Transcript Pushing Up the Sky By: Joseph Bruchac

Pushing Up the Sky
By: Joseph Bruchac
Day 2
Pushing Up the Sky
Author: Joseph Bruchac
Illustrator: Teresa Flavin
Genre: Play
Comprehension Skill: Author’s
Purpose
Comprehension Strategy:
Summarize
Phonics
Let’s review the meanings of some
common prefixes:
Un- not
Re- again
Mis- bad or badly, wrong or wrongly
Dis- not, or the opposite of
Phonics
unhappy rewrite
misplace disagree
Let’s cover the prefix of the first word.
What is the base word? The prefix unmeans “not” or “do the opposite of.”
Adding un- to a word will change the
meaning of the base word.
Use the word in a sentence.
Let’s do the same for the next 3 words.
Decode Longer Words
unstable distaste misrepresent
reorder
unlucky
recheck
discomfort misconduct
Let’s underline the prefix and circle
the base word.
Read the words in context.
They were uninterested in the
dishonest activity.
The lost book had been mislabeled
and replaced on the wrong shelf.
Which words have prefixes? What
do they mean?
Vocabulary Strategy
Objective:
Use a glossary to determine the
meaning of unfamiliar words.
Vocabulary Strategy
• Sometimes you can use a glossary
to find out the meaning of a word.
• The important words in a book are
often listed in a glossary.
• A glossary is a list of words and
their meanings. The words are
listed in alphabetical order.
• A glossary is usually at the back of
the book.
Pushing Up the Sky
Grammar
Day 2
Main and Helping Verbs
A main verb is the part of a
verb phrase that shows action.
A helping verb shows the
time of the action.
Classwork/Homework page 45.