harvesting hope word analysis the big idea: we will read aloud fluently and accurately, and with...
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Harvesting Hope
Word AnalysisThe Big Idea:
We will read aloud fluently and accurately, and with appropriate pacing, intonation, and expression
Words for Lesson 4
bathroom grandfather short-handledsingle-minded
police policy politician metropolis
cautioned lectured spaciousoversized
huelga La Causa fiesta mariachi
Day One
Compound word: A new word that is formed from two or more individual words.
bathroom grandfather
short-handled single-minded
Can you create more compound words using the two base words in bath room?
bath: bathtub bathrobe
room: ballroom backroom classroom storeroom
poli means cityPolice: a group of persons given power by a
government to keep order and to enforce the law within a city, county, state.
Policy: a guiding belief or plan that people use to help them make decisions
Politician: a person who holds or seeks a government office
Metropolis: a large important city
Day Two
We will read and explain the shades of meaning in related words.
cautioned lectured
spacious oversized
Shades of meaning: synonyms don’t have exactly the same meaning.
We explain what words mean by defining them. (Detonation: A word’s dictionary meaning)
But sometimes a word can have a negative connotation or suggested meaning.
Another word can have a positive connotation or suggested meaning.
cautioned lectured
“Cesar was stubborn, but he was not a fighter. His mother cautioned her children against fighting, urging them to use their minds and mouths work out conflicts.” p.101
The students got in a fight. The principal lectured them against fighting.
How is a “caution” different from a “lecture” ?
spacious oversized
A synonym for both adjectives could be “large”
“Many years earlier, Cesar’s grandfather had built their spacious adobe house to last forever, with walls eighteen inches thick.”
p. 101
The oversized house looked too big on the tiny piece of land.
How is “spacious” different from “oversized”?
Spanish Words and Phrases
huelga
La Causa
fiesta
mariachi
A strike
The Cause
A festive celebration, a party
A Mexican street band, or the music this band would play
Review
bathroom grandfather short-handledsingle-minded
police policy politician metropolis
cautioned lectured spaciousoversized
huelgaLa Causa fiesta mariachi
Day Three
Politics is often the topic of roundtable discussion shows that cover current events, and many heated debates are the end result.
By early morning, the natural tranquility of the ranch was broken by the untamed fury of the wild bronco the cowboys were trying to ride.
Compound words
Use the words foot and tooth to create compound words:
foot tooth
Use your new word(s) in sentences!
Review
Compound word: A new word that is formed from two or more individual words.
The Greek root poli means city
Shades of meaning: synonyms don’t have exactly the same meaning. Explain