4th Grade, Unit 7, Lesson 16

Lesson 16:
An Allegory of
Independence

Grade 4 | Unit 7: American Revolution

Our Learning
Goals

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What are our learning goals?

I can compare and contrast Rip Van Winkle’s outlook on the
Revolutionary War prior to falling asleep and after he awoke.

I can use modal auxiliary verbs and forms of the verb to be to
express various conditions.

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What are our learning goals?

I can recognize various roots and the suffixes –able and –ible as
clues to the meaning of words, and use the words
in writing.

I can develop and strengthen my cause and effect essay as
needed, by planning, revising, and editing.

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Reading
About It

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The Road to Independence

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Close Reading,
Chapter 9

“Rip Van Winkle”

The Big
Question

How does Washington
Irving weave fact
and fiction together in
the telling of
“Rip Van Winkle”?

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Multiple Choice

What does it mean that Rip Van Winkle is "ready to attend to anybody's business but his own?"

• Rip Van Winkle is more interested in helping others with their tasks or problems rather than focusing on his own responsibilities or affairs.
• Rip Van Winkle is known for being lazy and unproductive in his own tasks
• Rip Van Winkle is only interested in his own affairs and ignores everyone else
• Rip Van Winkle is always focused on his own business and never helps others

Multiple Choice

What can you infer about the relationship between Rip Van Winkle and his wife?

• Their relationship has a lot of arguments and complaining. They do not seem to like each other.

• Their relationship is harmonious, meaning they get along great.

• Their relationship is non-existent, with Rip living alone.
• Their relationship is professional, with Rip and his wife working together.

Multiple Choice

Console means to comfort or try to make someone feel better or less sad. How do you think Rip Van Winkle's wife feels about the way he spends his time with the other men to comfort himself?

• She probably feels joyful or content.
• She probably feels indifferent or apathetic.
• She probably feels proud or impressed.
• She probably feels upset and that he is wasting his time.

Multiple Choice

The idiom "heart sank: is used in the first sentence of the paragraph of p. 78. What does it mean that Rip's heart sank?

• Rip's heart sank means he felt a sudden drop in his mood or spirits, indicating disappointment, sadness, or worry.
• Rip's heart skipped a beat
• Rip's heart floated
• Rip's heart soared

Multiple Choice

Air is a multiple meaning word. Air can mean the invisible gases surrounding the Earth. Air can also mean appearance, or certain quality. What is the meaning of the word air in this context?

• smell or taste
• solid matter
• appearance or certain quality
• water vapor

Multiple Choice

When Rip tells his story, many are skeptical. What does the word skeptical mean?

• believing without question
• confident
• trustworthy
• having doubts about something

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Discussing the
Chapter

Check for
Understanding

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Discussing the
Chapter

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revere

What words are we learning about?

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revere

Synonyms and Antonyms Activity

Looking at
Language

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Grammar

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to be Verbs and
Modal Auxiliary Verbs

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The soldiers __________ joyful that the war
__________ end soon.
(to be, will)

I __________ curious about what __________
happen next.

(to be, might)

Morphology

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Suffixes –able and –ible

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Suffixes

A suffix is a syllable or syllables placed at the end of a root word to
change the word’s meaning and/or to form a different word.

enjoy

enjoyable

predict

predictable

access

accessible

collect

collectible

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Multiple Choice

When I am sick, I like the __________ of my own bed instead of the couch downstairs.

• collectible

• comfortable

• comfort

• predict

• predictable

Multiple Choice

I know a book is written well when I am unable to ______ the ending ahead of time.

• collectible

• comfortable

• comfort

• predict

• predictable

Multiple Choice

Our nature guide explained which plants along the trail were ______ and which were harmful if ingested.

• collectible

• eat

• edible

• predict

• predictable

Multiple Choice

The car my grandfather restored is very rare and is now considered a _________.

• collectible

• eat

• edible

• collect

• predictable

Multiple Choice

My afternoons after school follow a ______ pattern as I usually have a snack first, then get started on my homework.

• collectible

• eat

• predict

• collect

• predictable

Multiple Choice

I like to _____ old stamps from mail sent long ago.

• collectible

• eat

• predict

• collect

• predictable

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