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Breaking Into PrintBefore and After the
Invention of the Printing Press
Open Court Level 4 / Unit 5 - Communication/ Lesson 3/ pp. 436-439
Melissa Lape- Wilson Elementary
parchment
quill
scribes
manuscripts
tinkered
parchmentAnimal skin, usually from sheep or goats, that is made into a tough translucent paper for writing.
Melissa Lape
Wilson Elementary
A French monk sat hunched over a parchment page.
The ancient diary was written on parchment.
quillA hollow wing or tail feather used for writing
Melissa Lape
Wilson Elementary
He dipped a goose quill in some ink and began to write.
A quill dipped in ink was an early kind of pen.
scribes People who copy manuscripts or books by hand
Melissa Lape
Wilson Elementary
His scribes, however, created a new script that made writing easier to understand.
Scribes, or people who copied manuscripts, were very important to the community long ago.
manuscripts Books or papers written by hand
Melissa Lape
Wilson Elementary
The risk of fire from candles posed too great a danger to their precious manuscripts.
Original manuscripts of early books are very rare and valuable.
http://www.bl.uk/collections/treasures/diamond.html
tinkered Worked in a clumsy or unskilled way
Melissa Lape
Wilson Elementary
Over the next few years, Guttenberg tinkered with the printing process.
My father tinkered with the car, but he wasn’t able to fix it.
Breaking Into Print- Vocabulary Review -
parchment_
quill_
scribes_
manuscripts_
tinkered_D. Animal skin, usually from sheep or goats, that is made into a tough translucent paper for writing.
A. A hollow wing or tail feather used for writing
B. People who copy manuscripts or books by hand
C. Worked in a clumsy or unskilled way
E. Books or papers written by hand
Breaking Into Print Word Knowledge
The words in the list are all comparative forms.
longer long longer longest
cheaper cheap cheaper cheapest
taller tall taller tallest
simpler simple simpler simplest
easier (easy) *change the y to i then add -er
Regular comparative adjectives and adverbs are formed by adding the suffix –er.
Melissa Lape
Wilson Elementary
Breaking Into Print Word Knowledge
These words have the /f/ sound spelled ph.
alphabet
phrase
philosophy
geography
trophy
dolphin Melissa Lape
Wilson Elementary
Breaking Into Print Word Knowledge
Theses words show how single and double consonants following a vowel sound
hopped hoped
filled filed
robbed robed
The double consonant The single consonant
signals short vowel sound. signals long vowel sound
He hoped to finish before the first snow fell. (long or short vowel sound?)
Melissa Lape
Wilson Elementary
Breaking Into Print Word Knowledge
These words contain the suffix –ly.
close closely
bold boldly
rare rarely
soft softly
quiet quietly
What is the meaning of the suffix –ly changes? Melissa Lape
Wilson Elementary
Breaking Into Print Word Knowledge
He made the press taller.
The word press is used as a noun in this sentence.
Give examples of sentences that uses press as a verb.
Example:
Sally pressed the on button for the computer. Melissa Lape
Wilson Elementary
Breaking Into Print Word Knowledge
The writer filled his inkwell.What is the tense of the verb in this sentence?--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change the verb to future tense and say the new sentence.
The writer fills his inkwell.
Change the verb to present tense and say the new sentence.
The writer will fill his inkwell. Melissa Lape
Wilson Elementary
Breaking Into Print Word Knowledge
Astronauts boldly go into space.Which word has the –ly suffix in this sentence?--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Which word has the –ly suffix in this sentence?
It would break too easily. Which word has the –ly suffix in this sentence?
It would lose its shape too quickly.
Books were no longer rare or costly.Which word has the –ly suffix in this sentence?
Melissa Lape
Wilson Elementary
History of the Printing Press
Reproduction of Gutenberg-era Press on display at the Printing History Museum in Lyon, France.
Melissa Lape
Wilson Elementary
Johannes Gutenberg and the Printing Press
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press with replaceable wooden or metal letters in 1436. (completed by 1440).
Links:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Gutenberg
Resource: The History of Making Books/Scholastic/ Voyages of Discovery
Gutenberg was a poor businessman and made little money from his printing system. Gutenberg began experimenting with metal typography after he had moved from his native Germany to France around 1430.
Melissa Lape
Wilson Elementary