“In Two Worlds: A Yup’ik Eskimo Family”

by: Aylette Janness & Alice Rivers

Genre: Autobiography

An autobiography is a true story written about yourself. It is usually told in chronological order.

Comprehension Skills:*Summarizing *Asking Questions

*Monitor & Clarify

*Compare/Contrast – examine similarities & differences

*Main Idea & Details – use headings & subheadings to help distinguish main ideas from supporting details

Word Knowledge:

Synonyms

s-consonant blends

/oo/ sound spelled oo

/ l / sound spelled al or le

Spelling patternfinal / l / sound

title

final

level

middle

petal

sandal

model

dial

barrel

baffle

marvel

mammal

local

trial

signal

hospital

survival

metal

people

circle

automobile

mobilize

motivate

promote

demote

removal

aggressive

digress

gradual

graduate

progress

upgrade

Grammar:

Articles a, an, the

Articles & Demonstratives

In Two Worlds: In Two Worlds: A Yup’ik Eskimo FamilyA Yup’ik Eskimo Family

Story VocabularyStory Vocabularyintricateintricate

precariousprecarious

resourceresource

traditionaltraditional

secludedsecluded Yup’ik Yup’ik Words:Words:

Open Court 5th Grade Unit 3 Heritage

Lesson 2 In Two Worlds Ruiz, Lape & Cunningham – Wilson Elementary

intricate “use context clues”

Everything they had they made themselves, with their hands, including the many intricate snares and nets and traps.The word problem in the The word problem in the math book was so math book was so intricateintricate that it was difficult to solve.that it was difficult to solve.

intricateintricate – very involved, – very involved, having a lot of detail having a lot of detail (page194)(page194)

Marco Ruiz – Wilson Elementary

precarious“use context clues”

Life was hard and precarious.

I was frightened by I was frightened by the the precariousprecarious way in way in which the huge rock which the huge rock hung over the cliff.hung over the cliff.

Marco Ruiz – Wilson Elementary

precariousprecarious: unsafe, dangerous (page : unsafe, dangerous (page 194)194)

resource “use context clues”

Families had rights to certain places for hunting, but no one owned the land or its resources.

The campers used the The campers used the resourcesresources they found in the woods to build a they found in the woods to build a campfire.campfire.

resource: resource: something that can be used (p. something that can be used (p. 195)195) Marco Ruiz –

Wilson Elementary

secluded “use context clues”

We were the only people living in that area. We were secluded away from other people.

Our secluded mountain village was not visible from the road.

secludedsecluded - away from others (page - away from others (page 195)195) Marco Ruiz –

Wilson Elementary

traditional“use context clues”

During the school year, traditional ways of life are practiced mostly on the weekends.

Our music teacher likes to play traditional songs from our country’s history. www.mehs.educ.state.ak.us/organizations/yupik/yupikframe.html\

traditionaltraditional - passed from one generation to - passed from one generation to anotheranother Melissa Lape –

Wilson Elementary

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Vocabulary Quiz

______ very involved, having a lot of detail

________unsafe, dangerous

________something that can be used

_______ away from others

_______ passed from one generation to another

intricateintricate

precariousprecarious

resourceresourcesecludedsecluded

traditionaltraditional

Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

These words contain synonym pairs.

Word Knowledgesynonym pairs

small - littlewithered -

shranknetted - caught

Can you think of other synonyms Can you think of other synonyms

for these words?for these words? Marco Ruiz – Wilson Elementary

vastvast

spawned spawned

snow snow

skimmedskimmed Cunningham – Wilson Elementary

These words all have an s-consonant blend.These words all have an s-consonant blend.What is a blend?What is a blend?

What are some What are some other words with other words with the s-consonant the s-consonant blend?blend?

All of these words have the digraph oo spelled/oo/.

tooltool

schoolschool

foodfood

goosegoose

trooptroopCunningham – Wilson Elementary

Can you think of additional examples of words with oo prounounced /oo/?

hospitalsurvivalmetalpeoplecircle

Cunningham Wilson Elementary

In these words what sound is made by In these words what sound is made by alal and and lele??

In the small lagoon, we netted the most fish we had ever caught.

In Scammon Bay, the vast, snow-covered tundra stretches as far as you can see.

Cunningham – Wilson Elementary

synonym pairsIdentify the synonym pairs in both sentences.

At school, we use special tools in the kitchen to prepare food.

Cunningham – Wilson Elementary

Identify the /oo/ sound spelling.

The sound /00//00/

A heart attack victim has a good chance of survival if taken to the hospital quickly.

What sound is made with the words that contain –What sound is made with the words that contain –alal??

-al

Cunningham – Wilson Elementary