Ginger

for the

HeartBy Paul Yee

C. Sanchez, Belvedere MS

Day 1Day 1

VocabularyVocabulary

craftsmanshipskill or ability to do special work

noun

My father shows great ____________ when he does the work in the garden.

debtmoney that is owed to another person

noun

You owe a big ____________ to the bank. You better pay it back soon.

epidemicSickness or disease that affects most of the people

in a place

noun

The AIDS ____________ has affected many people in Africa.

garmentpiece of clothing

noun

I would like a new ____________ for my clothing collection.

ginger rootpart of ginger, a spice plant, that grows

underground

noun

My mother is trying to grow some ____________ in our garden.

gold fieldplace where gold is found

noun

People traveled from far away places to California because people said there was a ____________ there.

merchantperson who sells things to make money

noun

The ____________ (s) sell their products at the swapmeet .

minerworker who digs in the earth for minerals

noun

The ____________ found all kinds of minerals in California.

tailorperson who makes and mends clothes to earn

money

noun

I’m going to take my ripped clothes to the ____________ so he can mend them.

towera tall and narrow structure or building

noun

That building is taller than the ____________ downtown.

Preview and Preview and PredictPredict

1.Look at pages 145 – 155 in your High Pont book.

1.Pictures

2.Titles

2.Write three predictions

Directions

Reading Reading Strategy: Strategy:

Relate Goals Relate Goals and Outcome and Outcome

DefinitionsGoal – what a person or group of people wants to do.

Outcome – a result

HOW TO RELATE GOALS AND OUTCOMES in a Selection

1. Look for what the people want to do.2. Pay attention to the actions they take to

reach their goals.3. Predict the outcome. 4. Then see if the outcome at the end of the

story matches your prediction.

Let’s practice!

DIRECTIONS: Read the passage below. Follow the four steps to relate goals and outcomes. Then complete the graphic organizer below.

In 1849, Fu Tien was living with her parents in China. She heard stories about gold in California. Fu Tien wanted to be rich. She sold her cart to get the money for the trip. In California she worked hard digging for gold. After a year, the money was almost gone and she found no gold.

Character

Goal

Actions

Outcome

ReadRead

1.Turn to page 147 of your High Point book.

2.Follow along with your finger or pencil.

3.Listen for your name. If your name is called read the next sentence in the selection.

Directions for Reading

RespondRespond

1.Complete the graphic organizer below with the information you learned from the selection.

Relate Goals and Outcomes

Characters Yenna the young man

Goal

Actions

Outcome

Answer the following questions in your notebook:

Page 149 # 1, 2, 3

Page 151 # 1, 2, 3

Page 154 # 1, 2, 3

Before You Move On Questions

Grammar Lesson: Adjectives

DefinitionAdjective – a word that describes a noun.

It tells you what the noun is like.

Nouns

table

chair

boy

girl

school

Adjectives

messy

uncomfortable

obnoxious

polite

difficult

Types of AdjectivesAdjectives that tell how many or how much

Examples: two, fifteen, twenty-five

Adjectives that tell which one

Examples: first, last, middle, central, distant

Adjectives that tell what something is like

Examples: noisy, wild, intelligent, glamorous

Proper adjectives begin with capital letters.

Examples: American, Mexican, Egyptian

Let’s Practice!DIRECTIONS: Write each sentence in your notebook. Add

an adjective that answers the question under the blank line to complete each sentence.

1. Yenna sewed with ______ person. She and her mother made How many? _____ clothes.

What kind?

2. The ______ man held the _____ ginger root in his _____ hand. What kind? What kind? What kind?

3. Yenna and the _________ man were apart for __________ years. What kind? How many?

4. Yenna was Chang’s ____________ daughter. Which one?

5. There are ______________ kinds of buildings in Chinatown. What kind?