Uncle Jed’s Barbershop

by: Margaree King Mitchellillustrated by: James E. Ransome

Unit 4, Lesson 7

Created by: Nancy Luebbers Hamilton ECECSaint Louis Public Schools – Saint Louis, Missouri

“Uncle Jed’s Barbershop” is a warm and uplifting story about the power of a dream. The story also illustrates the fact that many dreams require money to get them going. The theme of determination expresses itself through the story.

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Word Knowledge

Vocabulary

ComprehensionQuestions

Spelling Words

WK Sort

Clues, ProblemsAnd Wonderings

Cause and Effect

MAP Questions

Word Knowledge

Lines 1 & 2

Line 3 Line 5

Line 4 Sentence 3

Sentence 4Sentence 2

Sentence 1

Vocabulary equipment sharecroppers exchange examine delayed failing

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Spelling Words

1. offer

2. winner

3. zipper

4. will

5. well

6. he’d

7. isn’t

8. taking

9. monkeys

10. stitches

11. used

12. cutting

13. clippers

14. saving

15. died

Clues, Problems and WonderingsCLUES PROBLEMS WONDERINGS

Word Knowledge Sort We are going to sort some of our word

knowledge words into categories to see what kinds of words we have. Are you ready?

YES NO

Comprehension Questions While we read today we are going to ask

ourselves some questions about what we are reading and what we think about the story. Are you ready to begin?

START STORY

Line 1 & 2 haircut barbershop sharecropper nightgown bedclothes shipwreck

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Compound Words

hair

barber

share

night

bed

ship

cut

shop

cropper

gown

clothes

wreck

Two words put together to form a new word.

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Line 3 equip imprison

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Words with the suffix -ment

equipment

imprisonment

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Line 4 segregation operation depression

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Words with suffix –tion and -ion

segregate

operate

depress

-tion

-tion

-ion

Change from verbs to nouns

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Line 5

used cutting clippers saving died

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Words from the story Uncle Jed’s Barbershop

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Sentence 1

When he was done, he would pick me up and sit me in his lap and tell me about the barbershop he was going to open one day and about all the fancy equipment that would be in it.

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Can you find… Compounds words or words with a suffix?

Sentence 2

When the doctors did examine me, they told my daddy that I needed an operation and that it would cost three hundred dollars.

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Can you find… A word with a suffix?

Sentence 3

That was the beginning of the Great Depression.

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Can you find… Compounds words or words with a suffix?

Sentence 4

The tailor used clippers for cutting the hem of the dress.

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Can you find… words with a suffix?

Great…let’s get your paper ready. Directions: Fold your paper into 4 sections. Label them :

Compound words Suffix –ment Suffix –tion Suffix -ion

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NO????Ok click the button to move on.

CLICK HERE

Word Knowledge words to sort.There are 11 words.

1. haircut

2. nightgown

3. equipment

4. segregation

5. barbershop

6. bedclothes

7. sharecroppers

8. imprisonment

9. operation

10. shipwreck

11. depression

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Uncle Jed’s Barbershop Open your book to page 94.

Read the Focus Question

Let’s start reading.

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What does the word relative mean?

A relative is a person who is related to you.

Can you name some relative’s in your family?

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Who are the characters in this story? Let’s review cause and effect…

Cause: Her mama didn’t want him to cut her hair. What is the effect? Cause: He didn’t own his own barbershop. What is the effect?

Let’s keep reading and we will stop at the bottom of page 96.

Let’s review what we have read.Bottom of page 95.

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Let’s look at what we have read. Can you find us some compound words?

Bottom of page 96.

Read till the bottom of page 97.

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Can you finish these cause and effect relationships?

The nightgown and bedclothes were wet…

The girl and her daddy had to wait in a separate waiting room at the hospital…

The girl needed an operation…

Bottom of page 97.

Read to the bottom of page 99.

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Can you find the causesfor these effects?

She could have the operation she needed because….

He gave his money for Sarah Jean’s operation so…

Bottom of page 99.

Read to the bottom of page 101.

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Can you find the major turning point?

Uncle Jed lost all of the money he had in the bank because…

Uncle Jed would have to start saving money for his barbershop all over again because…

Uncle Jed’s customers had no money to pay him so…

Bottom of page 101.

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Let’s check our comprehension. Why did Uncle Jed walk to his customers’

homes? Why didn’t anyone believe he would ever

have his own shop? Why did all Uncle Jed’s customers come to

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Let’s Discuss the Story. We are going to talk about the story that we just

read. You can talk about any personal thoughts, reactions, problems, or questions that you have.

Let’s remember the rules…raise your hand if you want to talk…when you are finished…call on someone else to share.

EVERYONE’s thoughts and opinions are valid and important. Please be RESPECTFUL!

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MAP Questions Do you think that Uncle Jed’s Barbershop is

a good title for this story? Why?

What would you do to help Uncle Jed?

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Cause and Effect

Identifying cause and effect helps you gain a deeper understanding of what you read.

We are going to look for relationships in the story and try to find the conclusions when considering cause and effect.

What clue words can be used to help us find cause and effect relationships?

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Clue Words Since Because So therefore As a result of In order to

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