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Unit 1-Week 3, Day 1. Theme Question: What is my heritage? Who are our ancestors? ( Wk 1) How do people learn about their heritage or culture? ( Wk 2) What kinds of things are passed through the generations? ( Wk 3)
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Unit 1-Week 3, Day 1 Theme Question: What is my heritage? Who are our ancestors? (Wk 1) How do people learn about their heritage or culture? (Wk 2) What kinds of things are passed through the generations? (Wk 3) What can we learn from sharing our heritage or culture with each other? (Wk 4)
Theme Vocabulary Theme vocabulary • shimmer • competition • boundary
Spelling-Homophones • Homophones are words that are pronounced the same way but have different spellings or meanings • Examples: wood, would; meat,meet; write, right. • Name some other homophones and spell them.
Week 3, Day 2 Theme Question: What is my heritage? Who are our ancestors? (Wk 1) How do people learn about their heritage or culture? (Wk 2) What kinds of things are passed through the generations? (Wk 3) What can we learn from sharing our heritage or culture with each other? (Wk 4)
Theme Vocabulary Theme vocabulary • shimmer • competition • boundary
Making Inferences • Readers make inferences to help them understand what they read. • Making inferences means using what you have read along with that you already know to construct meaning.
Reading • Preview and Predict • Pp. 50-66 • Purpose • Read to find answers to the Theme Question: • What is my heritage? • Set your own purpose.
Week 3, Day 3 Theme Question: What is my heritage? Who are our ancestors? (Wk 1) How do people learn about their heritage or culture? (Wk 2) What kinds of things are passed through the generations? (Wk 3) What can we learn from sharing our heritage or culture with each other? (Wk 4)
Theme Vocabulary Theme vocabulary • shimmer • competition • boundary
Using Metaphors • A metaphor compares two unlike things by calling one thing something else. • Amir is a rocket. He can run so fast. • The setting sun was a work of art. • She was a ghost, pale with fright.
Sound Devices • Onomatopoeia – a word that imitates a sound. Ex – crash • Alliteration – two or more words start with the same consonant sound. Tongue twisters show alliteration.
Reading • Reread • pp. 37-61 • Purpose • Find out how literary elements, especially sound devices, add meaning to the selection.
Week 3, Day 4 Theme Question: What is my heritage? Who are our ancestors? (Wk 1) How do people learn about their heritage or culture? (Wk 2) What kinds of things are passed through the generations? (Wk 3) What can we learn from sharing our heritage or culture with each other? (Wk 4)
Extending the Theme • Music • Dance • Heirlooms • Pictures • Games • Celebrations • Heritage • Art • Food • Recipes • Stories • family
Reading • Skim and Scan • pp. 37-61 • Purpose • Find text evidence to answer the Theme Question.