Mahalia Jackson

Day 2

Concept talk

How does an artist use music to inspire others?

PARTNER SHARE• How do you think musicians use jam

sessions to create new sounds?• In most songs, why is the beat of the

drum usually steady?• Can a fiddle help keep the beat in a

song?• What is another name for a fiddle?

Amazing Wordssymphony- is a complex a complex piece of music

with parts for many musicians to play

The class went to the high school to hear the symphony play.

Digital music- recorded in an electronic format for later listening

I store all my digital music on my computer.

Teach your partner these words

Suffix –ous• Means “possessing the qualities of”

or “full of”• Joyous• Nervous• Wondrous• Generous• Numerous• humorous

Suffix –ous• Rules:• Words that end in “e”- drop e then add ous• Example: fame/famous• Words that end is “ge” – keep e and add ous• Example: advantage/advantageous• Words that end in “y”- change y to I, then

add ous• Example: vary/various

Literary TermsWe are going to need our books now. 1-56-1011-1516-2021-26

ImageryThe use of words to help the reader

experience the way things look, sound, smell, taste, or feel

Images help authors create help us visualize in our minds what is happening

Let’s read page 432

ImageryThe author compares having the flu

to having the blues. How does this describe how it feels

to have the blues. Does this image help you understand

what it means to have the blues? How does it help?

Story Structure• Description/Defintion:• Provides information about a topic by

listing details or describing an idea, event, object, person

• The author uses imagery to describe the blues so that the reader will better understand this type of music

Story Structure• Read the last paragraph on page

432.• How does this description help you

better understand slavery?• Read the first paragraph on page

433. • How does this description help you

better understand how some people fought slavery?

Antonyms

• Words that mean the opposite• Dislike/appreciate• Held/released• Freedom/slavery• Senior citizen/teenager

Vocabulary• appreciate- value• You don’t appreciate your how hard

that was to do.

• Barber- one who cuts hair

• He went to the barber to get his hair cut.

• Teach your partner these words

Vocabulary• Choir- group of singers• The choir sang Christmas carols for

the school children.• Released-made public• They released the picture of the new

baby to the press.

• Teach your partner these words

Vocabulary• Religious- having a belief in one or

more gods• They are guided by their religious

beliefs. • Slavery-the practice of owning another

person• The practice of slavery is illegal in the

United States.

• Teach your partner these words

Vocabulary• Teenager- someone between thirteen

and ninteen years old

• He loved to ride horses as a teenager.

• Teach your partner this word

Troublesome Verbs

• She lies in bed all day.• She lays in bed all day.• Lay and lie have similar meanings and look

alike. • Lie= rest or recline• Lay= put or place

Troublesome Verbs

• To make sure you use the correct one, try to replace the verb:

• She rests in bed all day.• She puts in bed all day.• Which is correct? Yes, she lies in bed all day.

SPELLING Double consonants that stand for a single sound

Daily Fix itLets take a look at

our Daily Fix it

WRITINGDescription writingA vivid account or explanation of

somethingUses precise wordsVivid adjectives

WRITINGYou are going to describe the sounds

you hear when at the beachUsing vivid sensory words, write a

description of the sounds you will hear