Lesson 4.2.4

​Lesson 4.2.4

Latin Root clam/claim- Exploring Story Elements- Editing Narrative Writing Project

Tuesday, December 9th 2025

​Vowel Team _ue


1. Gold has a high value.

2. I need a tissue.

​Vowel Team ew


1. I flew to visit my friends.

2. She is chewing her food carefully.

​Vowel Team _oo


1. She was shooing the bugs away.

2. The owl was hooting in the tree.

Open Ended

Listen to Mrs. W and spell the word.

​Latin Root clam or claim means
-To shout

-Claim can also mean to declare




What do you think clamor means?



The girls clamor with excitement when holding the puppies!

Match

Match the words to their definitions

• acclaimed

• proclamation

• exhibit

declare how good or famous something is

Shout out an announcement for something

to take something out to show it

• declare how good or famous something is

• Shout out an announcement for something

• to take something out to show it

Multiple Choice

Why did so many people want the purse?

• They thought it was their purse.

• They wanted to take it to its owner.

• They thought something was valuable inside.

Brain Break!
Up next: Reading

​video on page 2*

Open Ended

Who are the important characters in the story?

Open Ended

The setting of Biking for Cause changes throughout the book. What are some of the settings? (where a story takes place)

​What problems did the main characters have to solve?

How did they solve them?

Categorize

Options (6)

gives up easily

unsure

embarrassed

proud

confident

determined

Which character traits describe Jae at the beginning of the story, and which describe him at the end of the story?

beginning

end

Multiple Choice

Which event happens at the end of the story?

• Jae does not finish the race, but he gets an ice cream sandwich anyway.

• Jae's brother makes fun of him for his new bike outfit.

• Jae finishes the race in just one day.

• Jae finishes the race in two days and is very proud of himself.

Brain Break :)
Up next: Writing

Draw

Writing Activity Book page 49

​Narrative Writing: Editing