Unit 3 Theme Imagination Through Grandpas Eyes By

Unit 3 Theme Imagination

Through Grandpa’s Eyes By: Patricia Maclachlan Genre: Realistic Fiction

Word Knowledge 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. nowhere doorknobs stairway waterfall blackbird cattail outside riverbank know no I eye sun son marigolds violets peonies carnations spice exercises face replace circle clay rain awake face chain

S 1. And Maggie lives next door in an old wooden house with rooms. S 2. The sun wakes Grandpa differently from the way it wakes me. S 3. Then I try to exercise with my eyes closed. S 4. An artist can sculpt a face out of clay.

What do these words have in common? 1. 2. nowhere doorknobs stairway waterfall blackbird cattail outside riverbank Lines 1 and 2 are compound words 3. Know no I eye sun son Line 3 are homophones. What are the different meanings?

What is the same with these words? l marigolds violets l They are semantically related – they are all names of flowers. Can you name other flower names to add to our list? l peonies carnations l spice exercises circle face replace l l They all have the soft sound for the letter c. The c is usually soft when it is followed by an e, i, or y. Read this word: cello The word cello is found in the story and is an exception to the rule.

Spelling

What is the spelling pattern in the set of words? l clay rain awake face chain These words are found in the story “Through Grandpa’s Eyes. ” l The words all have the long /a/ sound. l Long a patterns: a_e ai_ _ay

Long a sound: a_e pattern Magic l rat l can l tam l bon

Long a: ai_ pattern pain l stain l main l rain l Can you think of any other words with the ai_ pattern?

Long a: _ay pattern play l stay l May l day l l Can you think of any other words with the _ay pattern?

carved watermelon is _______ into a shark. l The What is a synonym for carved?

l The puppy likes to burrow into his bed. Burrow: Burrow make a snug, warm place deep and narrow like a tunnel. What do you think burrow means?

List as many exercises as you can think of… Ex: running

l Bow: Bow a wooden rod with horsehairs stretched from end to end used to play a stringed instrument. l What other instruments have a bow?

l The l young boy is _____ imitating his dad. Imitating: to be or appear like; mimic

sculpture of That is an amazing ______ a horse. It looks so real!” exclaimed the girl. l “Wow! Sculpture: statue or art object that’s carved in 3 -D (dimensional) l What is a synonym for sculpture? l

Vocabulary Practice l Match the vocabulary word with its correct definition. l carved -something used to make music l burrow -to copy l exercises -carefully cut l bow -to get nice and cozy l imitate -what you do to stay healthy

Vocabulary Practice: Sentences carved l l l burrow exercises bow imitate Jay’s kitten likes to ________ under the blankets. Use a _____to play the violin. The clown will _______ the horse to make us laugh. Dad _______the turkey on Thanksgiving Day. How many _______do you do each morning?

ü carved ü burrow ü exercises ü bow ü imitating ü sculpture

l What do you know about blindness? l How do blind people manage their day-to-day activities? l How might imagination help a blind person with his/her daily activities? l How does imagination help seeing people understand what being blind might be like? l What senses do blind people rely on to help them see the world?

l The story you are about to read is written by Patricia Mac. Lachlan. She is the author of the award winning book Sarah, Plain, and Tall. “Through Grandpa’s Eyes” is a realistic fiction story. This means: l The actions and characters seem real, even though they are invented by the author. l

l Author’s Purpose: l Determine the author’s purpose for writing the text. l This gives readers an idea of what they can expect to find in the text.

Focus Questions: l What l How are the five senses? do you think losing one of the senses might affect the others?

l Who uses imagination in this story? l How do they do it? l What does the title have to do with what happens in the story? l What do you think John learns about the way his grandfather sees things?

