Transcript Alexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday

1. Have you ever received money as a
gift?
 2. What did you do with the money?
 3. Did you save any or did you spend it
all?
 4. If you spent it, what did you spend it
on?
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1. definitely certainly absolutely
positively
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These words are synonyms (words having
the same meaning.)
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2. ratty tricky
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These words have final consonants that
are doubled or the letter e has dropped
and changed to a y. (tasty)
tasty
jumpy
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3. returnable acceptable decidable
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These words have an –able ending added.
When the able ending was added to the
word decide, the silent e was dropped.
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4. all
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These words are found in the story and
review words with final double
consonants.
still fall till
guess
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1. I absolutely was saving the rest of my
money.
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Suffix ly on absolutely.
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2. I positively was saving the rest of my
money.
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Suffix ly on positively.
3. My father said that there are certain
words a boy can never say, no matter
how ratty and mean his brothers are
being.
suffix ty on the word ratty.
4. Almost all pumpkins will not grow till fall.
A review of words with a double
consonant (all, till, fall)
1. definitely certainly absolutely
positively
 2. ratty tricky tasty jumpy
 3. returnable acceptable decidable
 4. all still fall
till guess
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I will read aloud sentences with words
missing and want you to suggest words
that will correctly complete the sentence.
Now you will identify the root word of
each of the following.
 absolutely
positively
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absolute
positive
definitely
decidable
definite
decide
certainly
acceptable
certain
accept
tokens: pieces of metal shaped like coins,
used instead of money.
 It isn’t fair because what I’ve got is bus
tokens
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Robert said, “I spent a lot of tokens at
Chuck E Cheese.”
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rent: to provide the use of something for a
fee; to pay a fee in order to use
something.
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Mom said, “We would have to rent a car to
go to the beach next weekend.”
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Positively: for sure; certainly; confidently
I positively believed that I would take out
the garbage, but I fell asleep.
 I positively was saving the
rest of my money.
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Non-returnable
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Something that cannot be taken or given
back.
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Absolutely: without any doubt.
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I absolutely promised to take out the
garbage last night.
Vanish: disappear
 We watched the cookies we bought vanish
in thin air.
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__absolutely
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disappear
cannot be taken or given
back
__ vanish
without any doubt
__ positively
pieces of metal shaped like a
coin
non-returnable: provide the use of something for a fee.
rent
for sure certainly; confidently
We will read the title and
author/illustrator of the story.
 Then we will browse the story searching
for clues that tell something about the
story.
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look for any problems
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look for unfamiliar words
 I will post these things on our board.
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Clues
Problems
Wondering
Spelling Pretest
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1. definitely
positively
certainly absolutely
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These are synonyms (words that have the
same or nearly the same meaning.
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2. ratty tricky tasty jumpy
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These words have the suffix y and
sometimes the letter e is dropped (tasty).
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3. returnable acceptable decidable
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Suffix able is added; when added to
decide with a silent e, the e was dropped.
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4. all still fall till guess
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These words are found in the story and
contains a final double consonant.
1. I absolutely was saving the rest of my
money.
 2. I positively was saving the rest of my
money.
 3. My father said that there are certain
words a boy can never say, no matter how
ratty and mean his brothers are being.
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End with a suffix: absolutely, ratty,
positively
Continue
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4. Almost all pumpkins will not grow till
fall.
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Contain words with the final double
consonants: all, till, fall
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tokens
pieces of metal shaped like coins, used instead of money.
absolutely
without any doubt
positively
for sure; certainly; confidently
rent
to provide the use of something for a fee; to pay a fee in order to
use something.
vanish
disapper
non-returnable
something that cannot be taken or given back.
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I will read aloud sentences with the
missing words from Lines 1-4. You will
choose the correct word to fill in the
blank. Once you choose the word you will
give me the root word for that word.
Correct word and root word
1. definitely certainly absolutely
positively
 2. ratty tricky tasty jumpy
 3. returnable acceptable decidable
 4. all still fall till guess
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Read story
Remember your comprehension strategies
in order to construct meaning from the
text.
 Making Connection
 Predicting
 Monitoring and Clarifying
 Summarizing
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Why was Alexander rich?
 What happen to the money?
 Why he is no longer rich?
 What did Alexander learn about
money?
 Is it important to be wise about the way
you use your money? Why?
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Refer to Clues/Problems/Wondering
Lang. and Spelling
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Group 1
Describe a purchase. Write about an item you or someone in your
family bought. Tell how it made a difference.
Group 2
Choose an item you would like to buy, such as a bicycle. Write a
plan that tells how you will earn and save money to pay for this
item.
Group 3
Find pictures of money from around the world. Print a picture or
draw and label it.
Group 4
Write about what you do to earn money. Think of other things that
you can do. Write about them and use words from your spelling and
vocabulary list.