Messages by the MileMessages by the MileBy: Margery FacklamBy: Margery FacklamMessages by the MileMessages by the Mile

By: Margery FacklamBy: Margery Facklam

Open Court Level 4 / Unit 5 / Lesson 1/ pp. 416-421 Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

infrasonic “use context clues”infrasonic “use context clues”

Its sound is Its sound is infrasonicinfrasonic, , meaning it is meaning it is belowbelow the the level human can hear.level human can hear.

Earthquakes make Earthquakes make infrasonic infrasonic sounds that sounds that humans can feel, but humans can feel, but cannot hear.cannot hear.

Infrasonic- having a sound so low that Infrasonic- having a sound so low that people cannot hear it.people cannot hear it. Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

Conversations “use context clues”Conversations “use context clues”

All the “All the “conversationsconversations” were ” were short.short.

The sisters had many The sisters had many conversationsconversations in which they in which they talked about their childhood.talked about their childhood.

conversations conversations - exchanges of - exchanges of observations, opinions, or ideasobservations, opinions, or ideas

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melody “use context clues”melody “use context clues”

The Paynes heard the The Paynes heard the

male humpback’s beautiful, long male humpback’s beautiful, long melodymelody..

That song is hard to sing because That song is hard to sing because of its complicated of its complicated melodymelody..

melody melody - a series of musical tones- a series of musical tones

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choruses “use context clues”choruses “use context clues”

We depend on rhymes and repeating We depend on rhymes and repeating choruseschoruses to help us remember long to help us remember long songs and poems. songs and poems.

These songs have These songs have choruseschoruses that that repeat five or six times.repeat five or six times.

choruseschoruses - part of a song that are repeated - part of a song that are repeated after each verseafter each verse

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vibrations “use context clues”vibrations “use context clues”

It also felt like the It also felt like the vibrationsvibrations from from the whales’ infrasonic songs. the whales’ infrasonic songs.

The The vibrationsvibrations of the foot massager of the foot massager tickled my feet. tickled my feet.

vibrationsvibrations - slight, rapid movements - slight, rapid movements

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Each of these words has the sound /hw/

spelled wh

Each of these words has the sound /hw/

spelled wh whalewhale whistleswhistles whilewhile wheneverwhenever whiskers whiskers wharf wharf wheelwheel wherewhere

Place the palm of your hand in front of your mouth. Say the word Whale and Was. You should feel more breath on the palm of you hand when you say whale.

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Each of these words contains the long e

sound.

Each of these words contains the long e

sound. mysterymystery eerieeerie completecomplete erupterupt thesethese betweenbetween believebelieve

Identify the long e spelling in each word. mystermysteryy

eeeeririee

eeruptruptcomplcompleettee

ththeesseebbeetwtweeeennbbeelilieevvee

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Each of these words shows possession

Each of these words shows possession

world’sworld’shumpbackhumpback’s’s

elephantselephants’’

scientists’scientists’

Identify the singular and plural possessive.

pluralplural

singularsingular

pluralplural

singularsingular

How are you able to distinguish between the singular and plural possessive?

The apostrophe for the plural possessive comes after the plural ending.

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Each of these words contain the prefixes re- (again) and

un- (not)

Each of these words contain the prefixes re- (again) and

un- (not)

recountrecountuntameduntamedrewriterewriterecallrecalluntieduntied

Identify the root words and the prefix and define the

words.

re-re-

un-un-

re-re-

re-re-

un-un-

count againcount again

not tamednot tamed

write againwrite again

call againcall again

not tiednot tied

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As soon as one whale sings a new song, the other whales

learn it.

As soon as one whale sings a new song, the other whales

learn it.

Identify the Identify the pronoun in the pronoun in the sentence.sentence.

itit What noun What noun

does it replace?does it replace? songsong

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How whales make their songs is still a mystery.How whales make their songs is still a mystery.

Many interrogative Many interrogative sentences begin sentences begin with the adverb with the adverb howhow, but in this , but in this sentence the word sentence the word how is used as a how is used as a conjunction conjunction meaning, “the way meaning, “the way or manner in or manner in which.”which.”

Which question does Which question does this statement this statement answer?answer?

How do whales make How do whales make their sounds?their sounds?

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The humpback’s songs change each season.

The humpback’s songs change each season.

Identify the Identify the subjectsubject

songssongs Identify the Identify the

verbverb changechange

Which word in the Which word in the sentence shows sentence shows possession?possession?

Humpback’sHumpback’s Is it a singular or Is it a singular or

plural possessive?plural possessive? singularsingular

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Untamed elephants roam freely in the Selous Game

Reserve.

Untamed elephants roam freely in the Selous Game

Reserve.

Which word Which word contains the contains the prefix un-?prefix un-?

UntamedUntamed Use the prefix un-Use the prefix un-

(not) and the root (not) and the root word to figure out word to figure out the meaning.the meaning.

Not tamedNot tamed

Why is the Selous Why is the Selous Game Reserve Game Reserve capitalized?capitalized?

It is a proper noun It is a proper noun naming a particular naming a particular place.place.

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