The Skunk Ladder

Day 3

Concept Talk

How can we find adventure in ordinary

events?

Amazing Words• Unassuming- modest and not boastful• She was a very unassuming student.• Sinister-means to have dishonest or bad

intentions• His sinister plan caused the group to break up.• embark-to set out on something new or important• After school, he embarked on a career in

business.

• Teach your partner these words

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

“not”

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

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

• negative contractions

Negatives• To make a negative statement, use

only one negative word:• No: don’t never can’t hardly

• Yes: don’t ever can hardly

Drawing Conclusions

•Drawing conclusions

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.