The Night Journey

The Night Journey

by: Kathryn Laskyby: Kathryn Lasky

Genre: Adventure-Characters are realistic-Setting could be real-Events could really happenThe story includes action and/or suspense to help reach a goal.

Comprehension Skills:*Making Connections *Predictions *Asking Questions

*Author’s Point of View

*Drawing Conclusions - use pieces of information from the text to make a statement about that

character or event

Word Knowledge:SynonymsConsonant digraph sh/k/ sound spelled ckWords with silent letters

Comprehension Skills:*Making Connections *Predictions *Asking Questions

*Author’s Point of View

*Drawing Conclusions - use pieces of information from the text to make a statement about that

character or event

Word Knowledge:SynonymsConsonant digraph sh/k/ sound spelled ckWords with silent letters

Spelling patternSilent letters

Spelling patternSilent letters

unicellular

unicorn

unify

unilateral

unit

unidirectional

bicycle

biennial

biplane

bifocals

bimonthly

bicuspid

wristwatchgnatdebtautumnfolkrhythmknownswordwrinklecolumn

wrestledoubtgnawlistenyolkwholeaislewheelsrhymesscience

Grammar:

Correct Sentences

Proper Nouns & Adjectives

lambent luminous unmoving inexorablelambent luminous unmoving inexorable

We could see the luminous rock under the water.

Can you give other examples of

synonym pairs?

Synonym pairs

short sharp shutters sheer

short sharp shutters sheer

digraph sh

Sharp, short beeps emanated from a car alarm .

Can you give more examples of words with

digraph sh?

cackle chicken clucking thicknesscackle chicken clucking thickness

/k/ sound spelled ckThe farmer was greeted with the

cackle and clucking of the chicken.

Please give a few more words with /k/ sound spelled ck.

whole listen rhymes sciencewhole listen rhymes science

Words with silent letters

We had to wait the whole week to get our science test back from the teacher.

Can you think of some more words with silent letters?

Selection VocabularySelection Vocabulary

samovar

tantrum

imperial

regiment

eclipse

samovarsamovarA samovar- polished and bright- stood before them.

Grandma poured me some tea from the samovar.

a decorative metal container often used

in Russia for making hot water for tea

tantrumtantrum-A medley of whispered nursery rhymes

delivered by Sashie and her father averted a near tantrum.

-The little girl was lying on the floor screaming and kicking her feet. It was the worst tantrum

I’ve ever seen.

losing your temper and acting like a

child

imperialimperial-“Hail! In the name of their imperial majesties, the Tsa Nicholas and the Tsarina Alexandria!”

-We toured the imperial palace that once belonged to a French king.

belonging to or part of a king’s

empire

regimentregiment- “It’s soldiers...it’s an imperial regiment.”

-The colonel sent his regiment forward into battle.

a group of soldiers

eclipseeclipse- “The chickens’ clucking was eclipsed by the

noises...”- Her sadness over leaving her old

neighborhood was eclipsed by her excitement for what was to come.

to surpass or overcome

Vocabulary Quiz

Vocabulary Quiz

03._____a decorative metal container often used in Russia for making hot water for tea

02. ________to surpass or overcome

01. __________a group of soldiers

04. _______belonging to or part of a king’s empire

05. ________losing your temper and acting like a child