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Storm in the Night. Unit 5 Lesson 3. Day 1: Word Knowledge. Line 1: downspouts birdbath thunderstorm homework Compound words What are the 2 words that make each compound word? Line 2: whistle what whined when All begin with /hw/ sound. Can you use these words in a sentence?
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Storm in the Night Unit 5 Lesson 3
Day 1:Word Knowledge • Line 1: downspouts birdbath thunderstorm homework Compound words What are the 2 words that make each compound word? • Line 2: whistle what whined when All begin with /hw/ sound. Can you use these words in a sentence? What are some other words that start with the /hw/ sound?
Line 3: silly silliness happy happiness • Line 4: calm calmness Base words with the suffix –ness. How does it change the word? Adj. to a noun What is the base word ?
Line 5: scratched kitchen half These are words from our story and have silent consonants. What are the silent consonants? t in /ch/ spelled /tch/ l in /lf/
Sentence 1: “I’m not afraid of thunderstorms, like Ringo and your dog.” • Sentence 2: Thomas’s voice was like a penny whistle. • Sentence 3: “There’s to much silliness in here.” Can you underline the compound word? Can you circle the word with the /wh/ sound? Can you put a triangle around the word with a suffix?
Sentence 4: The dog scratched at half of its food on the kitchen floor. Can you underline the words that have a silent consonant? scratched, half, kitchen
Day 2:D.O.L. • Find a word and name it’s location, then ask another student to identify the word and use it in a sentence. • Line 1: downspouts birdbath thunderstorm homework • Line 2: whistle what whined when • Line 3: silly silliness happy happiness • Line 4: calm calmness • Line 5: scratched kitchen half
Name a rhyming word for each word Have another student make up a sentence with the rhyming word. • Line 3: silly silliness happy happiness • Line 4: calm calmness • Line 5: scratched kitchen half
Day 1:Build Background Do you ever remember a time where the electricity went out during a storm? You can tell stories to help pass the time during a storm. What kind of stories has your family told you?
The story we are about to read is realistic fiction, which means the events are made up, but could happen in real life. Often in storms, the electricity can shut off. This can happen because strong winds can knock over power lines, and sometimes lightning can strike a power line.
Preview and Prepare • Let’s browse through the story and look for problems, clues, and wonderings.
Selection Vocabulary • repeats Something that is done again
brave • Having courage
errand • A short trip to do something
overcome • To beat or conquer.
natural • Not artificial
repeats brave errand overcome natural Not artificial or man made A short trip to do something Having courage Something that is done again To beat or conquer Vocabulary Match
Vocabulary Practice • The athlete was ________ when facing her opponent. • Dad and I went to town on an ________to the hardware store. • I have worked very hard to _________the urge to bite my nails. • It’s only_________ for cats to eat mice. • Sometimes when I listen to the radio, I get tired of hearing all the _________.
Other Important Vocabulary • mandarin Orange or reddish- yellow
scarcely • Barely
brandishing • To swing or shake an object in a way that signals possible danger.
drenched • To soak completely
bough • One of the major branches of a tree
Day 1:English Language Conventions • Do these sentences need commas? If so, where are they needed? • We rode the roller coaster and the Ferris wheel. • Mai Ling dreams of being an engineer a scientist or a doctor. • Toby is afraid of diving underwater but Dexter loves to swim to the bottom of the pool.
Day 2:Word Analysis • What are the silent letters? calf lamb match Turn to pg. 255 LA Handbook Oh,I can’t possibly eat all that food. (commas are used after interjections with mild feeling) Alas! The weather report arrived too late for me to save my boat. Wow!
Day 3:Word Analysis • Do page 112-113 Spelling Vocab. Skills • Review Comp LA Skills pg. 140-141 • Write 3 sentences using some of these words using conjunctions and interjections • horse, wagon, Grandmother, Grandfather, home, journey, faucet, creaked, slopes, friends, faraway, long ago, icicles, snow, chickens, automobile, castle, thunder, wedding
Day 4:Word Analysis • Here are some words that are worn out • nice, good, mad • Let’s see if we can use more effective words and list them Instead of nice, we can use________ Instead of good, we can use ________ Instead of mad, we can use_________