Journeys: Unit 2

1. Journeys: Unit 2

2. Lesson 6: How are performances similar and different from written stories? • Spelling: Short Uu • Vocabulary • Suffixes, -y , -ous • Target Skill: Story Structure • Elements of Drama • Formal and Informal Language • Infer/Predict • Verbs • Story: Invasion from Mars

3. Lesson 6 Spelling: • bunch clue • fruit trunk • argue amuse • crumb suit • crew rude • tune trust • juice dew • refuse stuck • truth rescue • young brush Challenge: computer, mustard, tissue, customer, attitude

4. Lesson 6 Target Vocabulary • alarmed: frightened and surprised • reacted: changed as a result of making contact with something else • convey: to communicate • daring: adventurous and unafraid • awe: a sense of wonder • luminous: brightly lit • indescribable: hard to describe • extraordinary: very unusual; remarkable • fade: to lose brightness or color • conferring: discussing with others

5. Lesson 6: Suffix • A suffix is an affix added to the end of the word that changes the meaning of the word • Suffixes –y and –ous mean like, having, to some degree, somewhat, or full of. • Example: The wealthy king in the fairy tale had many chests filled with gold. • wealthy • wealth means riches • wealthy must mean full of wealth or having lots of wealth

6. Grammar: Verbs • a VERBis a word that shows ACTION • an ACTION VERB is a word that tells what a person/thing is doing • The girl sang very loudly. • What did the girl do? She SANG. • When a subject is a singular noun or he, she, or it – add an s to most verbs • If the verb ends with s, sh, ch, x, or x – add an es

7. Grammar: Verbs • Some verbs are more than one word. • The MAIN VERB is the most important word • The HELPING VERB comes before the main verb • Example: Ryan iswriting a science fiction story. • writing = main verb • is = helping verb

8. Lesson 7: How are movies a form of communication? • Spelling: /oo/, /oo/ • Vocabulary • Greek/Latin word parts • phon, photo, graph, auto, tele • Target Skill: Fact and Opinion • Punctuation • Verb Tenses • Story: Coming Distractions: Questioning Movies

9. Lesson 7 Spelling: • bloom brook • cookbook foolish • tool bush • shampoo crooked • put booth • wool raccoon • stool hook • proof groom • prove roof • group soup Challenge: bulletin, cocoon, cushion, proofread, marooned

10. Lesson 7 Target Vocabulary • focus – concentrate on one thing • target – a goal • entertaining - enjoyable • angles – directions from which things are viewed • jolts – sudden, strong movements • thrilling - exciting • advertise – give information to sell something • promote – help to grow, improve • generated – brought about, produced • critics – judges of art, movies

11. Lesson 7 Vocab Strategies ROOT/AFFIX MEANING phon “sound” photo “light” graph “write” or “recording” auto “self” tele “far” or “distant”

12. Grammar: Verb Tenses • Verb tenses tell when the action takes place • Present tense: shows the action is happening now • The girl walks the dog. • Past tense: shows the action has already happened • The girl walked the dog. • Future tense: shows that the action will happen • The girl will walk the dog. • A helping verb (have, has, or had) comes before the main verb and tells more about what happened in the past. The past participle of a regular verb is used by adding –ed. • They have watched that movie three times.

13. Lesson 8: How do an artist’s experiences affect his or her art? • Spelling • Vocabulary • Figurative Language • Target Skill: Understanding Characters • Theme • Point of View • Writing: Book Report • Progressive Tenses • Story: Me and Uncle Romie

14. Lesson 8 Spelling • aloud howl • bald false • hawk dawn • south allow • faucet drown • proud pause • claw fault • tower cause • stalk amount • couple cloudier • Challenge: applaud, foul, browse, gnaw, doubt

15. Lesson 8 Target Vocabulary • glorious - wonderful • studio – artist’s workroom • concerned - worried • model – small copy or version • smeared – messy or blurred • ruined - destroyed • yanked – pulled hard • streak – to move quickly • schedule – a set time for things to happen • feast – large meal

16. Grammar: Progressive Tenses • Progressive forms of verbs shows actions that continue over time. • Present Progressive – action that happens over and over in the future • use helping verb (form of be) AND add –ing to main vern • He is playing. • Past Progressive – happened over and over in past • uses ‘was’ or ‘were’ has helping verbs • He was working. • Future Progressive – action that will happen over and over in future • - uses WILL BE as helping verb • He will be reading.

17. Lesson 9: What are some different ways to do research? • Spelling: Vowel + /r/ sound • Vocabulary • Antonyms • Target Skill: Conclusions and Generalizations • Understanding Characters • Humor • Compound/Complex Sentences • Story: Dear Mr. Winston

18. Lesson 9 Spelling • spark sharp • prepare rear • cheer spare • tear gear • scarf hairy • scare compare • repair alarm • earring harsh • scarce upstairs • weird square • Challenge: weary, startle, appear, barnacle, awareness

19. Lesson 9 Target Vocabulary • fault – a mistake • borrow – use for a while • reference – used for information • fainted – passed out • genuine – honest, real • local – in a nearby area • apologize – say “I’m sorry” • proof – showing truth • slimy – think and slippery • insisted – said firmly

20. Grammar: Compound/Complex Sentences • A compound sentence has 2 simple sentences joined together • joined by adding a comma and a conjunction (and, but, or so) • Ex: Some people read books, andothers talked quietly. • A complex sentence is made up of a simple sentence and a dependent clause • Dependent Clause - subject and predicate but NOT COMPLETE SENTENCE • Simple sentence and clause and joined together by a subordinating conjunction: after, although, because, before, until, if, since, and while • Ex: The snake slithered under a rock before the sun became too hot.

21. Lesson 10: What does it take to be a great performer? • Spelling: More Vowel + /r/ sounds • Vocab • Pronouns • Target Skill: Author’s Purpose • Story: Jose! Born to Dance

22. Lesson 10 Spelling • learn worth • dirty early • worn return • sore pure • thirst world • burn search • record worse • cure thirteen • board sport • course current • Challenge: curious, thorough, earnest, portion, foreign

23. Lesson 10 Target Vocabulary • debut – first public appearance • stubborn – determined • permission – allow something • hauling – carrying; moving • mournful – sad • towered – taller than others • triumph – succeed • discouraged – hopeless • toured – took a sightseeing trip • border – boundary