Transcript unit 3 power pont slides

The American Revolution
The American Revolution
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patriots- those who love their country
governor- a person appointed to rule an area
navigation- the science of getting ships from
place to place
instruct- to give an order
stark- bare, harsh
tyrant- a ruler who abuses power
swagger- to walk self-confidently
spunk- spirit, liveliness
Vocabulary
governor
spunk
instruct
navigation
stark
swagger
patriots
tyrant
The (1) found a way to serve their country.
The (2) was a fair leader of the colony.
The captain used (3) to steer his ship to the
colonies.
The soldiers were to (4) the others about the
order.
The bare trees looked (5) against the winter
sky.
Kindly General Gage was not a mean (6) .
The soldiers would (7) proudly across Boston
Common.
He showed (8) when he talked back to the
WORD FAMILIES
patriot
navigate
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She showed her patriotism when she served
during the war.
(patriotism: patriot + ism, love of country)
We thought he was unpatriotic because he did
not bother to vote.
(unpatriotic: un- + patriot + -ic, not caring for
one’s country)
The captain was a skilled navigator.
(navigator : navigate + -or, one who steers the
course of a ship)
Sailors who learn navigation often use the sun
and stars to help them.
(navigation: navigate + -ion, the act of steering
a ship)
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loser
humor
closet
recent
student
equal
profile
local
comet
vacant
punish
Spelling List
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shiver
decent
linen
legal
panic
smoky
tyrant
valley
fifteen
culture
fatigue
fugitive
The point at which two syllables meet
determines whether the vowel sound is
long
. or short.
If the syllable ends in a vowel, as in the
word hu-man, then the vowel sound is long
and has a V/CV pattern.
If the syllable ends in a consonant, then
the vowel sound is short and has a VC/V
pattern, as in wag-on.
VERBS
An action verb is a word that tells what happens or what
happened.
A verb must agree with its subject
~ a singular subject takes a singular verb.
~A plural subject takes a plural verb.
~ Add –s to most verbs in the present tense if the subject
is singular.
~ If the subject is plural, the verb must be plural.
~Do not add –s to the verb if the subject is a plural noun.
Make Inferences and Analyze
Good Readers use text clues and
what they know from their
own experience to make
inferences about a story.
Writer’s Checklist
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Ideas and Content: Did I choose a good topic and
narrow the focus to include the most interesting details
about my character?
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Organization: Does the Sequence of ideas make sense?
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Voice: Does the first-person point of view express my
character’s feelings and thoughts?
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Word Choice: Do the words reveal my character’s
personality?
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Sentence Fluency: Do the sentences match the way
the character would speak?
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Conventions: Do my subjects and verbs agree? Did I
check my spelling?
The point at which two syllables meet
determines whether the vowel sound is long
or short. If the syllable ends in a vowel, as
in the word hum-an, then the vowel sound
is long and has a V/CV pattern. If the
syllable ends in a consonant, then the vowel
sound is short and has a VC/V pattern, as
in wag-on
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An action verb is a word that tells what happens or
what happened.
A verb must agree with its subject. a singular subject
takes a singular verb. A plural subject takes a plural
verb.
Add –s to most verbs in the present tense if the subject
is singular.
If the subject is plural, the verb must be plural. Do not
add –s to the verb if the subject is a plural noun.