Eddie Incorporated Author Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Illustrator Charmie

Eddie, Incorporated Author: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Illustrator: Charmie Curran Ms. Sheida 4 th Grade

Write the Word. Find the Vowel Patterns. 1. arrangement 2. announcement 3. advertisement 4. payment 5. improvement 6. encouragement 7. assignment 8. astonishment 9. 10. How many syllables? Split into syllables.

Write the Word. Find the Vowel Patterns. 1. salary 2. factory 3. grocery 4. memory 5. bravery 6. mystery 7. discovery 8. directory 9. 10. How many syllables? Split into syllables.

Multiple-Meaning Words v Multiple-Meaning words are words that have more than one meaning or definition. Some words have different meanings in different sentences. v Examples: – park – change – coat – tag

Word Knowledge 1: salary grocery factory bravery 2: arrangement announcement advertisement 3: sleepy drowsy business company 4: Eddie himself was in charge of the factory. 5: It was an advertisement for the company. 6. Their business was recycling cans.

Word Knowledge 1: salary grocery Line Commonalities 1 The words all end with –ry. The final sound is a long e, spelled with _y. factory Rule bravery Examples angry bury celery entry jewelry library

Word Knowledge These words have the suffix –ment, meaning the act of. The suffix is used to form nouns from verbs. arrangement announcement advertisement Look at the base word. What part of speech is it? When the suffix –ment is added, what part of speech is the word now?

Word Knowledge 2: arrangement announcement advertisement Line Commonalities Rule Examples 1 The words all end with the suffix –ment, which means the act of. The suffix –ment, changes base words from a verb into a noun. government movement argument investment agreement

What is a Synonym? v. A synonym is a word that has almost the same or similar meaning v cold - chilly v vacant - empty v big - huge

What is a Synonym for intelligent? a. Dumb b. Smart c. Glad d. Silly

What is the synonym for silent? a. Round b. Expensive c. Loud d. Quiet

Word Knowledge 3: sleepy drowsy business Line Commonalities Rule 1 The words are pairs Synonyms are of synonyms. words that mean the same or are similar in meaning. company Examples cold chilly tired exhausted angry furious

Word Knowledge 1: salary grocery factory bravery 2: arrangement announcement advertisement 3: sleepy drowsy business company 4: Eddie himself was in charge of the factory. 5: It was an advertisement for the company. 6. Their business was recycling cans.

Word Knowledge • These words are adjectives that are formed by adding a suffix to a noun. successful = success + -ful synonyms profitable = ______ + -___ musical = ______ + -_____ synonyms artistic = ______ + -_____

Identify the two adjectives in this sentence Do you want an ongoing business that brings in steady money? What nouns do these adjectives describe? adjective ongoing noun business adjective steady noun money

These words each contain a different sound of the spelling ea. ear steady thread easy

This sentence is a declarative sentence. A Declarative sentence makes a statement. Manufacturing businesses can be profitable. Rearrange the words to make this sentence into an Interrogative sentence. An Interrogative sentence asks a question. Can manufacturing be a profitable business?

What kind of sentence is this? Is there another service you could offer? Rearrange the words to make this Interrogative (question) sentence into a declarative (telling) sentence. There is another service you could offer.

Objective: Today we will learn new words so that we can better understand what we read.

How can we figure out the meaning of a word? v apposition – the definition of a word is found between two commas. v prefix v base word (Show word structure posters) v suffix v context clues – help you figure out the meaning of a word, by using the other words in the sentence as clues. The porcelain doll my late great grandmother gave me is priceless.

Context Clues When you are reading a story and come across a word you do not know, use it’s context – the information, words, and sentences around the unfamiliar word – to find out its meaning. Context clues help you figure out the meaning of a word!!!

