Sacagawea’s Journey Open Court Level 5 / Unit 5-Going West/ Lesson 1 / pp. 390 /Dena...

Sacagawea’s Journey

Open Court Level 5 / Unit 5-Going West/ Lesson 1 / pp. 390 /Dena Lockwood–Chicago Park Elementary

Story Vocabularyprovisionscapableportagedesperationscouting

Dena Lockwood – Chicago Park Elementary

provisions “use context clues”

The captains had taken charge of the final packing, carefully separating the maps, papers, and wildlife specimens that would be sent back to President Jefferson from the provisions that would go further up the Missouri with their Corps of Discovery.

The explorers had enough provisions for a journey of six months. However, the food and supplies were difficult to carry.

provisions: supplies such as food, water, and medicine

Dena Lockwood– Chicago Park Elementary

capable - “use context clues”

Sergeant Ordway became a capable commander whenever the captains were not around.

Sacagawea was a capable guide. She had grown up along the Missouri River, so she knew all its twists and turns.

capable: skilled or able to do something well.


portage- “use context clues”

Back at camp, he reported that there was no way to pass this point by water. They would have to organize a portage around the falls, but they had followed the “true Missouri.”

A portage was required to get the boats around the fifty-foot waterfall. It took two days to carry the boats to a part of the river that was passable.

portage: the act of carrying boats over land when water passage is dangerous or impossible


desperation “use context clues, word structure”

Finally, in desperation, Captain Lewis had mineral water brought from a nearby sulfur spring and poured it down her throat.

In desperation, the men ran from the grizzly

bear, frightened for their lives.

desperation: a hopeless feeling, when you are ready to try anything to help the situation


scouting “use context clues, word structure”

Captain Clark and a few others moved ahead by land, scouting for signs of the Shoshones.

Scouting for the best way to cross the river, the guide found a place where the channel was shallow.

scouting: when someone on a journey is going ahead to look for information


Word KnowledgeWhat do the following words have in common? What do the following words have in common?

exploreexplore – to travel over new territory for discovery– to travel over new territory for discovery

explorersexplorers How does the suffix -er change explore?How does the suffix -er change explore?

exploringexploring How does the suffix -ing change explore?How does the suffix -ing change explore?

explorationexploration How does the suffix -tion change compete?How does the suffix -tion change compete?

These words build on the word These words build on the word explore, explore, which comes from which comes from the combination of the Latin prefix the combination of the Latin prefix ex-ex- meaning “out” and word meaning “out” and word plorareplorare meaning “to cry.” What other words contain the prefix meaning “to cry.” What other words contain the prefix ex-ex- ? ?


Word KnowledgeWhat do the following words have in common?

curtaincurtain campfirecampfire crimecrime contactcontact commandcommand


These words begin with the /k/ sound spelled These words begin with the /k/ sound spelled cc. . CC is is pronounced /k/ at the beginning of a word when it is followed by pronounced /k/ at the beginning of a word when it is followed by a, o, u, a, o, u, and any consonant except. What other words begin with and any consonant except. What other words begin with the /k/ sound spelled the /k/ sound spelled cc??

They are closed compounds, which is when two words are placed together without a hyphen or a space.


afternoonafternoon homecominghomecoming hailstoneshailstones rainstorm rainstorm


Identify the single words in each compound word.


plain planeplain plane waist wastewaist waste herd heardherd heard


These words are homophones. Homophones These words are homophones. Homophones are words that are pronounced the same but are words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings.have different meanings.

Sentence Analysis

The exploration party The exploration party buried a cache of food buried a cache of food

near the campfire.near the campfire.

*Which word is derived from explore?

*Which words begin with the /k/ sound spelled c?


Sentence Analysis

This afternoon there was a This afternoon there was a shower of hailstones outside.shower of hailstones outside.

*Identify the closed compound words in the sentence.

afternoon, hailstones, outside


Sentence AnalysisFrom the window of the plane, we From the window of the plane, we

could see the river winding could see the river winding through the plains.through the plains.

*Identify the homophones.

plane, plain


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