4.2.4 Prefixes, "the Veldt," Verb Review

Prefixes, "The Veldt," Verb Review

Lesson 4.2.5

Word Work: Prefixes

Learners can:  

• recognize the meaning of a word in a sentence

• use newly learned words to create original sentences

Prefixes

• dia-: through, across, between

• ex/e-: out, from

• post-: after

• co-: with, together

Multiple Choice

Which of the following reflects the best definition of excavate?

• to dig and hollow something out

• to dig after something

• to dig between two points

• to dig together

Multiple Choice

Which of the following reflects the best definition of postglacial?

• occurring through a glacial period

• occurring after a glacial period

• occurring from a glacial period

• occurring with a glacial period

Reading: "The Veldt" First Read Part II

Learners can:

• recall details from the second half of “The Veldt”

• summarize “The Veldt”

"The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury begins with a husband and wife discussing what is wrong with their nursery. The wife thinks they should get a psychologist to come look at it. Their family lives in something called a HappyLife Home. It takes care of them.

George and Lydia enter the nursery, and it uses technology to recreate an African veldt complete with vultures and lions.

Exposition

The lions are eating something in the distance but charge toward Lydia and George.

The lions are so realistic that they frighten Lydia. She and George discuss their overreliance on technology and decide the family needs to take a break from it.

Inciting Incident

George and Lydia wait for their children, Peter and Wendy, to get home. They want to talk to them about the veldt and the planned vacation from their technology-ridden home.

George attempts to get the nursery to switch from the veldt to something more benign, but it will not change. Peter and Wendy come home and pretend like they do not know anything about Africa or the veldt in the nursery. Later, George finds his wallet chewed by the veldt's lions.

Rising Action

• As you discovered in the first half of the story, George and Lydia are excessively fearful and uncertain about the virtual veldt in the nursery.

• One of the core ideas in the story is paranoia.

• paranoia: (n) a tendency on the part of a person or group toward excessive distrust of others

• Example: Sarah's paranoia often led her to triple-check the locks before she went to bed.

Vocab: Paranoia

Today, you will read the second half of “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury. 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.

We will pick up on page 119 in your ELA Notebook.

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First Read Part II

Multiple Choice

Why did the screams that George and Lydia hear earlier in the story sound so familiar?

• They were hearing the screams of Peter and Wendy.

• They were hearing a scream from their favorite scary movie.

• They were hearing their own screams.

• They were hearing a scream from Mr. McClean.

Writing: Verb Review, Research Topic

Learners can:

• review verb concepts

• describe background information about their research topic

Grammar Time!

​A perfect tense verb is a verb that demonstrates an action that happened in the past but is still related to the present, like an action that is still continuing or that changes over time.

​Verb tenses are forms of a verb that show if something occurred in the past, present, or future. Many verbs add ‑ed or ‑ing or a helping verb to indicate verb tense to do this, but some, such as ran and run, slightly modify the verb.

​A linking verb is a type of verb that connects the subject of a sentence with a word or phrase that renames or describes the subject.

​A verb is a word that shows an action or state of being.

Verb moods express an attitude. There are three main types of verb moods in the English language:

• indicative: verbs used to express a statement or ask a question

• imperative: verbs used to issue commands and directions

• subjunctive: verbs used to express wants, wishes, or doubts that are contrary to facts

​Active voice is when the subject is acting or is the doer while the passive voice is when the subject is acted on. Most English language writing and speaking use the active voice. However, there are occasions in which people may elect to use the passive voice. You might use the passive voice to draw attention to the recipient of the action or the action.

• It is important to build your background information about a topic before completing a research paper

• The internet is a great source of information, but sometimes there is too much information

• We are going to check out some tips and tricks for how to effectively look for information

Research and Information

Step 1: Open the search engine of your choice (Google, Edge, Safari)
Step 2: Type a word or phrase related to your topic. If you want to search for that exact phrase, put quotation marks around your words

​Step 3: Read through the resources that the search engine generates (try to stick to websites that seem valid and reliable)
Step 4: Use the Informational Writing Notes document from that we started yesterday to record your notes about the websites

Tips and Tricks

• Yesterday, you created a research question for your essay. Today, you are using that research question to drive your search for background information.

• Spend the next 15 minutes building background information

• Copy down the websites you are using on the Informational Writing Notes document that we started (if you need a blank copy, it can be found on page 6 of today's lesson)

Time to Work!

• After you finish finding background information, and updating your Informational Writing Notes document, 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