Notebook Files Movie Clip (Under Comprehension Strategies)

Eddie, Incorporated - Vocabulary executive (ex-ec-u-tive) interest (in-ter-est) profits (prof-its) investing (in-vest-ing) debt (debt) incorporated (in-cor-por-at-ed) tally (tal-ly) income (in-come)

executive • Definition: a person who manages or directs a business. • Synonym: CEO, administrator, boss • Antonym: employee, worker, applicant • Part of Speech: noun

interest • Definition: money received on an investment • Synonym: benefit, profit, gain • Antonym: loss, drawback • Part of Speech: noun

profits • Definition: the money people have after they pay for all the materials, salaries, and other business expenses • Base + Suffix: profit + -s • Synonym: gain, net, gross, surplus • Antonym: loss • Part of Speech: noun

investing • Definition: using money to create a business with the idea that the business will make a profit. • Base + Suffix: invest + -ing • Synonym: entrusting, spending • Antonym: rejecting • Part of Speech: verb

debt • Definition: anything a person owes • Synonym: duty, deficit, obligation • Antonym: cash, profit, interest • Part of Speech: noun

incorporated • Definition: having been given permission by law to carry on an activity such as a business. The business involves more than one person. • Base + Suffix: incorporate + -ed • Synonym: included, combined • Antonym: separated, divided • Part of Speech: adjective/verb

tally • Definition: to count or add • Synonym: record, compute, count, add • Antonym: divide, subtract • Part of Speech: verb/noun

income • Definition: the total money received from a business. • Synonym: commission, pay, salary • Antonym: expenses, bills, debt • Part of Speech: noun

Vocabulary Review • • • executive interest profits a. to count or add on b. the total money received from a business c. anything a person owes • Investing d. the money people have after they pay for all the materials, salaries, and expenses • debt e. using money to create a business with the ides that the business • incorporated • • tally Income f. involves more than one person but makes decisions as if a single person g. a person who manages a business h. money received on an investment

Vocabulary Review • • • executive interest profits a. to count or add on b. the total money received from a business c. anything a person owes • Investing d. the money people have after they pay for all the materials, salaries, and expenses • debt e. using money to create a business with the ides that the business • incorporated • • tally Income f. involves more than one person but makes decisions as if a single person g. a person who manages a business h. money received on an investment

Eddie, Incorporated is a fiction story. The genre realistic fiction. Ø Characters do things that real people and real animals might do. Ø The setting (place and time) in a story are real or seem real. Ø The story is made up, but it tells about things that could really happen!

Eddie, Incorporated • Genre- Realistic Fiction • Point of View- Third Person • Author’s Purpose- Entertain Making money is not always the most important thing about a business. Problems often arise in business that are not anticipated during the planning period. With all the enthusiasm, excitement, and trepidation of any first-time entrepreneurs, Eddie, dink, and Elizabeth prepare for the opening of Anselmino’s Aluminum Recycling Company. All three will be bosses in their share and share alike enterprise, which they hope will not only make money but also perform a community service. What will their first day of business be like?

Clues, Problems, Wonderings Let’s browse the realistic fiction story Eddie, Incorporated and look for clues about the story, problems you may have while reading the story, and wonderings you have about the story. This is a fiction story, so we only want to browse the first few pages so as not to give away the ending. We want to write our findings in note form.

CLUES PROBLEMS WONDERINGS

R/W Workbook Pages • Use Notebook Files • Use Websites

Inquiry Journal • Use Icons of Depth and Complexity • Focus on Big Ideas

Big Ideas v Eddie, Incorporated is a story about 3 individuals who become entrepreneurs by starting their own business. § Making money is not always the most important thing about a business. § Problems often arise in business that are not anticipated during the planning period.

executive • Definition: a person who manages or directs a business. • Synonym: CEO, administrator, boss • Antonym: employee, worker, applicant • Part of Speech: noun

interest • Definition: money received on an investment • Synonym: benefit, profit, gain • Antonym: loss, drawback • Part of Speech: noun

profits • Definition: the money people have after they pay for all the materials, salaries, and other business expenses • Base + Suffix: profit + -s • Synonym: gain, net, gross, surplus • Antonym: loss • Part of Speech: noun

investing • Definition: using money to create a business with the idea that the business will make a profit. • Base + Suffix: invest + -ing • Synonym: entrusting, spending • Antonym: rejecting • Part of Speech: verb

debt • Definition: anything a person owes • Synonym: duty, deficit, obligation • Antonym: cash, profit, interest • Part of Speech: noun

incorporated • Definition: having been given permission by law to carry on an activity such as a business. The business involves more than one person. • Base + Suffix: incorporate + -ed • Synonym: included, combined • Antonym: separated, divided • Part of Speech: adjective/verb

tally • Definition: to count or add • Synonym: record, compute, count, add • Antonym: divide, subtract • Part of Speech: verb/noun

income • Definition: the total money received from a business. • Synonym: commission, pay, salary • Antonym: expenses, bills, debt • Part of Speech: noun