apposition – the definition of a word is found between two commas.

prefix base word (Show word structure

posters) suffix context clues – help you figure out the

meaning of a word, by using the other words in the sentence as clues.

The porcelain doll my late great grandmother gave me is priceless.

Context Clues When you are reading a story and come across a word you do not know, use it’s context – the information, words, and sentences around the unfamiliar word – to find out its meaning.

Context clues help you figure out the meaning of a word!!!

Notebook Files

Movie Clip

(Under Comprehension Strategies)

• Definition: foolishness

• Synonym: foolishness, unwise, silly

• Antonym: smart, intelligent, wise

• Part of Speech: noun

• Definition: thought about

• Base + Suffix: ponder + -ed

• Synonym: thought, brainstorm,

contemplate

• Antonym: forget, ignore

• Part of Speech: verb

• Definition: noble or grand

• Synonym: high, soaring, majestic

• Antonym: low, insignificant, mediocre

• Part of Speech: adjective

• Definition: sad or discouraged

• Compound Word: down + cast

• Synonym: depressed, unhappy,

disappointed

• Antonym: cheerful, elated, satisfied

• Part of Speech: adjective

• Definition: upset or alarmed

• Base + Suffix: dismay + ed

• Synonym: frightened, perplexed, startled

• Antonym: confident, brave

• Part of Speech: verb/adjective

• Definition: hasty or reckless

• Synonym: hasty, impulsive, impetuous

• Antonym: careful, thoughtful, cautious

• Part of Speech: adjective

• What is another meaning of rash?

• Definition: anger

• Synonym: fury, rage, anger

• Antonym: happiness, love

• Part of Speech: noun

• Definition: hopelessly

• Base + Suffix: desperate + -ly

• Synonym: crazily, hysterically, seriously

• Antonym: calmly, patiently

• Part of Speech: adverb

• Definition: the ability to express ideas with grace and force

• Base: eloquent

• Synonym: expression, poise, articulation

• Antonym: dullness, boredom

• Part of Speech: noun

The King’s Fountain

• Genre- Folktale• Point of View- Third Person• Author’s Purpose- Entertain

Taking risks is often necessary in times of great need.

Sometimes the consequences of not taking a risk are greater than the consequences of taking one.

A poor man confronts a king who is selfishly planning to build a great fountain, which will cut off a city’s water supply.

The poor man is determined to save his family and city and consults a wise scholar, a clever merchant, and a fearless metalsmith. Finding no help, the poor man risks his life to speak to the king himself…

Clues, Problems, Wonderings

Let’s browse the historical fiction story The King’s Fountain and look for clues about the story, problems you may have while reading the story, and wonderings you

have about the story.

This is a fiction story, so we only want to browse the first few pages so as not to

give away the ending.

We want to write our findings in note form.

CLUES PROBLEMS WONDERINGS

Big Ideas

Taking risks is often necessary in times of great need.

The consequences of not taking some risks are sometimes worse than the consequences of taking them.

Folktale Mini Book

• For each element of what makes a folktale, use an example from the story.

• R/W Workbook p. 35 - 36

R/W Workbook PagesUse Notebook FilesUse Websites

Inquiry JournalUse Icons of Depth and ComplexityFocus on Big Ideas

Subject and Verb Agreement

The subject of a sentence is the word or words that refer to the person or thing that performs or receives the action of the verb.

The verb is the word that refers to the action.

In a sentence, the verb must agree with the subject. If the subject is singular, the verb also must be singular.

Examples1. Jamie and Brenda (run, runs)

from base to base.2. The children (enjoy, enjoys) a

good baseball game.3. Max and Joanna (need, needs) a

book on baseball.4. The baby (crawl, crawls) over

the bat.5. Jean and Amy (wear, wears) a

baseball cap every day.

Notebook Files – Choosing the Right One (Grammar Folder)

Choosing the Right One (Parts of Speech Folder)

Listening and Speaking

• How to be a good listener…

• How to be a good speaker…

Brainpop Jr. Movie…

Multiple-Meaning Words Multiple-Meaning words are words that

have more than one meaning or definition. Some words have different meanings in different sentences.

Examples:– park– change– coat– tag

What are Contractions? Contractions are usually 2 words that

have been combined into a shorter word.

An apostrophe (‘) is used to take the place of the missing letter or letters.

Contractions can be quite informal. They are frequently used when speaking.

When using them in writing, think of who you are writing to.

Match the words with it’s contraction…

• she is• they would• we are• you have• could not• do not• it is• there is• was not

• they’d• wasn’t• couldn’t• you’ve• she’s• there’s• we’re• don’t• it’s

Use each contraction in a sentence.

Notebook Files – Contractions

Contraction Action

Homework – R/W Workbook p. 47-48

Brainpop and Brainpop Jr. - Contractions

Figurative LanguageFigurative Language• Figurative Language uses words to make

comparisons of different things to create pictures.

• Three kinds of figurative language are:Similes: use like or as

-Example: He was as quiet as a mouse.

Metaphors: don’t use like or as.-Example: He was a bear.

Personification: describes animals or things as if they were people.

-Example: The goat said, “Wait for me!”

***Let’s practice figurative language…

Onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia are words that

imitate the sound it represents. They are words that describe a sound.

Examples: Oink Swoosh Ring Ring Beep Beep Tweet Moo

Keep a look out for onomatopoeia in stories we read.

Onomatopoeia Sound Clip

(Notebook File - Literary Elements)

• Definition: foolishness

• Synonym: foolishness, unwise, silly

• Antonym: smart, intelligent, wise

• Part of Speech: noun

• Definition: thought about

• Base + Suffix: ponder + -ed

• Synonym: thought, brainstorm,

contemplate

• Antonym: forget, ignore

• Part of Speech: verb

• Definition: noble or grand

• Synonym: high, soaring, majestic

• Antonym: low, insignificant, mediocre

• Part of Speech: adjective

• Definition: sad or discouraged

• Compound Word: down + cast

• Synonym: depressed, unhappy,

disappointed

• Antonym: cheerful, elated, satisfied

• Part of Speech: adjective

• Definition: upset or alarmed

• Base + Suffix: dismay + ed

• Synonym: frightened, perplexed, startled

• Antonym: confident, brave

• Part of Speech: verb/adjective

• Definition: hasty or reckless

• Synonym: hasty, impulsive, impetuous

• Antonym: careful, thoughtful, cautious

• Part of Speech: adjective

• What is another meaning of rash?

• Definition: anger

• Synonym: fury, rage, anger

• Antonym: happiness, love

• Part of Speech: noun

• Definition: hopelessly

• Base + Suffix: desperate + -ly

• Synonym: crazily, hysterically, seriously

• Antonym: calmly, patiently

• Part of Speech: adverb

• Definition: the ability to express ideas with grace and force

• Base: eloquent

• Synonym: expression, poise, articulation

• Antonym: dullness, boredom

• Part of Speech: noun