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Open Court Level 3 - Unit 2 Lesson 6
What We Will Learn
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Compound words are made up of two words
that help you understand the meaning of the
word
The suffix –ed changes the meaning of
words to past tense from the present tense.
It means the action has already happened.
If the word ends in y you change the y to i
and add the ending. If the word ends in a
short vowel and a consonant you double the
final consonant before adding the ending.
Word Knowledge
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Identify the two words that make up each
compound word.
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freeway
railroad
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warehouse
smokestack
Word Knowledge
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How does the –ed suffix change the
meanings of these words?
Identify any spelling changes of the root
words.
showed
show
carried
carry
fanned
fan
lined
line
What We Will Learn
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Antonyms are words that are opposites in
meaning.
Vivid verbs make reading and writing
more interesting. Some verbs can also be
used as nouns.
Review spelling patterns that we learned
in Unit 2.
Word Knowledge
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These words are antonyms or opposites.
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dark
light
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perfect
imperfect
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The prefix “im” changes the meaning like
the prefix “un” changes the meaning.
Word Knowledge
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The following words are vivid verbs and
nouns. We will discuss the verb and noun
meanings. Vivid verbs make our reading
and writing more interesting.
boom
snort
shunt
cackle
grunt
quack
Word Knowledge
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Identify the vowel spelling patterns in the
following words.
jangled
year
tangled
noise
clouds
Word Knowledge
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Identify the compound words and the two words that
make up the compound words.
Identify the vivid verb.
Identify the word that has an antonym.
Close by is a freeway where cars and
trucks boom, and a railroad track with
freight trains that shunt and grunt.
freeway
free way
boom
shunt
close – far
railroad
grunt
rail road
Word Knowledge
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Identify the compound words and the two
words that make up the compound words.
Identify the word that has an antonym.
Smokestacks blow clouds to dim
the sun.
Smokestacks
dim – brighten
Smoke stacks
Word Knowledge
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Identify the compound words and the two
words that make up the compound words.
Identify the word with the suffix –ed.
Identify the word that has an antonym.
He works a forklift in one of the brick
warehouses, and I showed him the
secret place the day I found it.
forklift fork lift warehouses ware house
showed
secret – public
day – night
Word Knowledge
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Identify the vivid verb.
Identify the word with the suffix –ed.
Which words review the sound/spelling patterns
from Unit 2?
To celebrate the new year, the
crowd jangled keys to make noise.
jangled
jangle – remove the “e” and add “ed”
jangled
noise
year
Genre – Realistic Fiction
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The characters behave as people do in
real life.
The setting of the story is a real place or
could be a real place.
The events in the story could happen in
real life.
Prior Knowledge
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Have you ever found a hidden place in the
city where wildlife lives?
Think back to Two Days in May. How did
the disappearing natural habitat and
expanding (growing larger) city affect the
deer?
Background Information
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This story is realistic fiction, but it is
written almost like it is poetry.
This is the author’s writing style.
While we read this story we want to
remember that urban (city) and suburban
(outside and near the city) development
increases (gets larger) every year.
Background Information
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As development increases (gets larger),
wildlife habitats (homes) are impacted
(affected.)
Scientists, developers (people who build
the large housing developments), and
businesses all debate about the impact
(affect) of development on wildlife and
what to do about it.
Background Information
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The scientists, developers, and businesses
all have different points of view.
This means that they don’t just consider
what the wild animals have to gain or
lose, they think about what they have to
gain and lose also.
shallow
The smaller kids stayed in the
shallow end of the pool.
The raccoon walks through
shallow water.
The water is dark and shallow in
its concrete bed.
Shallow dictionary page 682
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shallow – not deep
part of speech: noun
antonym – deep
synonym – shoal
Children under five have to swim in the
shallow pool.
adjective:
shallow
Lacking
depth of
intellect,
emotion, or
knowledge
Did you see those
protesters on TV?
That one girl’s
hair was a mess.
And what
about those
shoes?
If they knew they
were going to be on
TV, you think
they’d put on
makeup.
The Shallow
People Show
The water is dark and shallow in its
concrete bed.
The concrete sidewalk in front of
our home has cracks in it where
dandelions grow in the spring.
