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Day 2

Concept talk

What are the rewards in helping others?

PARTNER SHARE• How can being stranded cause a

person great distress?• Describe a time when you did a favor

for someone.• Why is it important not to panic in a

difficult situation?

Amazing WordsPraise- if you praise someone, you express

warm approval or admirationShe loved the praise her mom gave her.Nurture- means to bring up or care forChuck and Jen nurture the baby bird until

it was able to fly away.

Teach your partner what these amazing words mean.

Word AnalysisSuffixes –tion, -ion

When you add the suffix to a word, you change what the word means.

The suffix –tion and –ion changes a verb into a noun that means “the state or result of”.

Word AnalysisThe word fascination has the suffix –tion. The base word is fascinate. Fascinate is a verb that means “to interest intensely”. Adding the suffix -tion changes the verb fascinate into the noun fascination, which means “the state of being intensely interested”.

Literary TermsWe are going to need our books now. 1-56-1011-1516-2021-26

Literary TermsSymbolism

A symbol is a person, place or thing that represents an abstract idea. For example, one common symbol is a dove. It is a bird, but it also stands for peace.

Symbolism• Let’s look at “Ah Tcha’s Leaves” on

page 233. In folk tales, characters often symbolize, or stand for certain types of people in real life.

• Ah Tcha is very wealthy at the beginning and end of the story. I think he symbolizes wealthy, powerful people.

Resolution• In author’s story structure their

stories with plot elements such as conflict, rising action, climax, and resolution.

• In the resolution, the conflict is resolved, the action winds down, and the story ends.

Resolution• When I look at “Ah Tcha’s Leaves” I see that

the resolution is when Nu Wu charms the leaves and Ah Tcha is able to stay awake. The action winds down and the story ends as we learn that Ah Tcha becomes wealthy again. I can see how other events in the story lead up to this resolution. The resolution solves the problem of Ah Tcha falling asleep. I remember Nu Wu appeared earlier, so it makes sense she is part of the resolution.

Vocabulary• Astonished- syn- surprised • shocked, surprised

• Behavior- syn-way of acting• the way a person acts or behaves

• Teach your partner these words.

Vocabulary• Benefactor- someone who helps

someone out financially with no expectation of payback

• Distribution- syn- giving out• To give or pass out something

• TEACH YOUR PARTNER THESE WORDS

Vocabulary• gratitude- syn- thankfulness• To be grateful or thankful

• Procession-syn-group moving together• A group of people or animals moving

together

• TEACH YOUR PARTNER THESE WORDS

Vocabulary• Recommend- syn-heartily suggest• To suggest or offer

• Sacred – syn- holy• Something that is considered holy

• Traditions- things that you do for certain events

• TEACH YOUR PARTNER THESE WORDS

GREEK AND LATIN ROOTS

• I took a photograph of the mountain. • In Greek, photo means “light” and graph

means “to write”.• This makes sense in the sentence

because I know that I need light to take a picture with a camera and the light “writes” the image. Knowing this word will help me understand other words with the roots photo and graph, such as a photographic, biography, and telegraph.

GREEK AND LATIN ROOTS

• What is the meaning of photographic?

• What is the meaning of biography?

• What is the meaning of telegraph?

Conventions• Action and linking verbs:• Jana ate the sandwich.• Pedro is happy today. • “ate” is an action verb, it describes

the action of eating.• “is” is a linking verb, because it links

Pedro with being happy without using an action.

SPELLING Vowel sounds with r

Daily Fix itLets take a look at

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WRITINGPoems include:• Verse• Rhyme• Rhythm• They use techniques like:• Onomatopoeia-words imitate sounds• Assonance-repetition of vowel sounds• Alliteration- repetition of beginning letter sounds

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• What might make us want to do a good deed?

• What kinds of good deeds have you or others?

• What reward did you receive for doing that deed?

• How long might it take to be rewarded for a good deed?

Folk Tale• A folk tale is a story that has been passed

down through oral tradition over many generations. Folk tales often reflect the customs and beliefs of a particular culture.

• The characters are often stereotypes, and they fulfill one particular function. The conflicts are usually resolved by good being rewarded and evil being punished.

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• Think about how good deeds can come back to help people later.

• Read to page 243.