The West Side By Peggy Mann Genre: Realistic Fiction

The West SideThe West Side By Peggy MannBy Peggy Mann

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Comprehension SkillsComprehension Skills:: *Making Connections *Predicting *Monitor & Clarify *Adjust Reading Speed*Adjust Reading Speed *Draw Conclusions – *Draw Conclusions – use pieces of information from the

text to make a statement about that character or event

Word Knowledge:Word Knowledge: HomophonesHomophones 2 or 3 letter consonant blends2 or 3 letter consonant blends Closed compound wordsClosed compound words / or /, / ar / sound spelled or, ar, oar/ or /, / ar / sound spelled or, ar, oar

Spelling patternSpelling pattern/or/ /ar/ sounds/or/ /ar/ sounds

deport

export

import

portfolio

report

transport

dismiss

intermission

mission

admit

emit

omit

pourartist parceladoremortalmarketaffordstarvenormalbarber

orbittargetdoorbellforcewarmcorrectgarbagecardboardguitarimport

Grammar:

Comparing Adjectives

Compare with good & bad

Story VocabularyStory Vocabulary scowledscowled jabberingjabbering managermanager embarrassedembarrassed impressedimpressed

Dena Lockwood – Chicago Park Elementary

scowledscowled “use context clues and “use context clues and

word structure”word structure”

▪ ▪ SeSeñor Rivera said nothingñor Rivera said nothing. He . He sscowledcowled..

▪ ▪ My grandmother My grandmother scowledscowled at at the the boys who were throwing rocks. boys who were throwing rocks.

scowledscowled: frowned: frowned

Dena Lockwood– Chicago Park Elementary

jabberingjabbering - - “use context clues and “use context clues and word structure”word structure”

Here he’d been Here he’d been jabberingjabbering away to this away to this boy all about Barranquitas and his house boy all about Barranquitas and his house and his mother and sister and friends and and his mother and sister and friends and his miniature car collection and the his miniature car collection and the PiPiñonas River and his school and the TV ñonas River and his school and the TV programs he watched at home.programs he watched at home.

The little boy was The little boy was jabberingjabbering excitedly about the new toy his excitedly about the new toy his grandparents had given him.grandparents had given him.

jabberingjabbering: talking a lot and very fast: talking a lot and very fast


managermanager - - “use context clues and “use context clues and

apposition”apposition”

““I’m the I’m the managermanager of the team,” he added, with of the team,” he added, with

an edge of pride in his voice. “That means I an edge of pride in his voice. “That means I

set up the games and arrange everything.”set up the games and arrange everything.”

As the manager of the apartment building, Brenda As the manager of the apartment building, Brenda

collects the rent and makes sure the building is collects the rent and makes sure the building is

in good condition.in good condition.

managermanager: a person who takes care of or organizes : a person who takes care of or organizes something like an office or a sports teamsomething like an office or a sports team


embarrassedembarrassed “use context clues and word “use context clues and word

structure”structure”

He had barely understood a word He had barely understood a word

that Carlos said. But he was that Carlos said. But he was

embarrassedembarrassed to ask his friend to to ask his friend to

repeat it all over again in Spanish. repeat it all over again in Spanish.

My father was embarrassed when My father was embarrassed when

he tripped over the hose and fell he tripped over the hose and fell

down in front of the neighbors.down in front of the neighbors.

embarrassedembarrassed : feeling bad or silly about : feeling bad or silly about something you’ve donesomething you’ve done Dena Lockwood – Chicago Park Elementary

impressedimpressed “use context clues and “use context clues and word structure”word structure”

But he did understand that Carlos was But he did understand that Carlos was impressedimpressed at how he had hit the ball. at how he had hit the ball.

The music teacher listened carefully as The music teacher listened carefully as her student played Mozart on the her student played Mozart on the piano. She was piano. She was impressedimpressed with how with how well this ten-year-old could play.well this ten-year-old could play.

impressedimpressed: describes someone who : describes someone who thinks another person is good at thinks another person is good at somethingsomething


Word KnowledgeWord Knowledge

These words are homophones. A homophone is a These words are homophones. A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and spelling. Can you think has a different meaning and spelling. Can you think of other homophones?of other homophones?


What do the following words What do the following words have in common?have in common?

blueblue blewblewateate eighteightsonson sunsunwouldwould woodwood

Word KnowledgeWord KnowledgeWhat do the following words have in What do the following words have in

common?common?

brokenbroken

closetcloset

strangerstranger

screamscream


Each word begins with a two- or three-letter consonant Each word begins with a two- or three-letter consonant blend. Can you think of other words that begin with the blend. Can you think of other words that begin with the blends used in these words?blends used in these words?


common? common?

sidewalksidewalk

stickballstickball

grandmothergrandmother

These words are closed compounds, words that are made up of two words joined together without a space in between.


Can you think of other closed compound words?


common?common?

correctcorrectgarbagegarbage

cardboardcardboardguitarguitarimportimport


These words have the /or/ and /These words have the /or/ and /äär/ r/ sounds spelled sounds spelled or, oar, or, oar, and and arar..

Sentence Sentence AnalysisAnalysis

The two boys played The two boys played stickball in the street. stickball in the street.

*Why can’t the homophone to be used to replace two in this sentence? Dena Lockwood – Chicago Park Elementary

Sentence AnalysisSentence Analysis

A stranger A stranger was standing was standing

on the on the sidewalk.sidewalk.

*Identify the two- and three-letter consonant blends in this

sentence.Dena Lockwood – Chicago Park Elementary


My grandmother My grandmother put three books put three books

over there.over there.

*Identify the closed compound word in this sentence. Think of a homophone for there. Use each word in a sentence.



There were empty There were empty cardboard boxes and cardboard boxes and stacks of newspapers stacks of newspapers in the garbage. in the garbage.

Identify the words that contain the /är/ and /or/

sounds spelled ar and oar. Dena Lockwood – Chicago Park Elementary

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The West Side By Peggy Mann Genre: Realistic Fiction