Love As Strong As Ginger

1. Love As Strong As Ginger By Lenore Look DeVera Miller Maxwell Lakeland Elementary/Middle School Baltimore, Maryland

2. Selection Vocabulary • dialect di a lect • dumpling dump ling • mallet mal let • singsong sing song • ginger gin ger

3. dialect • “Chiubungbung” she replied, meaning stinky-stinky in Taishanese, our Chinese dialect. • Her Southern dialect was evident when she said “y’all.” • Definition – a form of language that is spoken in a particular area or by a particular group of people (p. 229)

4. dumpling • She taught me how to make doong, sticky rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves, and I taught her how to dress a fashion doll. • My favorite food is fried dumplings. The dough covering gets crunchy when they are cooked that way. • Definition – a small pocket of dough filled with meat or vegetable mixture and cooked by steaming or boiling it (p. 230)

5. mallet • “How do you crack a crab?” “With a mallet.” She made a pounding fist. • The railroad worker drove in the last spoke with his mallet. • Definition – a type of hammer with a head made of wood or other hard material (p. 230)

6. singsong • When it came, it was crowded with ladies clucking their tongues in singsong languages. • The singsong voice of the train put me to sleep. • Definition – having a repetitive, musical sound (p. 232)

7. ginger • “You were right, Katie,” she said, chowing scallions, ginger, and black-bean paste with the crab. • My mom cooks ginger chicken a lot, I love the strong taste of the spice. • Definition – a strong-tasting spice made from ground ginger root (p. 242)

8. dialect dumpling mallet singsong ginger A type of hammer with a head made of wood or other hard material. A form of language that is spoken in a particular area or by a particular group of people. A strong-tasting spice made from ground ginger root A small pocket of dough filled with a meat or vegetable mixture and cooked by steaming or boiling it Having a repetitive, musical sound Vocabulary Quiz

9. Word Knowledge Reading the Words and Sentences DeVera Miller Maxwell Lakeland Elementary/Middle School Baltimore, Maryland

10. Homonyms • might – strength/may • current – a flow of electricity/of the present • roll – a type of bread/turning over and over • tick – a bug/the sound of a clock makes • Homonyms are words with different meanings that have the same pronunciation and spelling.

11. Long A • explained • complain • rain • pail Can you think of any more words that contain the same spelling of long a?

12. Digraph ch • Chinatown • lunchtime • chives • chase Can you think of any more words with the ch sound?

13. Consonant Blends • grandma • crowded • apron • sponges • starched Can you identify the consonant blends in these words?

14. Homonyms • That wrestler might have more might, but his opponent moves more quickly. • Identify the homonyms in this sentence. Define each, using context clues.

15. Long A • He explained that the rain would probably let up tomorrow. • Identify the long a spelled ai. (explained, rain)

16. Digraph ch • She went to Chinatown at lunchtime for dumplings. • Identify the words containing the /ch/ sound spelled ch. (Chinatown, lunchtime)

17. Consonant Blends • The caterer wore a simple black dress and a starched white apron. • Identify the words that have consonant blends. (black, dress, starched, apron)

18. Spelling Words Consonant Blends DeVera Miller Maxwell Lakeland Elementary/Middle School Baltimore, Maryland

19. throat stress swallow flavor clothing stubborn profit clinic broken blister sparkle startle stumble cruel greedy grandma crowded apron sponges starched Spelling Words – pg. 68