Open Court Level 3 - Unit 2 Lesson 6

1. Secret Place Open Court Level 3 - Unit 2 Lesson 6

2. What We Will Learn • 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.

3. Word Knowledge • Identify the two words that make up each compound word. • freeway railroad • warehouse smokestack

4. Word Knowledge • How does the –ed suffix change the meanings of these words? • Identify any spelling changes of the root words. • showed fanned • show fan • carried lined • carry line

5. What We Will Learn • 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.

6. Word Knowledge • These words are antonyms or opposites. • dark light • perfect imperfect • The prefix “im” changes the meaning like the prefix “un” changes the meaning.

7. Word Knowledge • 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 shunt grunt • snort cackle quack

8. Word Knowledge • Identify the vowel spelling patterns in the following words. • jangled noise year • tangled clouds

9. Word Knowledge • 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 railroad rail road • boom shunt grunt • close – far

10. Word Knowledge • 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 Smoke stacks • dim – brighten

11. Word Knowledge • 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

12. Word Knowledge • 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

13. Genre – Realistic Fiction • 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.

14. Prior Knowledge • 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?

15. Background Information • 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.

16. Background Information • 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.

17. Background Information • 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.

18. 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.

19. Shallow dictionary page 682 • shallow – not deep • part of speech: noun • antonym – deep • synonym – shoal • Children under five have to swim in the shallowpool.

20. 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 adjective: shallow Lacking depth of intellect, emotion, or knowledge

21. The water is dark and shallow in its concrete bed. The concretesidewalk in front of our home has cracks in it where dandelions grow in the spring.

22. Concrete dictionary page 156 • 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.

23. (p. 182) noun: concrete a hard building material adjective: concrete meaning:solid

24. com- creare + + grow together other words from creare increasedecreasecreatecrescent Latin creare to grow noun: concrete The crescent moon grows in size during a lunar eclipse.

25. 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 slopesthat lead down to a clear stream.

26. Slopes dictionary page 705 • slopes – upward or downward slant • part of speech – noun • antonym – flat • synonym – slant

27. (p. 182) noun: slopes upward or downward slant adjective: sloping

28. DRY SKI SLOPE “If this doesn’t work, we’ll have to find another use for them.” slopes noun

29. 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 plumesand showed off their deep colors.

30. Plumes dictionary page 567 • plumes – feathers or feather like • part of speech: noun • synonym: plumage The peacock’s plumes were beautifully colored.

31. noun: plumes feathers (p. 184)

32. plume a structure or form that is like a long feather

33. A coyote came to lap the shadowedwater. The woman’s face was shadowed. shadowed The sun was shining so brightly, he moved to a more shadowed area to stay cool.

34. Shadowed dictionary page 681 • shadowed – covered in shadow; partially hidden • part of speech: adj • antonym: open, lit up • synonym: shaded

35. adjective: shadowed covered in shadow; partially hidden (p.189) noun: shadow

36. shadow shade tree shadow boxer

37. “Before the city grew, there was wilderness.” My mother says spending a lot of time in nature and the wildernessmakes her happy.

38. Wilderness dictionary page 864 • wilderness – area undisturbed by human activity • part of speech: noun • synonym: wild • The leopard’s natural habitat is the wilderness.

39. noun: wilderness area undisturbed by human activity (p. 190)

40. Occurring, growing, or living in a natural state; not tamed; unruly adjective: wild

41. Spelling • Noisy choice grouch growl • puddle Dirt pear corner rare • return clouds tangled cradle • noise jangled

42. What We Will Review • Words with long vowel sounds. • The /Ə/ sound spelled with a and e.

43. What We Will Learn • Multisyllabic words with short or long vowel sounds. • The /Ə/ sound spelled with a and e.

44. Phonics and Fluency • The following words have long or short vowel sounds. Identify the syllables. Are they open or closed? • cradle control freedom • cra dle con trol free dom • concrete justice • con crete jus tice

45. Phonics and Fluency • These words review the /Ə/ sound spelled a and e. Which vowel letters have the schwa sound? • another often banana • another often banana • compass alike America • compass alike America

46. Phonics and Fluency • 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.

47. Phonics and Fluency • 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.

48. Dictation line 1: ________ ________ ________ line 2: ________ ________ ________ Challenge Word: ___________________ Sentence:_________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________

49. Spelling • Noisy choice grouch growl • Puddle dirt pear corner • Rare return clouds tangled • Cradle noise jangled

50. Reading Strategies • 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.