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The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere. Day 2. Concept talk . How can people promote freedom?. Partner Share. Why does promoting freedom sometimes happen in a battle on a battlefield? Why is freedom such a beloved idea? What kinds of freedoms can you name that you have in this country?.
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Concept talk How can people promote freedom?
Partner Share • Why does promoting freedom sometimes happen in a battle on a battlefield? • Why is freedom such a beloved idea? • What kinds of freedoms can you name that you have in this country?
Amazing Words • acquire- means to obtain or get something • They had to fight to acquire the right to vote. • Vote- an opportunity to make a choice about a proposal, a motion, or a candidate for public office • In the United States, we vote for a new president every four years
Word Analysis Identify the word family in each column.
Literary Terms • We are going to need our books now. • 1-5 • 6-10 • 11-15 • 16-20 • 21-26
Literary Terms • Rhyme, Rhythm and Cadence • Rhythm is a pattern of sounds • Rhythm creates cadence, or flow of the language • Rhyme is the repetition of sounds and can occur at the end or the middle of the word
Sequence • Sequence is the order in which things happen in a story • Keeping track of sequence helps us to understand a story • Clue words, dates, and times help us determine sequence • Find the sequence in Before the Midnight Ride
Endings –s, -ed, -ing The stars were glimmering in the nighttime sky. • I am not sure what glimmering means, but when I cover the –ing ending, I see the root word glimmer. • I recognize that word, but I am not sure what that means. I’ll see if there are context clues in the sentence to help me. • I know that the stars shine, so maybe glimmer means that same as shine.
Vocabulary • Fate- destiny • His fate was decided at birth. • Fearless- bold • He acted fearless in front of the girls.
Vocabulary • Glimmer- dim light • We read in the glimmer of light. • Lingers-stays • The smell of smoke lingers long after the cigar was put out.
Vocabulary • Magnified-made to look larger • He magnified the ant to look at it. • Somber-gloomy • He stared with a somber look after they lost the game.
Vocabulary • Steed- high spirited horse • He rode proudly on his steed.
Subject-Verb Agreement • The compound subject , The blacksmith and baker, is plural, so it takes the plural verb form respond. • A collective noun is singular if it refers to a group acting as one. • It is plural if it refers to members of the group acting individually.
Do these Subject and Verbs agree? • Leah eats eggs for breakfast. • My family reads books. • The class like math and they also like science. • The public enjoy the concert.
Spelling Final Syllables er, ar, or • All words with double l end –ar • Most common spelling is –er • Words ending in –or often mean “one who” and “that which”
Daily Fix it Lets take a look at our Daily Fix it
Writing • Historical Fiction: • A story that takes place in a real time in history • It often includes real historical people and events • Uses details to describe the past and make them story seem real