The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

1. The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

2. Vocabulary Words • aloft • muffled • magnified • sentinel • mount • gleam • ledge • weathercock • assigned • spread

3. They watched the balloons as they soared aloft in the sky. This artist likes to draw birdsaloft. aloft http://www.ozhorizons.com.au/aust/balloon_aloft/clouds.jpg . http://www.juliezickefoose.com/blog/uploaded_images/Swallow-tailedKite-759846.jpg aloft- far above the ground

4. She muffled the horn’s sound by sticking her hand in the bell of the instrument. They muffled the noise by wearing ear plugs and headphones. muffled http://www.garritan.com/tutorial/GPO_HornTutorial_files/hand%20in%20horn.gif http://hsc.csu.edu.au/entertain/industry120/follow/3354/images/EarMuffsEarPlugs.jpg muffled- made softer or less loud

5. When he used the scope, the scene was magnified ten times its original size. This is a magnified ant’s head. magnified http://img.alibaba.com/photo/11319194/Maksutov_Spotting_Scope.jpg http://images.encarta.msn.com/xrefmedia/sharemed/targets/images/pho/t304/T304410A.jpg magnified- past tense of magnify: to make something look bigger than it really is

6. The lone sentinel stood guard over the tribe. The colonial sentinel keeps watch over the colony. sentinel http://www.greenwichworkshop.com/catalogue/hol04/images/LoneSentinel.jpg http://www.meridianmagazine.com/images/williamsburg/wessaysoldier.jpg sentinel- sentry; assigned to keep watch to warn of danger and to guard entrances and exits

7. mount Some experts say to mount your horse from the shoulder. mount- to get up on a horse http://www.tjcasey.net/images/horses/clinic/mountfromshoulder.jpg This rider uses steps to mount her horse. http://www.ski-epic.com/2007_monterey_horse_show/p41s_monterey_horse_show_mount_horse.jpg

8. A break in the trees allowed a gleam of light into the woods. The flashlight keychain gave off a gleam of light when turned on. gleam http://www.brookstone.com/bs_assets/images/shop/p2/MICROBEAM_p2.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/icefran/A_Gleam_of_Light.jpg gleam- a flash or beam of light

9. ledge The group stopped to rest on the mountain ledge. http://www.accsask.ca/expeditions/rp2001/snack_lefroy_ledge_jul28_rp01.jpg The cat crawled out the window and was sitting on the window’s ledge. http://www.vetnetwork.net/pca/articles/news/images/cat_on_window_ledge.jpg ledge- a narrow surface on a cliff or rock wall

10. weathercock The settlers in colonial times used weathercocks to see which way the wind was blowing. . http://www.authenticlightingandhardware.com/TIN%20WEATHER%20COCK.jpg The weathercock sat silently on the barn roof. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Weather_cock.JPG/721px-Weather_cock.JPGg weathercock- weathervane

11. assigned Paul Revere was assigned the job of warning the people. http://bostonist.com/attachments/austinist_kerry/Ride-of-Paul-Revere.jpg Laura and Lethia were assigned the task of creating a model of the Jamestown Fort. http://www.johnsmilitaryhistory.com/jamestown58.jpg assigned- past tense of assign: give out as a task

12. spread His job was to spread the news to the Patriots about the advancing British troops. http://tbn0.google.com/hosted/images/c?q=02d0be3aba81c332_large The news about Washington’s victory quickly spread throughout the area. http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j294/thidarat2006/Aug06/leutzedelaware.jpg spread- to make or become known by more people

13. These words are Homophones. It’s easy to make a mistake by writing one homophone when you mean another. Stay alert of homophones when you proofread your writing. • hear here • meet meat • hour our • one won Homophones are two or more words that sound the same, but are spelled differently and have different meanings.

14. What are the Definitions? • hear • here • meet • meat • hour • our • one • won • to listen to • at, in, or to this place • to come upon or find by chance • the flesh of an animal used for food • unit of time equal to sixty minutes • belonging to or relating to us • single person, thing, or unit • to gain a victory

15. rain reign • What do the words mean? • rain- water falling in drops from the clouds. Rain is formed from moisture condensed from water vapor in the atmosphere. • reign- the period of power of a ruler; to be a ruler; rule. Can you use each word in a sentence that demonstrates meaning?

