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Unit 5, Week 1 Because of Winn-Dixie. Mrs. Murray’s 4 th Grade eMINTS Classroom. Fluency. Intonation/Pausing Good readers group words into phrases. Pause at commas and stop at end marks.
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Unit 5, Week 1Because of Winn-Dixie Mrs. Murray’s 4th Grade eMINTS Classroom
Fluency Intonation/Pausing • Good readers group words into phrases. • Pause at commas and stop at end marks. • Well, one hot Thursday, I was sitting in my library with all the doors and windows open and my nose stuck in a book, when a shadow crossed my desk.
Phonics VCCV Game Decode words with the VCCV Pattern • In most words with the VCCV pattern, the first vowel should be short. The word will be divided between the consonants in most cases. • When the two consonants are digraphs, the word is divided either before the first consonant or after the second.
Phonics Continued • plastic plas tic swallow foggy picket album bitter holly
Vocabulary • selecting-choosing • positive-certain, sure • snuffled-sniffed usually loudly • consisted- made up • peculiar- not usual; strange • advanced-beyond Quia 1Quia 2
Vocabulary • Denotation- dictionary meaning • Connotation- feelings or ideas associated with the word Connotation/Denotation Game
ComprehensionDrawing Conclusions • You can use information from a story, as well as personal experience, to draw conclusions. • By paying attention to details, you can draw conclusions about what a character may say or do next or how the plot might change as the story unfolds. • http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/inferencesp.cfm
Vocabulary In Context • Opal moved through the store, carefully ___________ the items she wanted to buy. • Her entire order __________ of macaroni and cheese, tomatoes, and rice. • Winn-Dixie influenced Opal’s life in a ________ way. • His coat had no _____, or unpleasant, odor. • Winn-Dixie was smart, more ____________ than the average dog. • Sometimes, Winn-Dixie _______________ along the floor, looking for food.
Vocabulary • literal meaning- dictionary definition. • figurative meaning- they are used as figures of speech, such as metaphors and idioms. • http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/idioms/
Vocabulary • Affixes = Prefixes and Suffixes • Root Word = Base Word • Create New Words….Suffix/Prefix Machine • http://websites.ntl.com/%7Efixbyji/literacy/suffixprefix.htm
Literary Elements • Onomatopoeia- is the use of a word that imitates the sound that it stands for, such as hiss. • http://interactives.mped.org/preview_mg.aspx?id=736&title= • Simile- compares two different things, usually using the words like or as. • http://www.rhlschool.com/eng3n25.htm popping hissing onomatopoeia Free VersePoetryPBS: Free Verse
Comprehension-Summarize • To summarize a story, you must identify the most important ideas or events. Event
ComprehensionRegional Speech • People’s everyday speech is often influenced by the history and culture of the place in which they live. When we travel, we can hear differences in pronunciation. • The setting of Because of Winn-Dixie takes place in a town in Florida. Where is Florida located in the United States? • “She didn’t weigh hardly anything at all.”
Reflection: Day 1 • Using a word web or simple chart, analyze the denotation and connotation of the word peculiar. Use the dictionary and your prior knowledge. • Does peculiar have a positive or negative connotation? Why do you feel that way?
Reflection: Day 2 • Summarize the information in the second paragraph on page 546 to explain how an action that the narrator takes puts the events of the story in motion. • On page 549, the narrator says Winn-Dixie has a large heart. What connotation does the word heart have?
Reflection: Day 3 • How do would you summarize Miss Franny’s experience with the bear? • Why is the last paragraph on page 552 important to the story? • What is the connotation of the word grand when Miss Franny says, “Why, that would be grand. . . just grand”? (page 554)
Reflection: Day 4 • On page 558, the poet did not use a simile in the first nine lines of the poem, but has compared several things. What simile can you create to show one of her comparisons? • How does the author’s use of onomatopoeia bring the words from her book to life?
Reflection: Day 5 • Besides the word popped, what other examples of onomatopoeia can you find in the poem on pages 558-559? • Compare the narrator in the poem on pages 558-559 with the narrator in Because of Winn-Dixie. How are they alike? How are they different?