“the tree house”
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“The Tree House”. Author : Lois Lowry Genre : Realistic Fiction. Line 1 : outside inside shiny dull beautiful ugly. Pairs of words that are antonyms or opposites. Name some antonyms you know. outside / inside. shiny / dull. beautiful / ugly. Line 2 : - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
““The Tree The Tree House”House”
AuthorAuthor: Lois Lowry: Lois Lowry
GenreGenre: Realistic Fiction: Realistic Fiction
Line 1:outside inside shiny dull beautiful ugly
• Pairs of words that are antonyms or opposites.
• Name some antonyms you know.
Line 2: open close down up wide narrow top bottom
• Pairs of words that are antonyms or opposites.
• Name some antonyms you know.
Line 3: board bored for four no know hole whole
• Homophones: words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings.
• Name other homophones.• (to/too/two, there/their/they’re, here/hear)
Line 4: hung rehung take retake make remake
• Verbs with the prefix re-.
• What does the prefix re- mean?• (again)
• How does the meaning of each word change by adding the prefix?
Line 5: trunk tree branches wood
• These words are related.
• How are they related?• (all related to trees)
• Can you add your own words to the list?• (leaves, buds, birds, squirrels, forest)
Sentence 1: The boards were crooked, and the roof had holes where the pieces of wood didn’t quite meet.
• Which word has a homophone?• (hole)
• What would the homophone be?• (whole)
• Give me a definition for each word.
Sentence 2:
Chrissy wondered what Leah had inside her tree house.
• Can you find a word line that has words that are related to “tree house”?• (Line 5)
Sentence 3:
There was a little porch where you could sit with your legs dangling.
• Can you identify a word that has an antonym?• (little)
• Can you give its antonym?• (big)
Sentence 4:You can get fresh air if you lift open a window.
• Which words contain the /i/ sound spelled i ?• (if, lift, window)
L 1: outside inside shiny dull beautiful ugly
L 4: hung rehung take retake make remake
L 3: board bored for four no know hole whole
L 2: open close down up wide narrow top bottom
• Choose a word and only call out the line and the position of the word. (example, “Line 1, Word 3”= shiny)• on dark happy asleep big soft say an antonym for each of these words.
L 5: trunk tree branches wood
L 6: into with lift visit window