Concrete dictionary page 156
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concrete – a hard building material
part of speech: noun
antonym: abstract
synonym: real, solid
The concrete sidewalk was cracked and
uneven from the tree roots growing
underneath.
noun:
concrete
(p. 182)
a hard building material
adjective:
concrete
meaning:
solid
noun:
com-
concrete
creare
+
together + grow
The crescent moon grows in
size during a lunar eclipse.
Latin
creare
to grow
other words
from creare
increase
decrease
create
crescent
Bushes and tangled weeds cling to
the slopes of the concrete walls.
It was difficult to walk up the
steep slope
The maple trees grew on two
steep slopes that lead down to a
clear stream.
Slopes dictionary page 705
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slopes – upward or downward slant
part of speech – noun
antonym – flat
synonym – slant
noun:
slopes
(p. 182)
upward or downward
slant
adjective:
sloping
slopes
noun
“If this doesn’t work, we’ll have to find
another use for them.”
plumes
I watch the bird float down, its
legs thin and reaching, its head
plumes fanned.
Plumes of smoke came from the
smokestack.
The peacock spread out its
beautiful plumes and showed off
their deep colors.
Plumes dictionary page 567
plumes – feathers
or feather like
 part of speech:
noun
 synonym:
plumage
The peacock’s plumes were beautifully
colored.
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noun:
plumes
feathers
(p. 184)
plume
a structure or form that is
like a long feather
shadowed
A coyote came to lap the shadowed
water.
The woman’s face was shadowed.
The sun was shining so brightly,
he moved to a more shadowed
area to stay cool.
Shadowed dictionary
page 681
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shadowed – covered in
shadow; partially hidden
part of speech: adj
antonym: open, lit up
synonym: shaded
adjective:
covered in
shadow;
partially
hidden
(p. 189)
noun:
shadow
shadowed
shade
tree
shadow
shadow
boxer
“Before the city grew, there was
wilderness.”
My mother says spending a lot of
time in nature and the wilderness
makes her happy.
Wilderness dictionary page 864
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wilderness – area
undisturbed by
human activity
part of speech:
noun
synonym: wild
The leopard’s natural habitat is the
wilderness.
noun:
wilderness
area undisturbed by
human activity
(p. 190)
Occurring,
adjective:
growing, or
living in a
natural state;
not tamed;
unruly
wild
Spelling
 Noisy
choice grouch growl
 puddle Dirt pear
corner rare
 return clouds tangled
cradle
 noise jangled
What We Will Review
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Words with long vowel sounds.
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The /Ə/ sound spelled with a and e.
What We Will Learn
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Multisyllabic words with short or long
vowel sounds.
The /Ə/ sound spelled with a and e.
Phonics and Fluency
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The following words have long or short
vowel sounds. Identify the syllables. Are
they open or closed?
cradle
cra dle
concrete
con crete
control
con trol
justice
jus tice
freedom
free dom
Phonics and Fluency
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These words review the /Ə/ sound spelled
a and e. Which vowel letters have the
schwa sound?
another
another
compass
compass
often
often
alike
alike
banana
banana
America
America
Phonics and Fluency
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Find the words with the /Ə/ sound. Identify
the vowel letter that has the /Ə/ sound.
A compass points the way.
A compass points the way.
Dad lost the remote control.
Dad lost the remote control.
Phonics and Fluency
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Fine the words with the long vowel
sounds. Identify the long vowel spelling.
The phone wires rocked the moon in their
cradle of lines.
The Phone wires rocked the moon in their
cradle of lines.
Dictation
line 1: ________ ________ ________
line 2: ________ ________ ________
Challenge Word: ___________________
Sentence:_________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
Spelling
 Noisy
choice grouch growl
 Puddle dirt pear corner
 Rare
return clouds tangled
 Cradle noise jangled
Reading Strategies
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Monitoring and Clarifying – We want to make
sure we understand the meanings of the
words and the text.
Summarizing – We should stop and
summarize every few pages to make sure we
remember the main points of the selection.
Visualizing – If we picture the events and
characters in our head we will be able to
remember them better.
Focus Questions
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What would it be like to discover a secret
place in the city that animals call home?
Why is it so important to protect such a
secret place?
What can you do to help protect the
wildlife near you?
Visualizing and Author’s Purpose
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Today you will not use your anthology as I
read.
You will listen carefully and record what
you visualize.
Sometimes it helps to close your eyes so
that you can visualize better.
We will also discuss the author’s purpose
while we read.
Page 188
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While I read picture the setting and action
in your mind.
