The Ch’i-lin Purse

1. The Ch’i-lin Purse Day 3

2. Concept talk Why is honesty important?

3. Partner Share • Do you think Hisang-ling deserves praise for giving away her purse? • Why or why not? • Do you think Hsiang-ling’s mother nurtured her daughter properly?

4. Word Analysis Suffixes –tion, -ion When you add the suffix to a word, you change what the word means. The suffix –tion and –ion changes a verb into a noun that means “the state or result of”.

5. Word Analysis • Let’s try to figure out what these words mean: • Imitation • Inflammation • Association • Hesitation • pollution

6. Folk Tales • Folk tales are stories or legends that are told over and over from one generation to the next. • They often will have examples of magic: helpful animals, granted wishes, etc. • Sometimes the hero is aided by supernatural forces, and accomplish what seems to be impossible tasks that save the day.

7. Amazing Words • Selflessness- is the concern for other people’s needs before your own • If your friend forgets her lunch, how can you show selflessness to her? • Aid- means to give support to someone or to help people • The Red Cross aids victims of natural disasters and other catastrophes.

8. Vocabulary • Astonished- syn.- surprised • shocked, surprised • Behavior-syn.-way of acting • the way a person acts or behaves • Teach your partner these words.

9. Vocabulary • Benefactor- someone who helps someone out financially with no expectation of payback • Distribution- syn.- giving out • To give or pass out something • TEACH YOUR PARTNER THESE WORDS

10. Vocabulary • gratitude- syn.- thankfulness • To be grateful or thankful • Procession-syn.-group moving together • A group of people or animals moving together • TEACH YOUR PARTNER THESE WORDS

11. Vocabulary • Recommend- syn.-heartily suggest • To suggest or offer • Sacred – syn.- holy • Something that is considered holy • Traditions-things that you do for certain events • TEACH YOUR PARTNER THESE WORDS

12. Action and Linking verbs • She flies the plane. • Flies-action • Birds peck at the birdfood. • Peck-action • They are not hungry. • Are-linking • I feel sad today. • Feel-action

13. Spelling • R controlled vowels

14. Daily Fix it Lets take a look at our Daily Fix it

15. Writing • Poems include: • Verse • Rhyme • Rhythm • They use techniques like: • Onomatopoeia-words imitate sounds • Assonance-repetition of vowel sounds • Alliteration- repetition of beginning letter sounds

16. Eldorado by Edgar Allen Poe Gaily bedight, A gallant knight, In sunshine and in shadow, Had journeyed long, Singing a song, In search of Eldorado. But he grew old- This knight so bold- And o’er his heart a shadow Fell as he found No spot of ground That looked like Eldorado. And, as his strength Failed him at length, He met a pilgrim shadow- “Shadow,” said he, “Where can it be- This land of Eldorado?” “Over the Mountains Of the Moon, Down the Valley of the Shadow, Ride, boldly ride,” The shade replied- “If you seek for Eldorado!”

17. Assonance • The repetition of vowel sounds. In “Eldorado” Edgar Allen Poe uses assonance. • Examples: Eldorado, shadow, old, over, boldly, no In sunshine and in shadow, Had journeyed long, Singing a song, In search of Eldorado.

18. The Ravenby Edgar Allen Poe Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. “Tis some visitor,’ I muttered, ‘tapping at my chamber door- Only this, and nothing more.’ Alliteration: While I pondered weak and weary See if you can find anymore examples in the poem. Work with your partner to underline the examples.