Reading and Responding (day 3) Meet the Author l Patricia Mac. Lachlan grew up watching the people around her read. How do you think this encouraged her love of reading? l Children learn from their families. If children see their parents read, they are more likely to read themselves. Many of Mac. Lachlan’s stories reflect her interest in family life. In what way is that shown in “Through Grandpa’s Eyes”? l John’s love for Grandpa; the way that John and his grandfather teach other things; and the way Nana smiles in her voice. l

Grammar: Sensory Adjectives What are our 5 senses? l see feel smell l taste hear Sensory Adjectives tell how things look, feel, smell, taste, and sound. l What sense is being used for each sensory adjective? l salty l loud l small l bumpy l

Sensory Adjectives l What l. A is a sensory adjective? sensory adjective tells how things look, feel, smell, taste, and sound.

l Identify the sensory adjectives: l At the county fair, I petted soft, brown rabbits and ate salty, yellow corn on the cob. l soft, brown, salty, yellow l The rough wood on the banister had sharp splinters. l rough, sharp l The shiny sculpture was covered in wet clay. l shiny, wet

Word Analysis l direction l What is the base word? l direct and direction are part of the same base word family. l What does direct mean? l to control; to guide l What does direction mean? l guidance; control l Let’s reinforce base word families by doing Spelling Workbook p. 50 -51

l Sound out the words: knitted l gnat l limb l muscle l knowing gnome numb muscular knotted gnawing ghost nation island national The strong horse’s body was muscular. l The rat had been gnawing on the cheese. l “That something else, ” says Nana smiling, “is the marigolds. ” l

What do lines 1 -3 have in common? knitted knowing l gnat gnome l limb numb l knotted gnawing ghost They all have short or long vo l They have irregular spellings /g/, and /l/ sound. l

l What does line 4 have in common? l muscle muscular nation l Two sets of words are in the same w l What part of speech are each of the muscle muscular nation l noun adjective noun l l What rule was followed when muscl l Drop the ‘e’ before adding a s

The strong horse’s body was muscular. l The rat had been gnawing on the cheese. l “That something else, ” says Nana smiling, “is the marigolds. ” l l In sentence 1, which word has a short and long vowel sound? l muscular l Find the word in sentence 2 that has silent letters (irregular spelling). l gnawing l Identify the word in sentence 3 that has a silent vowel sound. l else.

Buddy Read l Author’s Purpose: l explain l As you read with your partner answer these questions: 1. How did Grandpa perform his daily activities without using his vision? How did Grandpa use his imagination? How did John use his imagination? What things did John notice when he closed his eyes? 2. 3. 4. entertain inform persuade

Word Analysis l l sternly She says it sternly. But grandpa is smiles to me. l l l l What does sternly mean? harshly said; strictly spoken Circle the base word in sternly. stern What does stern mean? harsh or strict What part of speech is stern? …. stern = noun sternly = adverb

l Descriptions and poetry often use sensory adjectives. l My rough skin Craves the pulsing heat of the sun The soaring birds rest On my sinewy arms My rustling hair Provides comforting shelter What am I? What are the sensory adjectives? rough, pulsing, soaring, sinewy, rustling, and comforting Who knows the answer to the poem? Tree l Let’s practice using descriptive words in our Comprehension Workbook p. 60 -61

Day 4: l Sound out the words: knitted knowing knotted gnat gnome gnawing limb numb ghost island l muscle muscular nation l l l national The strong horse’s body was muscular. The rat had been gnawing on the cheese. “That something else, ” says Nana smiling, “is the marigolds. ”

knitted l gnat l limb l muscle l knowing gnome numb muscular knotted gnawing ghost nation Say the word, circle it, and then use sentence. l Who can extend the sentence by ad beginning, end, or by adding adjectiv l

Popcorn Read: Literary Elements l l What is point of view? It is revealed by the person telling the story. l Look for clues that tell who the storyteller might be. Circle the words in the sentence that are clues and tell who the storyteller is. l “Of all the houses that I know, I like my grandpa’s best. ” l John l “Where’s Nana? ” l John l “Close your eyes, John, and look through my eyes. ” l Grandpa l “Two eggs, at nine o’clock and toast at two o’clock…” l Nana

Reading Response 1. How does John’s grandpa see things? 2. How is John able to see things through his grandpa’s eyes? 3. This story shows a special friendship between John and his grandpa. What other stories have you read about special friendships? 4. Have you ever tried to feel what someone else was feeling? How did you do it? 5. What does “Through Grandpa’s Eyes” tell us about imagination?

Word Analysis l Read: play l Can you think of words that would be in the same base word family as play? l playful, playing, players, playfulness