The Skunk Ladder Day 2. Concept Talk How can we find adventure in ordinary events?
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Transcript of The Skunk Ladder Day 2. Concept Talk How can we find adventure in ordinary events?
PARTNER SHARE• How can a new place you’ve never been
to before, like a desert or a prairie, help you to find an adventure?
• What jobs might lead someone to have an adventure in the prairie?
• What hobbies might someone have that take place in a desert?
Amazing Words• Carefree- to have no worries• They lived a carefree life in the
mountains.• Relish-to enjoy something greatly• I relish chocolate cake.• Vanish- to disappear suddenly• The bunny vanished into the bushes.• Teach your partner these words
Prefix im-• Prefix im-is from Latin, and it means
“not”• Im + patient= impatient• Someone who is not able to wait
without becoming annoyed• Im+polite= impolite • When someone doesn’t use manners
in their actions or when they speak
Prefix im-• im + mortal= immortal• Something that is unable to die• Im + mature= immature• Not showing maturity • What does this mean?• Im + perfect = imperfect?• im + mobile= immobile?
Latin Roots• Dent tooth• Dict to say, to speak• Scrib to write• Sub under, below• Tract to pull• Vis to see
Greek Roots• Auto self• Bio life• Micro very small• Ology the study of• Phon sound; voice• Scope see• Tele far
Greek and Latin Roots
• Knowing the meanings of Greek or Latin roots, prefixes and suffixes can help them understand a word they don’t know.
• We are going to read a story called “The Cave in the Cliff”. You are going to make a list of all the words you can find that have a Greek or Latin root. Write what you think it means.
The Cave in the Cliff• This story was about cave drawings.
How many of you have seen drawings on the rock walls here in Utah?
• Escalante River Trail Head
Plot• The plot is in the sequence of events
• The four parts of a typical plot on a timeline are:
• Conflict, Rising action, Climax, resolution
CLIMAX• In the story “The Day of Two
Adventures” Gram has left the lunch at home and she’s very hungry. This is the problem.
• The climax, or high point, is when Gramps suddenly comes up the mountain, and they smell something good.
• This signals me that something is about to happen to resolve the problem.
Character
Character traits in a story An author will sometimes use the
character’s actions and dialogue to help the reader understand what kind of a person they are. It helps a reader predict events based on a character’s traits.
Vocabulary• Abandoned-gave up on• The house had been abandoned for
years.
• Attempt- effort• He made an attempt to build a shed
• Teach your partner these words.
Vocabulary• Bellow- loud yell• The man let out a bellow when he saw the
dog in his yard.
• Cavern- cave• The kids followed the dog into the cavern.
Teach your partner these words.
Vocabulary• Feat- act of skill or daring• Gabbi was amazed at his daring feat
of climbing a tree.
• Immensely- very greatly• The water was immensely hot.
Teach your partner these words.
Contractions• What are the two words in these
contractions?• She’s • They’re
• What is the contraction of these words:
• Where is
• How did
Negatives• To make a negative statement, use
only one negative word:• No: He can’t do nothing. Mary didn’t do nothing to him.• Yes: He can’t do anything. Mary didn’t do anything to him.
WritingRhyming PoemIncludes rhyming wordsMay include figurative language (such
as similes and metaphors)Sensory wordsPoetic techniques such as alliteration
and onomatopoeiaGraphic elements, such as capital
letters