16. These words are irregular plurals. Irregular plurals are words that don’t follow the regular rules for making words plural. Most words are made plural by adding -s or -es as in dogs or porches. Can you tell me the rules for forming regular plurals? • children • salmon • feet • people

17. Rules for Forming Plurals For words that end in a consonant and y, change the y to I and add -es as in cities. For words that end in a vowel and y, just add -s, as in keys. For some words that end in f or fe, change the f or fe to v and add -es as in leaves. For some words that end in a consonant and o, you add -es, as in potatoes. For word that end in o preceded by a vowel, just add -s, as in radios. For words that end in s, z, ch, sh, or x, just add -es.

18. What is the singular form? • children • salmon • feet • people • child • salmon • foot • person Remember to use a dictionary if you can’t remember how to make the plural form of a word. Can you use two of the words in sentences? Tell your partner you sentences.

19. Building Background • What do you already know about Paul Revere? • What important part did Paul play in the American Revolution? • He was the messenger who informed the Patriots that the British were coming to wage war.

20. Background Information • The actions described in the selection takes place in Massachusetts. The towns of Medford, Lexington, and Concord are still Massachusetts towns located near Boston. • The American Revolution had not yet started at the time of Paul Revere’s ride. The colonists were still in the early stages of protesting unfair treatment by the British and only a few were gathering arms to fight. The British wanted to stop the unrest before it could develop into a larger and stronger opposition. At the time of Revere’s ride, the British were planning to march through the countryside to seize all arms. If they had been successful, colonial opposition would have been impossible.

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22. Big Idea Keep this question in mind as you read the selection. How do individuals make changes by working together?

23. Genre: Narrative Poem In poetry, sentences are sometimes broken into parts to create two or more lines. Several lines can be grouped to form a stanza. Rhythm, or meter, is the rhythmic patterns of a poem. Stress meters are based on the number of stressed syllables in a line. Poets use figurative language to create mental pictures or images. The use of these mental pictures is called imagery.

24. Comprehension Strategies to Use Visualizing-. you should visualize literal ideas or scenes described by the author. You should be able to make inferences while you visualize that show you understand the characters feelings and moods and the selections setting. Clarifying-you should use structural elements, context and questioning to clarify unfamiliar words. You should reread to reconsider something presented earlier in the text Summarizing- you should be able to give a summary that includes only the important or main ideas. Adjusting Reading Speed- you should know when the text isn’t making sense and stop and reread. You should know how to skim and scan for specific information.

25. Focus Questions Who was Paul Revere? Did Revere achieve what he set out to do?

26. Daily Editing Correct the following sentences. Moms going to get home lat? Mom’s going to get home late. I like all of them accept the blew ones. I like all of them except the blue ones.

27. drafting Can you tell me what expository writing is? The purpose of expository writing is to present information about a topic, or to explain how to do something. The information in expository writing must be clearly and logically organized to meet the reader’s needs. This week you are going to be doing timed writing by developing expository pieces on different prompts.

28. Timed Test Strategy Read the entire prompt. Circle the direction for writing the paper, and underline each thing you are asked to write about. Take a few minutes to make notes about what you will write. Make notes for each thing required by the prompt to remind you as you work. Write your paper. Check your paper. Did you respond to each Reminder? Revise as needed.

29. Class Assignment: Writing Prompt Write a composition about what caused the American Revolution. Reminders: Make sure your writing addresses the topic of the writing prompt. Make your writing interesting to the reader. Make sure that each sentence you write helps the reader understand your composition. Make sure your ideas are clear and easy for the reader to follow. Write in detail so the reader understand what you are saying. Check your work for correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar and sentences.

30. Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics He swam across the pond. ________ He walked across the pond. Change the word across with a word that makes more sense. Ideas: around, beside Across is a preposition. A preposition is a word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word in a sentence. Prepositions are not used alone. They are followed by nouns and pronouns and their modifiers.

31. Identify the Prepositionsin the sentences. • The chair is under the desk. ________ • I am walking around the room. ________ • The pencil is on the table. ____ • She threw the paper across the room. ________

32. children moonlight noiseless shoemaker salmon wastebasket sleeveless halfway people earsplitting sightless quarterfinal countless tombstone stainless letterhead tireless flyswatter friendless showerhead Spelling Words

33. aloft muffled magnified sentinel mount to make something look bigger than it really is sentry; assigned to keep watch to warn of danger and to guard entrances and exits made softer or less loud to get up on a horse far above the ground Vocabulary Quiz

34. gleam ledge weathercock assigned spread weathervane to make or become known by more people a flash or beam of light given out as a task anarrow surface on a cliff or rock wall Vocabulary Quiz

35. moonlight churchyard overhead shoemaker The words are examples of closed compound words. Closed compound words are compound words with no space between the smaller words such as popcorn. They two words are written as on word. What two words form each compound word above? What type of words are these? compound words • moon light • church yard • over head • shoe maker Can you use each word in a sentence?

