Love As Strong As Ginger:Love As Strong As Ginger: A Grandmother in ChinaA Grandmother in China by: Lenore Lookby: Lenore Look

Genre:Realistic Fiction

• Comprehension Skills:• *Making Connections *Visualizing

*Monitor & Clarify *Author’s Point of View• *Inferencing - use context clues along with your own knowledge of

experiences to understand characters or events

• Word Knowledge:

• Homonyms

• long a spelled ai

• /ch/ sound spelled ch

• consonant blends: gr, cr, pr, sp, st

Spelling patternconsonant blends

territory

extraterrestrial

subterranean

terra cotta

geography

geode

astronaut

nautical

nauseous

navigate

navigator

navy

throatstressswallowflavorclothingstubbornprofitclinicbrokenblister

sparklestartlestumblecruelgreedygrandmacrowdedapronspongesstarched

Grammar:

Proper Adjectives

Choosing Different Adjectives

Love As Strong As Ginger:Love As Strong As Ginger: A Grandmother in ChinaA Grandmother in China

Story VocabularyStory Vocabulary

dialectdumplingmalletsingsongginger

dialect “use context clues”

“GininGinin, may I try those on?” I asked one day. “Chiubungbung” she replied, meaning stinky-stinky in Taishanese, our Chinese dialect.

dialectdialect - a form of language that - a form of language that is spoken in a particular area or is spoken in a particular area or by a particular group of people.by a particular group of people.

dumpling “use context clues”

She taught me how to make doong, sticky rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves, and I taught her how to dress a fashion doll.

dumplingdumpling-a small pocket of dough -a small pocket of dough filled with a meat or vegetable filled with a meat or vegetable mixture and cooked by steaming or mixture and cooked by steaming or boiling.boiling.

mallet“use context clues”

“How do you crack a crab ?” “With a mallet.” She made a pounding fist.

malletmallet- a type of hammer with a - a type of hammer with a head made of wood or other hard head made of wood or other hard material.material.

singsong“use context clues”

When the bus came, it was crowded with ladies, clucking their tongues in singsong language.

singsongsingsong-having a repetitive, -having a repetitive, musical sound.musical sound.

ginger“use context clues”

“You were right Katie,” she said, chowing scallions, ginger, and black beans with crab taste good.

ginger-ginger-a strong-tasting spice a strong-tasting spice made from ground ginger root.made from ground ginger root.

Word Knowledge- Homonym pairs

1. might 2. current

3. roll 4. tick

Homonyms-words with different meanings that have the same pronunciation and spelling.

Word KnowledgeHomonym pairs

might

current

roll

tick

strength or future tense of may

flow of electricity or of the present

a type of bread or turning over and over

a bug or the sound a clock makes

All of these words contain long a spelled ai.

fairhairpaingain

Can you think of Additional examples of words containing long a spelled ai ?

All of these words contain the/ch/ sound spelled /ch/.

Chinatown

lunchtime

chives

chase

Can you think of additional examples of words containing the /ch/ sound spelled /ch/?

All of these words contain the consonant blends gr,cr,pr,sp,and st.Grandma

Crowded

Apron

Sponges

starched

Can you think of additional examplesWords containing the consonant blends gr,cr,pr, sp,and st ?

Homonyms

The wrestles might have more might, but his opponent mover more quickly.

The wrestles might have more might, but his opponent mover more quickly.

1. Future tense of may2. Strength

Words containing long a spelled ai.

He explained that the repair would take a week to complete.

He explained that the repair would take a week to complete.

Words containing the/ch/ sound spelled /ch/.

She went to Chinatown at lunchtime for dumplings.

She went to Chinatown at lunchtime for dumplings.

Words containing the consonant blends gr,cr,pr,sp,and st.

The caterer wore a simple black dress and starched white apron.

The caterer wore a simple black dress and starched white apron.

Selection Vocabulary Pre-Test

Selection Vocabulary __a strong-tasting spice made from ground ginger root.__a strong-tasting spice made from ground ginger root.

__a type of hammer with a head made of wood or other__a type of hammer with a head made of wood or other hard material.hard material.

__having a repetitive, musical sound.__having a repetitive, musical sound.

__a small pocket of dough filled with a meat or __a small pocket of dough filled with a meat or vegetable mixture and cooked by steaming or boiling.vegetable mixture and cooked by steaming or boiling.

__a form of language that is spoken in particular area __a form of language that is spoken in particular area or or by a particular group of people.by a particular group of people.

singsongsingsong dumplingdumplingmallmalletet

dialedialectct gingerginger