Snowflake Bentley By Jacqueline Briggs Martin Mrs Dovers

Snowflake Bentley By: Jacqueline Briggs Martin Mrs. Dover’s 4 th Grade

Vocabulary • • technique: a certain way to do things. Quia Vocab foolishness: being unwise inspire: encourage others to do things evaporate: to disappear , usually as a gas or a vapor. microscope: a tool that makes things Quia Vocab. II appear larger. magnify: to make something bigger. negatives: part of film that makes light areas dark and dark areas light. blizzard: a severe snowstorm. Quia Vocab. III

Vocabulary in context • • The artist’s ___ is obvious in his painting. Some think the idea of time travel is ___. Better grades ___ me to do my homework. In science class, we saw water ___ into the air. We looked at a leaf under a ___ to see its veins. We had to ___ the cell several times in order to see it. We laughed at the funny colors on the ___. Snowplows cannot keep roads clear during a ___.

Vocabulary : Multiple Meaning Words Some words have more than one meaning listed in the dictionary. To find the meaning of an unfamiliar word in a dictionary, all entries for that word should be checked. Context clues can help readers decide which of these meanings the writer is using in a sentence. Example: The handle broke off the bucket. John is always calm because he can handle pressure well. Homograph Games

Selection Words: • masterpieces: objects created with great skill • intricate: having many complex parts • molecules: particles of matter made up of atoms. • pneumonia: a disease of the lungs that can cause fever, chills, cough , and difficulty breathing • grandeur: the state or quality of being magnificent or great.

Phonics: Compound Words • Compound words are words formed from two other words. • Compound words do not follow a specific spelling pattern. Example Pancake Airport Quia Compound Words Breaking Compound Words Compound Word Characters Compound Words Game

Comprehension: Summarize • When summarizing, it is important to identify the main ideas, supporting details, and the order in which events take place or topics are introduced.

Comprehension: Author’s Purpose • Authors write to entertain, inform, or persuade. • Sometimes authors have more than one purpose. Author’s Purpose Power Point

Text Feature: Haiku • A Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry. • They focus on an aspect of nature. • Has three short lines, but the first and third lines usually has the same number of syllables. Examples of Haiku’s

Text Feature: Haiku Comprehension: Imagery & Figurative Language • Imagery uses descriptive words or phrases to help the reader create a picture in his or her mind. • Figurative Language is the use of words and phrases to describe something in a different way. A metaphor is one kind of figurative language Figurative Language Power. Point

Unit 3 Week 5 Text: Let it Snow (P. 376) What is the meaning of blizzard? What context clues helped you define the word? Use two details or examples from the story to support your answer. R 1 E Vocabulary 1. 6 patterns & relationships

Unit 3 Week 5 Text: Haiku (P. 402) • Explain examples of imagery within the context of the haiku on pg. 403 by: Hashin. R 3 B Nonfiction literary devices