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Buffalo Hunt

Buffalo Hunt. Open Court Unit 5, Lesson 2. Created by Amanda Rice, Highland Elementary 2010. Use Context Clues and Word Structure!. Vocabulary. legendary (leg end ar y).

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Buffalo Hunt

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  1. Buffalo Hunt Open Court Unit 5, Lesson 2 Created by Amanda Rice, Highland Elementary 2010

  2. Use Context Clues and Word Structure! Vocabulary • legendary (leg end ar y) In olden times, it was said, buffalo used to eat Indians. They ate so many Indians that a legendaryfigure called Old Man had to put a stop to it. Robin Hood is a legendary figure who stole from the rich and gave to the poor. legendary: told about in a legend or story

  3. Vocabulary Use Context Clues! • preserve (pre serve) It was a woman’s job to skin and butcher the buffalo, to preserve the meat and tan the hides. The meat would then be eaten later and the hides would be used for clothing and shelter. It’s a good idea to preserve those blackberries, so they don’t go bad. preserve: to prepare food so that it can be eaten in the future

  4. Use Context Clues and Word Structure! Vocabulary • ceremonial (cer e mo ni al) First he smoked a ceremonial pipe with one of the band’s elders. After the High School graduates participated in the ceremonial portion of graduation, where they received their diplomas, everyone threw their hats into the air. ceremonial: describes something related to a ceremony or formal celebration

  5. Use Context Clues! Vocabulary • sufficient (suf fi cient) A typical tipi measured perhaps fifteen feet across at the base, allowing sufficient living space for the family and its possessions. Our school bus has sufficient room to carry thirty-two people comfortably. sufficient: enough

  6. Vocabulary Use Context Clues! • slaughter (slaugh ter) Alarmed by the large-scale slaughter of their herds, angry warriors from many tribes banded together. Uh oh! The farmer decided to slaughter all the chickens on the same day. slaughter: killing a large number of animals

  7. Use Context Clues and Word Structure! Vocabulary • roamed As recently as 150 years ago, countless millions of buffalo still roamed the prairies and plains. We roamed around the mall for hours. roamed: wandered

  8. What do these words have in common? • corral chorale wade weighed tale tale These words are homophones. Use each word in a sentence showing the correct meaning. What other homophone pairs can you think of?

  9. What do these words have in common? • buffalo deer bison elk fish These words are the same whether they are singular or plural. They are called “irregular nouns”. Use each word in a sentence using both singular and plural forms.

  10. What do these words have in common? • stretch watch stitch notch match These words have the /ch/ sound spelled tch. Add a suffix to each word to make a derivative. What other words can you think of that are spelled with tch?

  11. What do these words have in common? • disappear disagree displease mistreat mistook These words use the prefixes dis- and mis- What other words use the prefixes dis- and mis-?

  12. Sentence Fluency He had to wade across the wide river carrying a pack on his back that weighed fifty pounds. Identify two words that sound alike. What name do we give words that sound the same but have different meanings and often different spellings?

  13. Sentence Fluency The Plains Indians depended on the buffalo for most of their needs. What words are plural in this sentence? What is different about the plural word buffalo compared to the other plural words?

  14. Sentence Fluency The women would stretch and stitch the skins of bison to make clothing. Identify the words with the /ch/ sound spelled tch. What suffixes could be added to the words to extend them?

  15. Sentence Fluency It would displease our parents if they thought we would mistreat our little sister. Which words contain the prefix dis- and mis-?

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