The Skunk Ladder

1. The Skunk Ladder Day 3

2. Concept Talk How can we find adventure in ordinary events?

3. Amazing Words • Unassuming- modest and not boastful • She was a very unassuming student. • Sinister-means to have dishonest or bad intentions • His sinister plan caused the group to break up. • embark-to set out on something new or important • After school, he embarked on a career in business. • Teach your partner these words

4. Prefix im- • Prefix im-is from Latin, and it means “not”

5. Latin Roots • Dent tooth • Dict to say, to speak • Scrib to write • Sub under, below • Tract to pull • Vis to see

6. Greek Roots • Auto self • Bio life • Micro very small • Ology the study of • Phon sound; voice • Scope see • Tele far

7. Vocabulary • Abandoned-gave up on • The house had been abandoned for years. • Attempt- effort • He made an attempt to build a shed • Teach your partner these words.

8. Vocabulary • Bellow- loud yell • The man let out a bellow when he saw the dog in his yard. • Cavern- cave • The kids followed the dog into the cavern. Teach your partner these words.

9. Vocabulary • Feat- act of skill or daring • Gabbi was amazed at his daring feat of climbing a tree. • Immensely- very greatly • The water was immensely hot. Teach your partner these words.

10. Vocabulary • Savage- wild • The dog growled like a savage animal. • Teach your partner this word

11. Contractions • negative contractions

12. Negatives • To make a negative statement, use only one negative word: • No: don’t never can’t hardly • Yes: don’t ever can hardly

13. Drawing Conclusions • Drawing conclusions

14. Writing • Rhyming Poem • Includes rhyming words • May include figurative language (such as similes and metaphors) • Sensory words • Poetic techniques such as alliteration and onomatopoeia • Graphic elements, such as capital letters

15. Writing • You will be writing your own rhyming poem • You are going to write about a funny adventure one might have.