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1. NAME The Unit Organizer 4 BIGGER PICTURE DATE Consonants that are also vowels NEXT UNIT /Experience LAST UNIT /Experience 2 3 CURRENT UNIT CURRENT UNIT 1 6. Basic Suffixes and consonant-le syllable type 4. Long vowel sounds, vowel consonant “e” syllable, two sounds of “s”, “ve” rules 5. Open syllable type, “y” as a vowel, double consonants, schwa Student Activities or Assignments 8 UNIT MAP is about... 5 Recognizing open syllables and the different vowel sounds of “y”. double consonants, schwa Objective Review Warm-Up Drill Interactive white-boards Small Group purposeful talk Independent silent reading of words in isolation Paired reading aloud Closure activity Assessments: Phoneme/Syllable Quiz Charting Open Syllable Different sounds of vowel “y” Schwa sounds for “a” , “i” Double Consonants 6 Where is the vowel located in an open syllable. Compare and contrast the sounds of vowel “y” in single vs. multisyllabic words. How does a double consonant combination effect the first syllable? Predict when “a” will make the schwa sound in a word. Compare and contrast where the schwas “a” and “i” will usually be found in words. Analyze Compare and contrast Cause and effect Predict UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS RELATIONSHIPS UNIT 7

2. NAME The Unit Organizer DATE Expanded Unit Map 9 is about... 10 NEW UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS 5. Open syllable type, “y” as a vowel, double consonants, schwa Recognizing open syllables and the different vowel sounds of “y”. Double consonants, schwa Open syllable Different sounds of vowel “y” Double consonants Schwa sounds for “a”, “i” has 1 vowel The schwa sound of “a” is the short “u” sound Ex: tundra “y” as a vowel in an open syllable has two sounds /i/ , /e/ are two identical consonants together ex: rabbit the vowel is long Schwa “a” will always say the short “u” sound at the end of multisyllabic words Ex: extra, toga When vowel “y” ends a single syllabic word it says the long “i” Ex. cry the vowel must be the last letter of the syllable the purpose is to close the first syllable holy vs. holly diner vs. dinner open syllables can be found in single or multisyllabic words Ex: no , program All single syllabic words ending with the long “i” sound use a “y” Ex: fly, sty Except : pi, hi “a” will often say its schwa sound at the beginning of a word. Ex: amaze , alone “y” will always say /i/ at the end of single syllabic words Ex: my, sly When “y” ends a multisyllabic word it can say /e/ or /i/ Ex: happy , comply The schwa sound of “i” is the short “i” or “u” Ex: compliment How might the sound of vowel “y” change depending on the number of syllables?