dol level 4 week 28

• Analogy

1. air : windmill – electricity :_________ 2. : - :

1. mother she went to miami beach florida2. and our teacher begun to read winter

wonderland, a new poem

DOL level 4 week 28

motor

Pledge

Fluency

6 min. reading solution

Homophones Prepositions Homographs Pronouns Superlative

Antonyms Synonyms Homonyms Run-Ons,Fragments Verb Tense

Objectives day 1

Students willrecognize homophones. Study Greek roots in words

Word Structure day 1

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li mo mope pro

re re sew wound

e dis manualmanual manĭcuremanicure

reectflreflect flexĭble removeremove mobilemobile

duceproducebilemobilemalima moped

correcord fuserefuse ersewer

ruperupt ruptdisrupt

flexible

The words in this line also are homographs.•Record – to set in writing•Record – something on which sound images have been recorded•Refuse – to express unwillingness•Refuse – trash or garbage•Sewer – one who sews•Sewer – a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water•Wound – injury to the body•Wound – the past tense of wind

Line 2 re re sew woundcorrecord fuserefuse ersewer

Word Structure day 2

Vocabulary lesson 2

bulged strain

past tense of bulge: to swell To hurt yourself by doing too much

generous

kind and unselfish

His huge muscles bulged when he flexed his arms. Be careful not to strain your muscles.

We need to be more generous and kind to one another.muscular

having well developed muscles

Working hard physically can help you become muscular.

Vocabulary lesson 2

legend versions

a story passed down through the years that is not necessarily true a variation of a story

The sword in the stone is a legend about Camelot. There are many different versions of Cinderella.

K W LHe had to race a big machine and he won.

He died from exhaustion after the race.He was good at making tracks.There are many different versions of the story.He had a big sledge hammer.He was a hard worker.He had a gold sledge hammer.

How did he die?

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Purpose

BigIdea

How did machines get America moving?

Meet the Author and Illustrator page 490Paul Robert Walker / James Hoston

1. What is the atmosphere like in the Big Bend Tunnel?

2. Compare and contrast John Henry and his wife Polly Ann.

3. What does the steam drill have in common with some of Ben Franklin’s inventions?

4. How is energy transferred from one object to another in this story as discussed in “Energy Makes Things Happen”?

5. What other inventions have diminished the need for manpower?

6. What other tall-tale heroes do you know?

WritingPrewriting day 1

• A tall tale is an entertaining story with made-up or exaggerated characters. It uses humor and exaggeration to tell a story that the author often claims is true. The main character is a larger-than-life hero or heroine, sometimes with superhuman abilities, who needs to solve a problem. The plot is funny and impossible and includes a lot of action,.

WritingPrewriting day 1

• Brainstorm ideas about possible characters for a tall tale.

• Will there be a character with great physical strength, like John Henry?

• Brainstorm possible plots that involve humans against a machine, such as someone trying to outrun a train or swim faster than a ship.

• Write your ideas in your Writer’s Notebook.

Writing Prewriting day 2

Consider a story structure. When planning your tall tales, remember that there is a natural progression to how a story develops.

1. Someone2. Wants3. But, but, but4. So then5. finally Remember the purpose of a tall tale is to entertain. Many tall tales are

intended to make readers laugh; others are intended to entertain by using colorful characters and exciting plots.

Organize your thoughts by using inspiration.

Objectives day 1

Students willLearn about sentence tenses.Learn how to correct run-on sentences and

sentence fragments.Learn about complex sentences.Learn how to ask questions to find information.Learn how to use an effective voice.

Grammar, Usage, and MechanicsPronouns in Prepositional Phrases Day 2

The steel drivers crowded into the Big Bend Tunnel to watch the race.

PrepositionIntoObject of prepositionThe Big Bend TunnelReplace the Big Bend Tunnel with it.Write a few sentences that have prepositional phrases. Do not

use pronouns. Then have your partners revise the sentences by replacing the objects with the correct pronouns.

Spellingstrain restrain constraint legend legible lecture

versions versus adverse manual manage manicure

disrupt abrupt erupt secondary sequel sequence

prime primate interrupt rupture

SpellingLatin Roots day 2

Sort the words by Latin Roots

strainlegereversmanruptprim

strain

rupture

interrupt

primate

prime

sequence

sequel

secondary

erupt

abrupt

disrupt

manicure

manage

manual

adverse

versus

versions

lecture

legible

legend

constraint

restrain


Strain “ to draw tight”Legere “to read”Vers “turn”Man “hand”Rupt “break”Sec (seq) “following”Prim “first” or “highest

ranking”

strain – restrainlegend, legible,versions, versus, adversemanual, manage, manicuredisrupt, abrupt, eruptsecondary, sequel, sequenceprime, primate,


to read a speechWhich spelling words should be considered as you look for one that matches

this definition. lecture, legend, legible

Latin roots may appear differently in words because language and spelling change over time.

Skills Practice 2 page 88

strain restrain constraint legend legible lecture

versions versus adverse manual manage manicure

disrupt abrupt erupt secondary sequel sequence

prime primate interrupt rupture

1. strain2. restrain3. constraint4. legend5. legible6. lecture7. versions8. versus9. adverse10. manual11. manage12. manicure13. disrupt14. abrupt15. erupt16. secondary17. sequel18. sequence19. prime20. primate21. interrupt22. rupture





bulgedpast tense of bulge:

to swell

strainTo hurt yourself by

doing too much

generouskind and unselfish

muscularhaving well

developed muscles

legenda story passed down

through the years that is not necessarily true

versionsa variation of a

story

past tense of bulge: to swell

To hurt yourself by doing too

much

kind and unselfish

having well developed

muscles

a story passed down through the years that

is not necessarily

true

a variation of a story

bulged strain generous muscular

legend versions

RedSpelling City (test)

RedSpelling Cursive Handwriting

YellowStory Unit 5 Lesson 1

Meet the author and Illustratorgames

Yellow

GreenDance Matt Typing

GreenPage 459 plus 4 questions

BlueRead with teacher

Blue

T S

Rotations

BlueSpelling City (test)

BlueSpelling Cursive Handwriting

RedStory Unit 5 Lesson 1


Red

YellowDance Matt Typing

Yellow

GreenRead with teacher

Green

T S

Rotations

GreenSpelling City (test)

GreenSpelling Cursive Handwriting

BlueStory Unit 5 Lesson 1


Blue

RedDance Matt Typing

Red

YellowRead with teacher

Yellow

T S

Rotations

YellowSpelling City (test)

YellowSpelling Cursive Handwriting

Green Story Unit 5 Lesson 1


Green

BlueDance Matt Typing

BlueListen to Imagine it story Unit 4

Lesson 4

RedRead with teacher

RedRead with teacher

T S

Rotations

dol level 4 week 28

Documents

story structure

writingprewriting day

entertaining story

legendversionsa story

words word structure

talltale heroes

past tense of wind line

tall tales