Pushing Up Pushing Up the the SkySky

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Vocabulary Strategy: Vocabulary Strategy: GlossaryGlossary

Comprehension Skill: Comprehension Skill: Author’s PurposeAuthor’s Purpose

Comprehension Strategy: Comprehension Strategy: SummarizeSummarize

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antlersantlers

pokedpoked

narratnarratoror

bumpebumpedd

imagineimaginedd

languaglanguageses

overheaoverheadd

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antlerantlerss

bony, branching growths on bony, branching growths on the head of a male deer, the head of a male deer,

elk, or mooseelk, or moose

a mule deer buck in Yosemite National Park, California

a bull (male) elk

a bull (male) moose in Denali National Park, Alaska

imagineimaginedd

made a made a picture picture

or idea of or idea of somethinsomething in your g in your

mindmind

languaglanguageses

human speech, human speech, spoken or writtenspoken or written

CountryTotal Number of

Speakers (primary & secondary)

Countries in which Language

is Spoken

English 480 million 115

French 265 million 35

Spanish 320 million 20

Russian 285 million 16

Arabic 221 million 24

Mandarin Chinese 1.12 billion 5

narratonarratorr

the the person person

who who tells a tells a storystory

overheoverheadad

over over the the

head; head; on on

high; high; aboveabove

Interstate 10 eastbound in Mobile, AL

pokedpokedpushed with force against pushed with force against

someone or somethingsomeone or something

bumpebumpedd

hit yourself against hit yourself against something hardsomething hard

randomlrandomlyy

in no in no particular particular

orderorder

Is the Is the -er-er in in antlantlerer a a suffixsuffix??

gardenergardener: someone : someone who who gardensgardens

dancerdancer: someone who : someone who dancesdances

writerwriter: someone who : someone who writeswrites

antlerantler: someone who : someone who antlesantles

? ? ? ? ??

It’s just the way the It’s just the way the word is spelled!word is spelled!

NNOO !!

Someone who Someone who tells a story…tells a story…

The story could be called a The story could be called a ______________..

A student will A student will ____________the story.the story.

He does the He does the ______________ for many for many plays.plays.

My sister has My sister has ______ ______ our family our family skits before.skits before.

I am I am _______ _______ the next one, the next one, though! though!

narratnarratorornarratnarrat

iveive

narratinarrationon

narrnarrateate

narratnarratedednarratinarrati

ngng

words and grammar words and grammar people use to people use to communicate:communicate:

a system of hand a system of hand movements used to movements used to

communicate:communicate:

languageslanguages

sign sign languaglanguagee

able to speak and understand able to speak and understand two languagestwo languages ::bilingbiling

ualual

consisting of or related to language:consisting of or related to language:

lingulingualal

In no particular In no particular order… order… randomrandom

Winners will be Winners will be drawn at drawn at randomrandom by by computer.computer.

The computer The computer randomlyrandomly picks the picks the winners.winners.

formed a picture in formed a picture in your mind about your mind about

something:something:

A little girl formed A little girl formed an an image image of a new of a new

imaginary imaginary friend by friend by using herusing her imagination . imagination .

imagiimaginedned

You You Rock!Rock!