5.4.6 Roots, Reflect on Part 1, Modifiers

Roots, Reflecting on Part 1, Modifiers

5.4.6

Word Work: Roots

Learners can:

• recognize the meaning of a word in a sentence

• create a sentence using a multisyllabic word 

Roots

​Root	​Definition
​mit	to send​
cred​	to trust or believe​
vert​	to turn or change​
struct​	to build​

Multiple Choice

Which of the following reflects the best definition of credibility?

• trustworthy

• the ability to change someone's mind

• the capability of being trusted or believed

• the capability of sending information to a reliable source

Reading: Reflecting on Part 1

Learners can:

• explain how narrative elements affect one another

• use text evidence to support a claim

• In Part 1, you meet Rosa and Lieutenant Death

• They both discuss enslaved people and the dangers they face in the jungles of Cuba

• To complete the Part 1 Reflection, go to page 3 of today's edio lesson and download the notes page

• Today we will fill out page 1 together, make sure to save your work, we will finish the document in an upcoming lesson

Narrative Elements

Parts of Plot

​1. Exposition
2. Exciting Incident

​3. Rising Action

​4. Climax

​5. Falling Action

​We are going to fill out the exposition and rising action boxes on your notes page, again, don't forget to save your document after you fill it out!

​6. Resolution

Writing: Modifiers in Context

Learners can:

• identify modifying words and phrases in context

• identify the purpose of modifying words

• Writers choose specific words and phrases to 

  engage their audiences

•  The language in The Surrender Tree does just that

• Engle uses lots of descriptive language to engage readers

• Here, she describes the beauty of the forest at night

• Without descriptions like these, it would be much more difficult for readers to understand the setting of the story

Modifiers in Descriptive Writing

Match

Match the underlined phrase to the answer that identifies its phrase type and the purpose the modifier serves.

• Earlier in the day, Dylan washed the dirty dishes.

• The light above the kitchen sink is flickering rapidly.

• Earlier in the day, Dylan washed the dirty dishes.

• The light above the kitchen sink is flickering rapidly.

Phrase acts as an adverb, describes when

Phrase acts as an adj, describes where

Phrase acts as adj, describes condition

Word is an adverb, describes how

• Phrase acts as an adverb, describes when

• Phrase acts as an adj, describes where

• Phrase acts as adj, describes condition

• Word is an adverb, describes how

• In the next several lessons, we will continue to read Rosa's story

• 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

Wrap Up and Choice Time