Word Knowledge Objectives
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Word Knowledge Objectives
At the end of the lesson I will…
1. Use root words to determine meaning.
2. Understand how the suffixes –etic, -th and –ly change the word meaning.
3. Understand the long e sound.
First second third fourth fifth sixth seventh eighth ninth
Ordinal numbers
fortieth
eleventh fourth
thirteenth
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Can you think Can you think of any other of any other ordinal ordinal numbers that numbers that end with th?end with th?
latelatelyly
carefulcarefulllyy
seriousseriouslyly
softsoftlylyMelissa Lape – Wilson Elementary
The suffix –ly is added to each of the The suffix –ly is added to each of the following words. Identify each root word.following words. Identify each root word.
Prefix- an addition to the beginning of the word (re- to do again)
rereshingle - to shingle shingle - to shingle againagain
rerefill - to fill againfill - to fill again
rerewrite - to write againwrite - to write again
reredo - to do it againdo - to do it againMelissa Lape – Wilson Elementary
energyenergy energenergetieticc sympatsympat
hyhy sympathsympatheticetic
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Notice how the words below change when Notice how the words below change when the suffix –etic is added to the root word.the suffix –etic is added to the root word.
Use each word below in an oral sentence.Use each word below in an oral sentence.
poetrypoetry poeticpoetic
NounNoun:: AdjectiveAdjective::
eagereagermarrimarrieded
sealseal
sneasneakk
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prairieprairie
These words from the story These words from the story contain /e/ spelled contain /e/ spelled eaea or or ieie..
Most seals live in water and have flippers for feet.
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What sound do the letters, What sound do the letters, eaea, have in the word , have in the word seals?seals? Long eLong e
This dog is Caleb’s fourth collie.
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Pick out the ordinal number in the sentence.
fourthfourth
““Will she like Will she like us?” asked us?” asked Caleb very Caleb very softly.softly.
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Identify the word with the suffix –ly.Identify the word with the suffix –ly.
What is the root word?What is the root word?
softlysoftly
softsoft
Look for the –ly suffix.Look for the –ly suffix.
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Sarah is more energetic
this morning.
Identify the word with the –etic suffix.Identify the word with the –etic suffix.
What is the root word?What is the root word?
energetic
energy
PrairiePrairie
"Outside the prairie reached out and touched the places where "Outside the prairie reached out and touched the places where the sky came down.”the sky came down.”
--Sarah, Plain and Tall, (p.5 in chapter book) Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary
A prairie is an extensive, level or slightly rolling, mostly treeless tract of land in the Mississippi valley, characterized by a highly fertile soil and originally covered with course grasses. --Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1997
Sarah, Plain and Tall Sarah, Plain and Tall Story VocabularyStory Vocabulary
feistyfeistyenergeticenergetic
peskypesky
mild manneredmild manneredtroublesomtroublesomee
Open Court 4th Grade Unit 1 Risks and Consequences
Lesson 3 Sarah, Plain and Tall Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary
feisty “use context clues”
Papa was late because his colt was acting feisty.
The The feistyfeisty little dog strained at her little dog strained at her leash during the walk.leash during the walk.
feistyfeisty - full of energy - full of energyMelissa Lape – Wilson Elementary
energetic “use context clues”
My brother John’s wife-to-be is young and energetic.
Jimmy had a cold and Jimmy had a cold and was not very was not very energeticenergetic..
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energeticenergetic- having energy; spirited- having energy; spirited
pesky “use context clues”
“What if she thinks we are loud and pesky?” asked Caleb.
The golfer was angered by The golfer was angered by the the peskypesky rabbit on the rabbit on the golf course.golf course.
PeskyPesky- annoying- annoying Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary
mild mannered “use context clues”
I am strong and I work hard, but I am not mild mannered.
Paul remained mild mannered even when his plane was late.
mild manneredmild mannered- gentle in nature- gentle in nature Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary
troublesome“use context clues”Sometimes Caleb can be troublesome.
The students who passed notes in class were rude and troublesome.
troublesometroublesome- - causing problems or difficultiescausing problems or difficulties Melissa Lape –
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“Sarah Plain and Tall” by: Patricia MacLachlan
Genre: Historical FictionWhat do you know about pioneer life in the 1800’s?The heroine of this story answers an advertisement for a wife placed by a widower with two children.Like Anna and Caleb’s mother, many pioneer women died in childbirth because they had little or no medical assistance.As a result, men advertised in newspapers for women willing to travel to the West to become their wives and take care of their children.
Pioneer Life
Genre: Historical Fiction
The elements of historical fiction are:1. The story is set in a particular time and place in the
past.2. The plot includes events or problems from that time.3. The characters act the way people of that time
would have acted.4. Details about such things as clothing, homes,
speech, transportation, and tools are correct for that time and place and help make the story more realistic.
5. The characters may be real people, and the plot may include actual events.