Vocabulary Week 1 Making Meaning Vocabulary Day 1

Vocabulary Week 1 Making Meaning

Vocabulary, Day 1 Words are Fun! Some of my favorite examples are: What are some of your favorite words? Why do you consider these to be your favorite?

Vocabulary, Day 1 Our first word is Clamor from our read aloud, The Lotus Seed (pages 12 -13) One day bombs fell around, and soldiers clamored door to door. Clamor=demand or ask for something loudly

Clamor What might the soldiers do or say as they clamor from door to door? When the soldiers clamor from door to door, they might….

“Clamoring or Not Clamoring” An audience is quietly eating popcorn and watching a movie. The movie stops during a very exciting part and the screen goes black. The audience angrily shouts for the manager. When the manager cannot fix the problem, the people in the audience boo and hiss and insist that he refund their money.

Vocabulary, Day 1 What’s the new word we are learning that means, “Demand or ask for something loudly? ”

Vocabulary, Day 1 The Lotus Seed, Illustration, page 13 What do you notice about the picture?

Pandemonium Pandemonium= chaos or confusion. What are some examples of when Pandemonium could happen? Hurricanes Earthquakes An animal escaping from his cage at the zoo

Pandemonium There (would/would not) be pandemonium on the playground because…

Pandemonium on the playground might (look/sound) like…

Vocabulary, Day 1 What’s the new word we are learning that means chaos or confusion?

Vocabulary, Day 1 She arrives in a strange new land with blinking lights and speeding cars and towering buildings that scraped the sky and a language she didn’t understand. I think towering might mean_____ The words _______ are a clue to the meaning because… **Use your sentence clues!

Towering What other things can be towering, or very tall? ____ are towering.

“Imagine That!” Close your eyes! What towering objects do you see? I see______ towering around me.

Vocabulary, Day 1 What’s the new word we are learning that means “very tall”?

“Use the Clues” Filling in the blank with the missing word. Your word choices do NOT have to be a vocabulary word. The sailors said they saw an enormous ______ Beneath the boat. They said it had huge, jagged teeth and mean, scary eyes. The sailors were_____ when they saw it. Many screamed and ran for cover; others stood frozen with fear. I think the missing word is ______ because…

Vocabulary, Day 2 Let’s Review: Clamor, Pandemonium, and Towering. Which of these words do you think were especially fun to talk about? Why? I think the word _____ was especially fun to talk about because…

“Tell Me A Story” Story 1 (Clamoring) It is dinner time. Ethan is just about to sit down with his family when he hears a crowd of children clamoring at his front door. He runs to the door to find out what is going on. The children are clamoring because… How might you finish the story? Why are the children clamoring?

“Tell Me A Story” Story 2 (Pandemonium) It is evening. Rachel is in her room reading a book. Suddenly she hears a noise outside. She looks out her window and sees pandemonium in the street. The pandemonium is caused by…. How might you finish the story? What is causing the pandemonium? What does the pandemonium look like? What does it sound like?

“Tell Me A Story” Story 3 (towering) It is the year 2075. A team of astronauts has reached Mars. The astronauts land their ship, open the hatch, and step onto Mars. To their amazement, they see a towering…. How might you finish the story? What towering thing do the astronauts see? What might the astronauts do when they see a towering creature?

Vocabulary, Day 3 Something to Remember me by “I want to give you something to remember me by, ” Memento=something given or kept as a reminder of a person, place, or experience. What is an example of a memento from the story, Something to Remember me by?

Memento An example of my own personal memento would be… What memento do you have? What does it remind you of? I have a ____ that is a memento of…

Memento Your best friend is moving away. You may not see him or her for a long time. You decide to give your friend a memento-something of yours for your friend to keep and remember you by. What memento would you give your friend? Why? The memento I would give my friend is. .

Memento Root Words: Mem: mind Memor: to remember What’s the new word we are learning that means “something kept or given as a reminder of a person, place, or experience”?

Vocabulary, Day 3 Something to Remember me by (page 21) Reassure= the act of making someone feel less worried. Giving courage or confidence. How does the granddaughter try to reassure her grandmother?

“What Might You Say or Do? ” Your friend does not want to go to a party with you because she does not know anyone who will be there. What might you say or do to reassure your friend? To reassure______ I might…

“What Might You Say or Do? ” Your little brother fell off his bike and scraped his knee. Now he is afraid to ride his bike again. To reassure my little brother, I might… ****What’s the new word we are learning that means “make a person feel less worried? ”

Vocabulary, Day 3 Something to Remember me By (page 26 -27) Tattered: torn and ragged Photograph on pg. 27

“How Might It Have Happened? ” With an embarrassed look on her face, your friend pulls a tattered library book of her backpack. The library book might have become tattered (when/because)… What might a tattered library book like? ***What’s the new word we are learning that means “torn and ragged? ”

Vocabulary, Day 4 Review: Memento, Reassure, Tattered

Vocabulary, Day 4 If you were writing a story about losing something that is important to you, which of these words might you use? How might you use the word? I would use the word _____. I would write…

“Which Word Goes With? ” Postcard Blanket *Remember you don’t have to agree; just explain.

Vocabulary, Day 5 Review this week’s words: Clamor Memento Pandemonium Reassure Tattered Towering

“Does That Make Sense? ” When we walked into the gymnasium, everyone was sitting quietly, listening to the candidate give her speech. It was complete pandemonium Does the word pandemonium make sense in the scenario? Why do you think that? The word _________ (does/does not) make sense because…

“Does That Make Sense? ” The shoppers were angry. They had been waiting in line for hours for the store to open. “Let us in!” the shoppers clamored. Does the word clamored make sense in the scenario? The word clamored (does/does not) make sense because…

“Does That Make Sense? ” Helen practiced her dance routine before the talent show tryouts. She performed the routine perfectly, but she was afraid she might forget a step during her audition. Her friends reassured her that she would do a great job. When Kainoa opened his birthday present, he was delighted. “A tattered shirt!” he exclaimed. “Just what I wanted!” Esme showed her friend her photo album. “I keep these pictures as mementos of my trips, ” she said. “Looking at them helps me remember the fun I had. ”

“Does That Make Sense? ” The airplane in which Connor was flying was high in the sky. He looked out the window and said, “Wow! Look at those towering cars down below. ”