Transcript Lesson 20 Day 3

Lesson 20 Day 3
You will need your textbook,
workbook, and pencil.
Phonics and Spelling
A suffix is a word part that is added
to the end of a root word.
 When a suffix is added, a new word
with a different meaning is made.
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faster
teacher
brightest
sadly
healthful
Recognizing word parts, such as
suffixes, helps you break up longer
words and makes them easier to
read.
Phonics and Spelling
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-er
“more/one who does”
-est
“most”
-ly
“in a way that is”
-ful
“full of”
faster
“more fast”
teacher
“one who teaches”
brightest
“most bright”
sadly
“in a way that is sad”
healthful
“full of health”
Phonics and Spelling
I saw the funniest movie last night.
 The girl dived gracefully into the
pool.
 This door is wider.
 What words have suffixes?
 Notice how the spellings of the root
words change.
 Notice the two suffixes in gracefully.
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Phonics and Spelling
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Add a suffix, or two, to the following root words.
beauty
large
neat
simple
hope
slow
care
hard
watch
Now write 3 sentences in your response journals,
using as many of the new words as possible.
Phonics and Spelling
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Which spelling words have suffixes?
bigger finest
lonely
Identify each word’s suffix and meaning.
bigger
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“more big”
finest
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“most fine”
lonely
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“in a way that is
lone”
Can you add another suffix to any of these
Spelling Words to make a new word?
Theme: Comprehension: Review
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The theme is the main message, or point,
of a story.
Sometimes a writer states the theme
directly.
Other times, the reader must figure out
the theme by thinking about the story and
the characters.
You should pay attention to the main
problem of the plot.
The way a character solves his or her
problem can be a clue to the theme of a
story.
Theme: Comprehension: Review
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Turn to page 74 of your Student Edition.
Review “Brave Measuring Worm.”
Name some of the important characters.
Two bear cubs, Mother Grizzly Bear, Measuring
Worm, Mountain Lion, Red-tailed Hawk
Identify the main problem of the plot.
The cubs are stuck on top of a mountain, and no
one can rescue them.
Explain how the problem is solved.
Measuring Worm climbs the mountain and leads
the bear cubs back down.
Remember that the main events in a story make
up the story’s plot.
Theme: Comprehension: Review
Use the information we just identified
about the characters and plot of
“Brave Measuring Worm” to
determine its theme.
 You never know who will be the real
hero or the bravest.
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Prefixes and Suffixes: Vocabulary:
Review
A prefix is a word part added to the
beginning of a word.
 A suffix is a word part added to the
end of a word.
 Both prefixes and suffixes change
the meaning of the root word.
 disapprove, funnier, swiftest, lazily
 What is the meaning of each word?
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Prefixes and Suffixes: Vocabulary:
Review
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Each of the following words has either a prefix or suffix. What are they? What
does each word mean?
1. rewrite
re“write again”
2. hopeless
-less
“without hope”
3. swiftly
-ly
“in a way that is swift”
4. hotter
-er
“more hot”
5. dislike
dis“not like”
6. remake
re“make again”
7. slowest
-est
“most slow”
8. untie
un“not tie”
9. careful
-ful
“full of care”
10.boldly
-ly
“in a way that is bold”
Robust Vocabulary
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Why would it be mandatory to rehearse
dialogue?
If you are an actor, would doing several
versions of a story result in something
flawless?
Would you be more likely to immerse
yourself in a team if you had camaraderie?
If your performance was flawless, would
you expect anyone to criticize it?
Grammar: Review: Articles
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Articles are words that tell which one
about nouns.
The articles a and an tell about one thing
in a group of many.
The article the is used for one or more
than one.
The article a is used before words that
begin with a consonant sound.
The article an is used before words that
begin with a vowel sound.
The can be used before either.
Grammar: Review: Articles
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An article is missing from each of the following
sentences.
Which articles can go in the blanks?
Jim ate ____ apple this morning.
(an/the)
His sister ate ____ banana for breakfast.
(a/the)
I love to watch ____ dogs play.
(the)
Why can an be used in the first sentence but not
in the second one?