Transcript Unit 5, Week 1

Unit 5, Week 1
Because of Winn-Dixie
4th Grade
O’Neal Elementary
Fluency
Intonation/Pausing
• Good readers group words into phrases.
• Pause at commas and stop at end marks.
• Well, one hot Thursday, I was sitting in my
library with all the doors and windows open
and my nose stuck in a book, when a
shadow crossed my desk.
Phonics
VCCV Game
Decode words with the VCCV Pattern
• In most words with the VCCV pattern, the
first vowel should be short. The word will
be divided between the consonants in most
cases.
• When the two consonants are digraphs,
the word is divided either before the first
consonant or after the second.
Phonics Continued
• plastic
swallow
foggy
picket
album
bitter
holly
plas tic
Vocabulary
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selecting-choosing
positive-certain, sure
snuffled-sniffed usually loudly
consisted- made up
peculiar- not usual; strange
advanced-beyond
Quia 1
Quia 2
Vocabulary
• Denotation- dictionary meaning
• Connotation- feelings or ideas associated with the word
Word
Denotation
Connotation
advanced
beyond the
beginning level
better than others
ahead of the rest
handshake
flag
Connotation/Denotation Game
Comprehension
Drawing Conclusions
• You can use information from a story, as well as
personal experience, to draw conclusions.
• By paying attention to details, you can draw
conclusions about what a character may say or do
next or how the plot might change as the story
unfolds.
• http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/infer
encesp.cfm
Vocabulary In Context
• Opal moved through the store, carefully ___________ the
items she wanted to buy.
• Her entire order __________ of macaroni and cheese,
tomatoes, and rice.
• Winn-Dixie influenced Opal’s life in a ________ way.
• His coat had no _____, or unpleasant, odor.
• Winn-Dixie was smart, more ____________ than the
average dog.
• Sometimes, Winn-Dixie _______________ along the floor,
looking for food.
Vocabulary
• literal meaning- dictionary definition.
• figurative meaning- they are used as figures of
speech, such as metaphors and idioms.
• http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/idioms/
Idiom
face the music
spill the beans
Literal Meaning
Accept the unpleasant
consequences of one's
actions.
Figurative Meaning
Vocabulary
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Affixes = Prefixes and Suffixes
Root Word = Base Word
Create New Words….Suffix/Prefix Machine
http://websites.ntl.com/%7Efixbyji/literacy/suffixprefix.htm
word
unhappy
kindness
root word
prefix
suffix
new word
Literary Elements
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Onomatopoeia- is the use of a word that imitates the sound that it stands for,
such as hiss.
http://interactives.mped.org/preview_mg.aspx?id=736&title=
Simile- compares two different things, usually using the words like or as.
http://www.rhlschool.com/eng3n25.htm
popping
hissing
simile
onomatopoeia
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as hungry as a horse
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crazy like a fox
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Free Verse
Poetry
PBS: Free Verse
Comprehension-Summarize
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To summarize a story, you must identify the most important ideas
or events.
Event
Comprehension
Regional Speech
• People’s everyday speech is often influenced by the history
and culture of the place in which they live. When we travel,
we can hear differences in pronunciation.
• The setting of Because of Winn-Dixie takes place in a town
in Florida. Where is Florida located in the United States?
• “She didn’t weigh hardly anything at all.”
Reflection: Day 1
• Using a word web or simple chart, analyze
the denotation and connotation of the
word peculiar. Use the dictionary and your
prior knowledge.
• Does peculiar have a positive or negative
connotation? Why do you feel that way?
Reflection: Day 2
• Summarize the information in the second
paragraph on page 546 to explain how an
action that the narrator takes puts the
events of the story in motion.
• On page 549, the narrator says WinnDixie has a large heart. What connotation
does the word heart have?
Reflection: Day 3
• How do would you summarize Miss Franny’s
experience with the bear?
• Why is the last paragraph on page 552
important to the story?
• What is the connotation of the word grand
when Miss Franny says, “Why, that would
be grand. . . just grand”? (page 554)
Reflection: Day 4
• On page 558, the poet did not use a simile
in the first nine lines of the poem, but has
compared several things. What simile can
you create to show one of her
comparisons?
• How does the author’s use of onomatopoeia
bring the words from her book to life?
Reflection: Day 5
• Besides the word popped, what other
examples of onomatopoeia can you
find in the poem on pages 558-559?
• Compare the narrator in the poem on
pages 558-559 with the narrator in
Because of Winn-Dixie. How are
they alike? How are they different?