Open Court 4TH GRADEUnit 2: Dollars and Sense
Lesson 5: Food From the Hood: A Garden of Hope
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VOCABULARYcommunity
organic
vendorrestoring
harvest
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community« use context clues »
They talked about different ways they could rebuild their community.
all the people who live in the same place
“We all want to give something back to the community, and this was the way to do it,” Carlos remembered.
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restoring« use context clues »
Carlos and 38 of Ms. Bird’s other students decided that planting was an important step towards restoring their neighborhood.
bringing something back to what it was like at first
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harvest« use context clues »
Everyone agreed that their harvests should to people unable to buy food.
a crop that has been picked
Food in the ‘Hood harvested its first crop two months after forming a business.Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS
organic« use context clues »
Carlos heard that the prince loved organic gardening.
grown without chemicals
Whole Foods sells organic foods. Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS
vendor« use context clues »
And herbs and spices came from small vendors rather than larger grocery store suppliers.
someone who sells a product
There are many vendors selling Barak Obama shirts in Washington, DC.
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Review of vocabulary
all the people who live in the same place
communityrestoringharvestorganicvendor
bringing something back to what it was like at firsta crop that has been pickedgrown without chemicalssomeone who sells a product
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Word KnowledgeThese words are indicators of time and order:
There are two pairs of antonyms
now after before then
now/thenbefore/after Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS
Word KnowledgeThese words have different spellings of the /er/ sound:suburbs
perfect
neighborhood
mustard
(ur)
(or)
(ar)(er)survive, number, color,
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Word KnowledgeThese words contain different spellings of the Long i sound:qualified
supply
right
survive
(ie)
(igh)
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Word KnowledgeThese words from “Food from the ‘Hood: A Garden of Hope” contain the /er/ sound spelled ear or er and the /ar/ sound spelled ar.
remembered
scholarship
earned
harvest
(er)
(ear)
(ar)
(ar)
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Word KnowledgeIn the sentence below, identify the word indicating order.Students watered the garden after school.
after
What is the antonym of after?
Students watered the garden before school.
before
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Word KnowledgeIn the sentence below, identify the plural nouns.Families traveled from the city to the suburbs.
Families
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Word KnowledgeIn the sentence below, find the past tense verb.The community needed more than food to survive.
needed
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Word KnowledgeIn the sentence below, change the past tense verb to the present tense.The community needed more than food to survive.The community needs more than food to survive.
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Word KnowledgeIn the sentence below, identify the word that contains the /ar/ sound. How is it spelled?A harvest is the gathering of crops when they are ripe.
(ar)harvest
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Literary Elements“Food from the ‘Hood: A Garden of Hope” is an example of an informational article.It is nonfiction, gives facts and other information about a topic, and the purpose is to inform.
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Literary Elements
An informational article may do one or more of the following:1.describe nouns,2.compare & contrast
nouns, or3.tell how to do
something.
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Literary ElementsCopy and answer the following questions as you read the selection.1. What caused the students to
begin gardening?2. How did the business start?3. Besides the students, who else
helped?4. How did their business grow?5. Was the business successful?
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Literary Elements
Open your student anthology to “Food from the ‘Hood: A Garden of Hope” on page 156.Mama Akuba-Tree of Life PCS