Draw a picture of what your visualize.
I think the author’s purpose here is to help
the reader get a clear picture of the place.
What did you hear that helped you
visualize?
Let me know if you need me to reread the
page.
Let’s share some of your pictures.
Page 188
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Can you hear the author telling us about
the city and then the secret spot. I think
she is trying to contrast the two places for
us.
What did she say about the city?
What did she say about the secret spot?
Let’s complete a venn diagram as we
listen again to what the author says.
Pages 189 and 190
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Again, draw a picture of what you are
visualizing while I read these pages.
Let’s share some of your pictures.
On Page 190 the author has one person,
Janet, explaining that people need quiet just
like wild animals do. I think she has Janet
tell us this so that we can understand her
character better. This is called
characterization.
Review
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Homophones: there they’re their
What do these words mean?
There = located, where something is
They’re = contraction of they are
Their = ownership, personal, belonging to
them
Review
Antonyms word that mean the
opposite meaning.
 Together means joined with someone
not alone. What is the antonym?
 Apart
 Apart means not together, without
anyone alone.
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Review
Synonyms: words that mean the
same.
 Plumes: what is the synonym?
 feathers
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Audience and Purpose 1
Always think about your audience or who you
are writing to. Who will read your writing. Is it
a parent, teacher, businessperson, or your
friend.
Why are your writing!
Your purpose is your reason for writing.
 Four
main purposes for writing.
 Inform means you give facts
about something.
 The sun is a star in our solar
system.
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Entertain means that you amuse your
audience with something they will enjoy
for fun, like a story, poem, joke.
It was a beautiful day and the sky was
pink when the elf came out of his house.
Jeremy walked down the street greeting
all of his friends on his birthday.
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Explain means to tell how to do
something or whys something happens.
First, mix the powder with the milk.
Then add eggs.
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Persuade means to talk someone into
doing something or thinking a certain way.
We have only one Earth, and we must
take care of it.
Buy Corn Flake Cereal and be healthy.
Test: Identify the author’s purpose
for each of the following sentences.
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1. Start your computer by turning on the
power switch.
Inform
2. Eight runners began the race, but only six
finished.
Inform
3. It is important to recycle newspapers and
glass.
Persuade
4. The prince and the princess lived happily
ever after.
Entertain.
Author’s Purpose Day 3
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Take out your anthologies and find a part
of the story to explain the author’s
purpose.
We will read the part and then discuss
why the author wrote that part.
We have found that she not only wrote
the story to teach us about wildlife in the
city, but she also wanted to entertain us.
Pages 191 – 193
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Summarizing – now that we have finished
the story, let’s summarize it so that we can
remember the important events.
 First the boy in this story found a
hidden place were wild animals live in
and around the river.
 Then the other people who knew
about the place taught him about the
different birds and showed him the
place at night.
Summarizing
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The boy was so happy about the
place he wanted to tell everyone, but
Peer told him that might make people
want to change the place.
So the boy decided to tell just his
father and no one else.
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Where was the secret place?
Why does the place have to remain
secret?
Name 3 different animals that found the
secret place.
What does the word plumes mean?
Poetry The Worm and The Pigeon
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Sentences are sometimes broken into
parts and each part is on its own line.
Often contains words that rhyme. The
lines often have a rhythm or meter (beat).
Words are sometimes repeated.
Things are sometimes described by
comparing them with something else.
Often uses figurative, descriptive, and
sensory language.
Vocabulary – The Worm
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corkscrew – spiral
part of speech: verb
synonym: spiral
antonym: straight
There were so many things in the way I
had to corkscrew my way through the
sidewalk.
Vocabulary – The Worm
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pavement – sidewalk
or road surface
part of speech: noun
synonym: sidewalk
antonym: dirt road
After going down the bumpy dirt driveway,
we drove on the smooth pavement of the
road.
Vocabulary – The Worm
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uncoiling – unwinding
part of speech: verb
synonym: unwinding
antonym: winding
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The wire uncoiled out of the box.
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Vocabulary Pigeons
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content – happy
part of speech: adj
synonym: satisfied
antonym: wanting,
unhappy
Vocabulary
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seldom – rarely, not very often
part of speech: adverb
synonym: rarely
antonym: often
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I seldom go to New York City.
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Vocabulary
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commutes – travels regularly to and from
work
part of speech: verb
synonym: travel back and forth
antonym: work at home