The Skunk Ladder

Day 2

Concept Talk

How can we find adventure in ordinary

events?

PARTNER SHARE• How can a new place you’ve never been

to before, like a desert or a prairie, help you to find an adventure?

• What jobs might lead someone to have an adventure in the prairie?

• What hobbies might someone have that take place in a desert?

Amazing Words• Carefree- to have no worries• They lived a carefree life in the

mountains.• Relish-to enjoy something greatly• I relish chocolate cake.• Vanish- to disappear suddenly• The bunny vanished into the bushes.• Teach your partner these words

Prefix im-• Prefix im-is from Latin, and it means

“not”• Im + patient= impatient• Someone who is not able to wait

without becoming annoyed• Im+polite= impolite • When someone doesn’t use manners

in their actions or when they speak

Prefix im-• im + mortal= immortal• Something that is unable to die• Im + mature= immature• Not showing maturity • What does this mean?• Im + perfect = imperfect?• im + mobile= immobile?

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Latin Roots• Dent tooth• Dict to say, to speak• Scrib to write• Sub under, below• Tract to pull• Vis to see

Greek Roots• Auto self• Bio life• Micro very small• Ology the study of• Phon sound; voice• Scope see• Tele far

Greek and Latin Roots

• Knowing the meanings of Greek or Latin roots, prefixes and suffixes can help them understand a word they don’t know.

• We are going to read a story called “The Cave in the Cliff”. You are going to make a list of all the words you can find that have a Greek or Latin root. Write what you think it means.

The Cave in the Cliff• This story was about cave drawings.

How many of you have seen drawings on the rock walls here in Utah?

• Escalante River Trail Head

Petroglyphs• Petroglyphs are pictures that are

carved into the rock

Plot• The plot is in the sequence of events

• The four parts of a typical plot on a timeline are:

• Conflict, Rising action, Climax, resolution

CLIMAX• In the story “The Day of Two

Adventures” Gram has left the lunch at home and she’s very hungry. This is the problem.

• The climax, or high point, is when Gramps suddenly comes up the mountain, and they smell something good.

• This signals me that something is about to happen to resolve the problem.

Character

Character traits in a story An author will sometimes use the

character’s actions and dialogue to help the reader understand what kind of a person they are. It helps a reader predict events based on a character’s traits.

Vocabulary• Abandoned-gave up on• The house had been abandoned for

years.

• Attempt- effort• He made an attempt to build a shed

• Teach your partner these words.

Vocabulary• Bellow- loud yell• The man let out a bellow when he saw the

dog in his yard.

• Cavern- cave• The kids followed the dog into the cavern.

Teach your partner these words.

Vocabulary• Feat- act of skill or daring• Gabbi was amazed at his daring feat

of climbing a tree.

• Immensely- very greatly• The water was immensely hot.

Teach your partner these words.

Vocabulary• Savage- wild• The dog growled like a savage animal.

• Teach your partner this word

Contractions• What are the two words in these

contractions?• She’s • They’re

• What is the contraction of these words:

• Where is

• How did

Negatives• To make a negative statement, use

only one negative word:• No: He can’t do nothing. Mary didn’t do nothing to him.• Yes: He can’t do anything. Mary didn’t do anything to him.

Let’s check our Daily Fix it

WritingRhyming PoemIncludes rhyming wordsMay include figurative language (such

as similes and metaphors)Sensory wordsPoetic techniques such as alliteration

and onomatopoeiaGraphic elements, such as capital

letters

Writing• You will be writing your own rhyming

poem

• You are going to write about a funny adventure one might have.