5.4.3 Roots, Name of the Flowers, Modifiers

Roots, The Name of the Flowers, Modifiers

Lesson 5.4.3

Word Work:
Roots

Learners can:

• sort words based on roots

• pronounce multisyllabic words correctly

Roots

Categorize

Options (8)

commitment

submit

incredible

credentials

convert

overtly

structurally

substructure

Sort the words based on the root they contain.

mit (to send)

cred (to trust or believe)

vert (to turn or change)

struct (to build)

Reading: The Name of the Flowers

Learners can:

• read and annotate grade-level fiction independently

• make inferences about characters based on text evidence

• In "The Surrender Tree" we will see the world from two different perspectives: Rosa and Lieutenant Death

• Rosa was a battlefield nurse during the Cuban fight for independence

• Lieutenant Death's father was a cruel slave hunter and he expects his son to also be brutal and disregard human life

• We will be seeing Rosa as a symbol for good and Lieutenant Death as a symbol of evil

Alternating perspectives

• Today, you will read and annotate a short introductory poem and pages 3 to 9.

• Make sure you are annotating as we read!

• You can find an annotation guide on page 4 of today's edio lesson

• You can find the digital copy of the text on page 5 of today's edio lesson

First Read

Section 1: Pages 3-9

​In the first stanza, Rosa says there is a difference between how people see her and how she sees herself. People call her a witch because of her healing knowledge, but she considers herself just a simple girl

​In the next stanza, Rosa talks about natural medicine. She wants to learn what each part of a plant does so that she can heal people

​In the last stanza, Rosa compares herself to a bee. She is a valuable healing resources like a bee making honey, but people are scared of her knowledge

Multiple Choice

On page 6, you meet Lieutenant Death. What information do you learn about him?

• He is Rosa's long-lost brother.

• He is an old man who helps Rosa learn about jungle plants.

• His father hunts enslaved people who have run away.

• His father is an important general fighting against the Cuban revolutionaries.

Multiple Select

On page 8, which pieces of text evidence show that from Rosa's point of view, Lieutenant Death cannot be trusted?

• "the boy we secretly call Lieutenant Death,/ helps him make up big lies"

• "The slave hunter and his boy agree to exaggerate"

• "they will seem like heroes"

• "I watch the slavehunter as he writes his numbers"

Comparing perspectives: Rosa vs. Lt. Death

​In this last stanza, Rosa sets up the contrast or difference between what the slavehunters say versus what they actually do. Once again, things are not always as they seem. Lieutenant Death and his father are not fighting armies; they are kidnapping enslaved people.

​Rosa uses key words in the poem. She notices that Lieutenant Death and his father are lying to their superiors, and she says they "exaggerate" to try to sound more brace

She also uses the words secret and hide to emphasize that they must not cross the slavehunters or they will put themselves in danger.

Comparing perspectives: Rosa vs. Lt. Death

How does this section of the stanza compare to what Rosa was saying on page 8 about lying?

What does this reveal about the characters?

Why is it important that the underlined portion about being human is right next to these lines about counting ears?

Who is really the more humane person in this situation?

​Why do you think he is called Lieutenant Death?

WRiting:
Modifiers

Learners can:

• differentiate between adjectives and adverbs

• identify modifying words that can act as synonyms

• Modifiers are descriptive words or phrases that give more details about something else in the sentence

• We are going to focus on two types of modifiers: adjectives and adverbs

Modifiers

• Adjectives are words that describe nouns (people, places, things, or ideas)

• Example: The boy's soccer ball is multicolored.

  • Here, the adjective “multicolored” describes the noun “soccer ball.”

Adjectives vs. Adverbs

• ​Adverbs are words that describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs

• They often describe how, when, where, or to what extent something is done

• Example: The learner worked independently on his paper

  • The adverb “independently” describes how the person “worked” on their essay. “Independently” is an adverb because it is modifying a verb. 

Modifiers Walkthrough

To determine if a modifier is an adjective or adverb, you have to look at what the word is modifying.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following modifying words best replace the underlined adjective and still maintain the meaning of the sentence?

"Ernesto wanted to finish playing his video game, but he really needed to clean his messy room first."

• disorganized

• cluttered

• organizing

• overwhelmingly

• In the next several lessons, you will continue to read Rosa's story and understand her impact on the people around her. This will help you to answer the unit question: How does society influence the next generation?

• The rest of class is Choice Time. You can be working on:

  • Silent Reading

  • Get help from Mrs. Massack

  • Overdue Edio Lessons

Wrap Up and Choice Time