NAME

1. NAME The Unit Organizer 4 BIGGER PICTURE DATE Comparing and contrasting word parts NEXT UNIT /Experience LAST UNIT /Experience 2 3 CURRENT UNIT CURRENT UNIT 1 3- Combining syllables, dividing syllable rules, ct, and ic rules 1- short vowels, basic consonants, digraphs, bonus letter rule 2- Defining a closed syllable, Welds vs. Weld Exceptions, Blend vs. Digraph Student Activities or Assignments 8 UNIT MAP is about... 5 Defining a syllable and comparing and contrasting word parts Objective Review Warm-Up Drill Interactive white-boards Small Group purposeful talk Independent silent reading of words in isolation Paired reading aloud Closure activity Assessments: Phoneme/Syllable Quiz Charting Defining a “closed syllable” Welds vs. Weld exceptions Blends vs. Digraphs What conditions must be in place for a syllable to be closed? What physical attributes of our face and breath will tell us how many syllables are in a word? How do consonants determine if the vowel is short? Compare and contrast a Weld and a Weld Exception. Compare and Contrast a Blend and a Digraph 6 Analyze Explain Define Compare and Contrast UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS RELATIONSHIPS UNIT 7

2. NAME The Unit Organizer DATE Expanded Unit Map 9 is about... Defining a syllable and comparing and contrasting word parts 10 NEW UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS 2. Defining a closed syllable, Welds vs. Weld Exceptions, Digraph vs. Blend Blend vs. Digraph Welds vs. Weld Exceptions Defining a “closed syllable” Words have parts that go together called syllables Weld Exceptions Blend Weld Digraph There are 6 syllable types 2 or more consonants making their own sound Two letters stuck together that make 1 sound 3 letters welded together Each syllable is pushed out with one puff of breath and chin movement break the rules because the vowel is making the long sound. Ex: most The 3 letter’s sounds are so close they are said as one unit. A “closed syllable” has 1 vowel followed to the right by one or more consonants. Ex: top, sill, catch The letters blend together like the “s” and “l” in slip “s”,”t”,”r” in strap “ck” says /k/ but will not start a word Ex: back a closed syllable does NOT need a consonant before the vowel…just after Ex. at, itch, up Basic Welds ang, ing, ong, ung, ank, ink, onk, unk Ex: Fang Exceptions ild, ind, old, ost, olt “wh” will not end a word Ex: white the vowel in a closed syllable makes the short sound “ph” says /f/ What defines a closed syllable?