Leonardo’s Horse

Day 3

Concept talk

How do artists inspire future generations?

PARTNER SHARE• Many Renaissance artists used marble to

make sculptures. What materials did Leonardo use to make his horse?

• The selection says that when Leonardo was young, his father took him to Florence, Italy, to study art.

• They may have gone to galleries. What kinds of art do you think they saw there?

• How do you think those galleries were different from galleries that you might visit today?

AMAZING WORDSo Sculpture- a work of art made by carving,

modeling, or castingo At the gallery, we saw a sculpture of a

horse and rider. o Projector- a device used to project an

image on a screeno My teacher used a projector so the whole

class could see the transparency. o Teach your partner these words.

Vocabulary• achieved- reached or attained by

effort, skill or courage• She achieved good grades in 5th

grade.• architect- a person who designs

buildings• Joseph was the architect of the new

train station.

• Teach your partner these words

Vocabulary• bronze- a yellowish-brown alloy of

copper with up to one-third tin• The bronze statue glistened in the sun.• Cannon-a mounted gun for firing heavy

projectiles; a gun, howitzer, or mortar• Frank fired the cannon during the

battle.

• Teach your partner these words.

Vocabulary• depressed- in a state of general

unhappiness • Sarah never smiled because she was

depressed about her dog. • fashioned- to make into a particular

form• The chair was fashioned out of twigs.

Teach your partner these words.

Greek and Latin Roots• Inspect, retrospect, introspect—what

does the root word spect mean?

• Vision, vista, visible, visit-what does the root word vis- mean?

Principal Parts of Regular Verbs

• The leaves have fallen.• (past participle)

• The season is changing.• (present participle)

SpellingCompound words:• Something• Everyone• Everybody

Daily Fix itLets take a look at

our Daily Fix it

WRITINGMake sure your speech has:A clear focusThe argument stated in a topic

sentence with strong supporting details

Clear persuasive language and an active voice

Varied sentencesCorrect use of principal parts