36. fearless hopeless friendless sightless fear hope friend sight What structure do the words have in common? They all have the suffix -less which means without. Hopeless means without hope. What are the base words?

37. fearless hopeless friendless sightless What do the words mean? • brave, lacking intimidation • without hope, unable to succeed or improve • without a companion • not being able to see, without vision Can you put each word into an original sentence?

38. What types of writing did Henry Wadsworth Longfellow do? He wrote poetry, textbooks, and translations. Does the poem here fit into the themes that Longfellow usually used? Yes; it is about a famous American event. Meet the Author Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

39. Did you figure out that: Paul Revere’s midnight ride made a huge difference in the country’s history. Longfellow’s poem turned Revere’s ride into legend. Many details in the poem are not historically accurate. Can you tell me who Paul Revere is now? Did Revere achieve what he set out to do? Discussing the Selection

40. Why did Paul Revere make his famous ride? He made his ride to warn the Patriots that the British were coming by land or by sea. Who was actually there that night with Paul Revere? William Dawes and Dr. Samuel Prescott Compare the role of Paul Revere in the poem with the historical information you learned from “If You lived at the Time of the American Revolution” and the Historical Note. How do they differ? This selection romanticizes Paul Revere and his ride, where as the Historical Note and the previous selection give information about Paul Revere and his contributions to the revolutionary movement. Discussing the Selection

41. Correct the following sentences. the flag the statue of liberty and Uncle Sam is just a few of Americas patriotic symbols. The flag, the Statue of Liberty, and Uncle Sam are just a few of Americas patriotic symbols. The british were about to attacked the united states at Fort McHenry? The British were about to attack the United States at Fort McHenry. . Daily Editing

42. It is important to use transition words like first, then, second, and last to make your writing clear and your ideas flow smoother. Transition words can signal time or a place, comparison or contrast, cause and effect, or summary. Using Transition Devices

43. Read the entire prompt. Circle the direction for writing the paper, and underline each thing you are asked to write about. Take a few minutes to make notes about what you will write. Make notes for each thing required by the prompt to remind you as you work. Write your paper. Check your paper. Did you respond to each Reminder? Revise as needed. Using the Timed Test Strategies

44. Today’s Writing Prompt • Write a composition telling what you did after school yesterday. • You have fifteen minutes to complete this assignment. I will give you a five minute warning at the end.

45. Spelling Word Sort - Sort your spelling words into the correct category moonlight shoemaker wastebasket halfway earsplitting quarterfinal tombstone letterhead flyswatter showerhead • Compounds irregular verbs -less children salmon people noiseless sightless countless tireless friendless sleeveless stainless

46. Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics ________________ The cat jumped off the desk and into my lap. ________________ What are some prepositions we could use to replace off and into? These are prepositional phrases. A prepositional phrase starts with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun. It can function as an adjective or adverb. What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? It rained during the ball game. _________________________

47. Vocabulary Synonyms Match the vocabulary with a word that means about the same thing as the vocabulary word. • aloft • muffled • magnified • sentinel • mount • gleam • ledge • weathercock • assigned • spread • enlarge • weather vane • shine • in the air • distribute • shelf • climb on • muted • sentry • appointed

48. Word Structure The first three words are base words. What are some derivatives of these base words? Use different prefixes and suffixes to create as many derivatives as you can in five minutes using the three base words. • fear • hope • sight • bare • would The last two words are homophones. What is the second half of each homophone pair? bear wood

49. Comprehension Check • What signal is Paul Revere’s friend suppose to give? • He is suppose to shine on lantern light from the church belfry if the British are coming by land and two lanterns if they are coming by sea. • Why does Paul Revere turn around after he sees the first light? • He wants to give his friend time to shine the second light if necessary. • What is a steed? • A horse

50. Comprehension Checkpoint • According to the poem, where is Revere at two o’clock? • He is in Concord Town. • What is Paul Revere’s midnight message? • The British are coming. • Which details support that Revere is a revolutionary? • He is involved with the planning and possibly the carrying out of the Boston Tea Party. He spies on British troops. He is a messenger for the Continental Congress.