2.4.9 WW Review, "Hear That," Past/Present/Future Tense Verbs

Word Work Review, "Hear That," Past, Present, and Future Tense Verbs

Lesson 2.4.7

Word Work: Review

Learners can:

• use affixes and roots to create new multisyllabic words

• Prefixes are added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning

• Each prefix has its own meaning

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Prefix Review

• Suffixes are added to the end of a word to change its meaning

• Each suffix has its own meaning

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Suffix Review

• The root is the base of the word

• We add prefixes and suffixes to a root word to change its meaning

• Each root has its own meaning

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Root Review

Reading: "Hear That?"

Learners can:

• recall details from "Hear That?"

• identify the main idea of a nonfiction article

• determine differences between an informational nonfiction text and a narrative nonfiction text

• We will be reading a selection of nonfiction articles published in a larger collection titled Real Kids, Real Stories, Real Change: Courageous Actions Around the World.

• Garth Sundem wrote the collection.

• His wife is a teacher, and he was inspired after visiting her class.

• The students were studying heroes.

• He noticed that the students had trouble connecting and learning from the heroism stories because the heroes seemed too old and out of reach!  

• Sundem wants to illustrate that heroes do not need to be older people. They can be people just like the students in class.

Author Information

• Real Kids, Real Stories, Real Change was first published in 2006.

• Some of the technology and the situations described might seem a little outdated or maybe not even necessary as technology has improved over the years.

• Each story highlights an example of real people taking clear steps to improve the world around them based on available resources.

• The people in Real Kids, Real Stories, Real Change inspire and remind everyone that if you wait for the perfect time to try a solution, you might never do it!

Historical Context

• Nonfiction writing is based on factual events and experiences.

• Nonfiction writing should reflect real events.

• Informational nonfiction is work meant to inform the reader about a specific topic.  

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Nonfiction Writing

Today, you will read "Hear That?" by Garth Sundem. Your focus should be on understanding the text and enjoying the text. As you read, make annotations about:

• questions;

• emotional responses; and

• items of interest.

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First Read

​Page 85 in your ELA notebook

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of "Hear That?"

• Ryan Patterson created an award-winning electronic ASL translator as his science fair project.

• Ryan Patterson asked Tiff to go to the prom with him using ASL.

• Ryan chose to make his translator out of a golf glove.

• ASL uses hand, arm, and facial movements to communicate.

Multiple Select

How did Ryan and his science fair project affect the people around him?

Select 2 answers.

• His invention won an award and directed media attention to Ryan.

• His invention made it easier for people who use ASL to communicate.

• His invention drew attention to some of the challenges that people who use ASL face while ordering at a restaurant.

• His invention allowed his girlfriend, who is deaf, to more easily order at restaurants.

Writing: Past, Present, Future Tense Verbs and Narrative Writing

Learners can:

• use perfect tense verbs

• incorporate details and events to build the exposition of a narrative project draft

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• Read the passage to the left.

• Which of the hot spots show incorrect verb tenses?

• Remember this passage is written in the past tense!

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Verb Tense Practice

• Use the remainder of your time today to work on your narrative writing project. You already completed:

  • a story map

  • a quick draft

  • a pacing plan.

• Today, you will add details to the exposition of your narrative writing project.

• Take a close look at your exposition, what details about the main character and setting can you add?

• You may want to add details about background information, foreshadowing, or theme.

Narrative Writing

After you finish writing/working on your exposition, the rest of class is choice time. You can be working on:
-iReady Reading Practice
-Silent Reading
-Get help from Mrs. Massack
-Overdue Edio Lessons

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Choice Time