Lesson 10

The Secret Ingredient

Lesson 10 Word Attack

The Schwa Sound/-le/

Skill

I will identify the theme of a story,

and be able to place the events

in sequential order.

Skill - Theme

•The theme of the story is what we learn from reading the story.

•It is the lesson or message of the story.

Skill - Theme•There are 3 things that help us figure out the theme.1.Character Traits2.Character Actions3.Character Motives

Skill - Sequence•Sequential order means putting the events in the order they happened.•We sometimes call this time order or chronological order.

Skill - Sequence•To use sequential order, look for transition words.•First, next, then•In the beginning, later, finally•In 1908, two years later, in the end

Vocabulary

• Get ready to learn some new words that will help us better understand our story.

• Also, having a big vocabulary makes us sound smart!

A person that is well known and important

Eminent

Showing kindness by giving money or gifts to

organizations that need them

Charity

A person does not brag or show off

Modest

Someone is unhappy because things have not turned out the way they

wanted them to

Disgruntled

Not good as large as something needs to be

Inadequate

Feeling shock or disgusted about

something

Aghast

Upset about something and not sure how to deal with it.

Dismayed

Making positive changes to something

Amends

Someone who forgets things easily

Absentminded

Mix of different things usually mixed together with

no planning

Concoction

This story is all about a cooking show. Watch the video to see

how the host explains what she is making. Notice how she uses

sequential order.

http://video.pbs.org/video/1094273768/