Unit 2, Lesson 5
Figure It Out
The Inventor Thinks Up Helicopters
Essential Question: How do people figure things out?
Weekly Concept: An inventor is a person who is the first to create or think of something. They also have to figure things out and ask questions. Genre: Poetry - *May use personification in which an object is given human thoughts or behavior *May contain alliteration, or the repetition of beginning sounds *Expresses the thoughts and feelings of the narrator *Limerick is a funny poem that has five lines, rhymes on the first, second, and fifth lines, as well as the fourth and fifth lines Focus Skill: Author's Point of View - Authors often have a point of view about the topic in the text. Look for details that show what the author thinks. Vocabulary Strategy: Similes - compare two things that are very different using the words like or as. Comprehension Strategy: Reread - Good readers reread something that they do not understand. They can also reread to help them remember important facts and details. |
Spelling: digraphs ch, tch, th, sh, wh
1. chick
2. teacher 3. cheese 4. truth 5. fish |
6. much
7. lunch 8. stretch 9. pathway 10. whales |
11. pitch
12. hatch 13. thick 14. them 15. what |
16. spray (review)
17. streak (review) 18. thread (review) 19. sandwich (challenge) 20. weather (challenge) |
Vocabulary
1. imagine: picture something in your mind.
2. bounce: spring back after hitting something.
3. inventor: a person who creates something for the first time.
4. observer: someone who watches something.
5. alliteration: several words or syllables in a row start with the same sound.
6. free verse: poem which some verses rhyme and some do not
7. limerick: a funny poem of five lines with a specific rhyme pattern.
8. rhyme: when words end with the same sound.
2. bounce: spring back after hitting something.
3. inventor: a person who creates something for the first time.
4. observer: someone who watches something.
5. alliteration: several words or syllables in a row start with the same sound.
6. free verse: poem which some verses rhyme and some do not
7. limerick: a funny poem of five lines with a specific rhyme pattern.
8. rhyme: when words end with the same sound.