We, the People of the United States by: Milton Meltzer

1. We, the People of the United Statesby: Milton Meltzer Genre: Expository Text

2. Comprehension Skills: • *Summarizing *Asking Questions • *Monitor & Clarify *Main Idea & Details • Word Knowledge: • Antonyms • Long e spelled ee • Consonant plus r blends

3. permitted nighttime skyscraper inches clipping nineties cousins’ padded blamed flurries scoring scarecrow trophies indexes striking presiding derived urging astonishes securing Spelling Words accessible concede exceed proceed recede recess conversation diversion extrovert introvert invert revert

4. Grammar: Prepositional Phrases Writing with Prepositions

5. What is the pattern? sovereigntyautocracy foreigndomestic oldnew Word Knowledge

6. What is the pattern? sovereigntyautocracy foreigndomestic oldnew The pattern is antonym pairs or opposites sovereignty freeautocracy controlled foreign outside a countrydomestic inside a country oldnew Word Knowledge

7. What is the pattern? needed weeks speeches fleets Word Knowledge

8. What is the pattern? needed weeks speeches fleets The pattern is long e spelled ee needed weeks speeches fleets Word Knowledge

9. What is the pattern? presided created approaching obstruction Word Knowledge

10. What is the pattern? presided created approaching obstruction The pattern is consonant blends presided created approaching obstruction Word Knowledge

11. What is the pattern? presiding derived urging prepared securing Word Knowledge

12. What is the pattern? presiding derived urging prepared securing The pattern is dropped “e” endings preside -> presiding derive -> derived urge -> urging prepare -> prepared secure -> securing Word Knowledge

13. Sentences His foreign policy was excellent; however, his domestic policy was lacking. They needed weeks to write their speeches. The approaching car created a lot of noise. The presiding judge is urging the defense lawyer to keep her arguments short.

14. Vocabulary • preamble • diplomacy • ratification • despotism • constituent

15. preamble • Here is the preamble which consists of two brief parts. • Jan’s report began with a long preamble.

16. preamble • Here is the preamble which consists of two brief parts. • Jan’s report began with a long preamble. the section of text at the beginning of a law document that states why the document was written

17. diplomacy • But on the floor and off, he stressed the need for compassion and humility with that homely charm and wit that had made him so great an asset in diplomacy. • The former president, who was known for his diplomacy, united the warring countries.

18. diplomacy • But on the floor and off, he stressed the need for compassion and humility with that homely charm and wit that had made him so great an asset in diplomacy. • The former president, who was known for his diplomacy, united the warring countries. the handling of relations between nations

19. ratification • When the delegate reached a final draft, Franklin spoke to them, urging all to sign it. They would exert the most decisive influence during the ratification debate in the states. • The ratification of the new law reduced our taxes.

20. ratification • When the delegate reached a final draft, Franklin spoke to them, urging all to sign it. They would exert the most decisive influence during the ratification debate in the states. • The ratification of the new law reduced our taxes. the formal approval of law or laws

21. despotism • ...I believe further that this is likely to be well administered for a course of years, and can only end in despotism, as other forms have done before it, when the people shall become so corrupted as to need despotic government, being incapable of any other. • I cannot imagine living under despotism because I have lived under a democratic government all my life.

22. despotism • ...I believe further that this is likely to be well administered for a course of years, and can only end in despotism, as other forms have done before it, when the people shall become so corrupted as to need despotic government, being incapable of any other. • I cannot imagine living under despotism because I have lived under a democratic government all my life. a system of government in which one ruler has all the power

23. constituent • If every one of us in returning to our constituents were to report the objections he has had to it, and use his influence to gain partisans in support of them, we might prevent its being generally received... • The local government polled thousands of constituents to gather information about the hopes and thoughts of people.

24. constituent • If every one of us in returning to our constituents were to report the objections he has had to it, and use his influence to gain partisans in support of them, we might prevent its being generally received... • The local government polled thousands of constituents to gather information about the hopes and thoughts of people. a voter in a particular area