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Breaking Into Print Before and After the Invention of the Printing Press

Breaking Into Print Before and After the Invention of the Printing Press. parchment quill scribes manuscripts tinkered. Open Court Level 4 / Unit 5 - Communication / Lesson 3/ pp. 436-439 Melissa Lape- Wilson Elementary. parchment.

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Breaking Into Print Before and After the Invention of the Printing Press

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  1. Breaking Into PrintBefore and After the Invention of the Printing Press parchment quill scribes manuscripts tinkered Open Court Level 4 / Unit 5 - Communication/ Lesson 3/ pp. 436-439 Melissa Lape- Wilson Elementary

  2. parchment • Animal skin, usually from sheep or goats, that is made into a tough translucent paper for writing. A French monk sat hunched over a parchment page. The ancient diary was written on parchment. Melissa Lape Wilson Elementary

  3. quill • A hollow wing or tail feather used for writing He dipped a goose quill in some ink and began to write. A quill dipped in ink was an early kind of pen. Melissa Lape Wilson Elementary

  4. scribes • People who copy manuscripts or books by hand His scribes, however, created a new script that made writing easier to understand. Scribes, or people who copied manuscripts, were very important to the community long ago. Melissa Lape Wilson Elementary

  5. manuscripts • Books or papers written by hand http://www.bl.uk/collections/treasures/diamond.html The risk of fire from candles posed too great a danger to their precious manuscripts. Original manuscripts of early books are very rare and valuable. Melissa Lape Wilson Elementary

  6. tinkered • Worked in a clumsy or unskilled way Over the next few years, Guttenberg tinkered with the printing process. My father tinkered with the car, but he wasn’t able to fix it. Melissa Lape Wilson Elementary

  7. Breaking Into Print- Vocabulary Review - • parchment_ • quill_ • scribes_ • manuscripts_ • tinkered_ A. A hollow wing or tail feather used for writing B. People who copy manuscripts or books by hand C. Worked in a clumsy or unskilled way D. Animal skin, usually from sheep or goats, that is made into a tough translucent paper for writing. E. Books or papers written by hand

  8. Breaking Into Print Word Knowledge The words in the list are all comparative forms. longer long longer longest cheaper cheap cheaper cheapest taller tall taller tallest simpler simple simpler simplest easier (easy) *change the y to i then add -er Regular comparative adjectives and adverbs are formed by adding the suffix –er. Melissa Lape Wilson Elementary

  9. Breaking Into Print Word Knowledge These words have the /f/ sound spelled ph. alphabet phrase philosophy geography trophy dolphin Melissa Lape Wilson Elementary

  10. Breaking Into Print Word Knowledge Theses words show how single and double consonants following a vowel sound hopped hoped filled filed robbed robed The double consonant The single consonant signals short vowel sound. signals long vowel sound He hoped to finish before the first snow fell. (long or short vowel sound?) Melissa Lape Wilson Elementary

  11. Breaking Into Print Word Knowledge These words contain the suffix –ly. close closely bold boldly rare rarely soft softly quiet quietly What is the meaning of the suffix –ly changes? Melissa Lape Wilson Elementary

  12. Breaking Into Print Word Knowledge He made the press taller. The word pressis used as a noun in this sentence. Give examples of sentences that uses press as a verb. Example: Sally pressed the on button for the computer. Melissa Lape Wilson Elementary

  13. Breaking Into Print Word Knowledge The writer filled his inkwell. What is the tense of the verb in this sentence? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Change the verb to present tense and say the new sentence. The writer fills his inkwell. Change the verb to future tense and say the new sentence. The writer will fill his inkwell. Melissa Lape Wilson Elementary

  14. Breaking Into Print Word Knowledge Astronauts boldly go into space. Which word has the –ly suffix in this sentence? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It would break too easily. Which word has the –ly suffix in this sentence? It would lose its shape too quickly. Which word has the –ly suffix in this sentence? Books were no longer rare or costly. Which word has the –ly suffix in this sentence? Melissa Lape Wilson Elementary

  15. History of the Printing Press Reproduction of Gutenberg-era Press on display at the Printing History Museum in Lyon, France. Melissa Lape Wilson Elementary

  16. Johannes Gutenberg and the Printing Press • Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press with replaceable wooden or metal letters in 1436. • (completed by 1440). Gutenberg was a poor businessman and made little money from his printing system. Gutenberg began experimenting with metal typography after he had moved from his native Germany to France around 1430. Links:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Gutenberg Resource: The History of Making Books/Scholastic/ Voyages of Discovery Melissa Lape Wilson Elementary

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