Transcript Snowflake Bentley By: Jacqueline Briggs Martin

Unit 3, Week 5
Snowflake Bentley
O’Neal Elementary
4th Grade
Vocabulary
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technique: a certain way to do things. Quia Vocab
foolishness: being unwise
inspire: encourage others to do things
evaporate: to disappear , usually as a
gas or a vapor.
microscope: a tool that makes things Quia VocabII
appear larger.
magnify: to make something bigger.
negatives: part of film that makes light
areas dark and dark areas light.
blizzard: a severe snowstorm.
Quia VocabIII
Vocabulary in context
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The artist’s ___ is obvious in his painting.
Some think the idea of time travel is ___.
Better grades ___ me to do my homework.
In science class, we saw water ___ into the
air.
We looked at a leaf under a ___ to see its
veins.
We had to ___ the cell several times in order
to see it.
We laughed at the funny colors on the ___.
Snowplows cannot keep roads clear during a
___.
Vocabulary : Multiple Meaning
Words
Some words have more than one meaning listed in the
dictionary. To find the meaning of an unfamiliar
word in a dictionary, all entries for that word should
be checked. Context clues can help readers decide
which of these meanings the writer is using in a
sentence.
Example:
The handle broke off the bucket.
John is always calm because he can handle pressure
well.
Homograph Games
Selection Words:
• masterpieces: objects created with great
skill
• intricate: having many complex parts
• molecules: particles of matter made up of
atoms.
• pneumonia: a disease of the lungs that can
cause fever, chills, cough , and difficulty
breathing
• grandeur: the state or quality of being
magnificent or great.
Phonics: Compound
Words
• Compound words are words
formed from two other
words.
• Compound words do not
follow a specific spelling
pattern.
Example
Pancake
Airport
Quia Compound Words
Breaking Compound Words
Compound Word Characters
Compound Words
Game
Comprehension: Summarize
• When summarizing, it is important to
identify the main ideas, supporting
details, and the order in which events
take place or topics are introduced.
Comprehension: Author’s
Purpose
• Authors write to entertain, inform, or
persuade.
• Sometimes authors have more than one
purpose .
Author’s Purpose Power Point
Text Feature: Haiku
• A Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry.
• They focus on an aspect of nature.
• Has three short lines, but the first and third
lines usually has the same number of
syllables.
Examples of Haiku’s
Text Feature: Haiku
Comprehension: Imagery &
Figurative Language
• Imagery uses descriptive words or phrases to
help the reader create a picture in his or her
mind.
• Figurative Language is the use of words and
phrases to describe something in a different
way. A metaphor is one kind of figurative
language
Unit 3 Week 5
Text: Let it Snow (P.376)
What is the meaning of blizzard? What
context clues helped you define the
word? Use two details or examples
from the story to support your answer.
R1E Vocabulary
1.6 patterns & relationships
Unit 3 Week 5
Text: Haiku (P. 402)
• Explain examples of imagery within the
context of the haiku on pg. 403 by:
Hashin.
R3B Nonfiction literary
devices