5 1.2 buffalo-hunt
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by Russell Freedman
Open Court 5th Grade Unit 5 Going West Lesson 2 “Buffalo Hunt”
Dena Lockwood – Chicago Park Elementary
Buffalo HuntStory Vocabulary
legendary
roamed
preserve
ceremonial
sufficient
slaughter
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legendary “use context clues, word structure”
In olden times, it was said, buffalo used to eat Indians. They ate so many Indians that a legendary figure called Old Man had to put a stop to it.
Native American stories tell of legendary characters who could talk to animals.
legendary – told about in a legend or story
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As the buffalo roamed the West, the Plains Native Americans followed the herds for their hides, meat, and horns.
roamed “use context clues”
As recently as 150 years ago, countless millions of buffalo still roamed the prairies and plains.
roamed – wanderedDena Lockwood – Chicago Park Elementary
preserve “use context clues”
It was a woman’s job to skin and butcher the buffalo, to preserve the meat and tan the hides.
After a summer of good hunting, women of long ago would preserve the buffalo meat. This would allow their families to have meat all winter.
preserve – to prepare food so that it can be eaten in the future
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ceremonial “use context clues, word structure”
First he smoked a ceremonial pipe with one of the band’s elders. Then he reported what he had seen.
Many Native American tribes have ceremonial clothing that they wear when performing important rituals.
ceremonial – describes something related to a ceremony or formal celebration
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sufficient “use context clues”
A typical tipi measured perhaps fifteen feet across at the base, allowing sufficient living space for the family and its possessions.
One fat buffalo could supply meat sufficient for one hundred people.
sufficient – enough
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slaughter “use context clues”
Alarmed by the large-scale slaughter of their herds, angry warriors from many tribes banded together.
The buffalo slaughter continued for so many years that today there are almost no buffalo left.
slaughter – killing of large numbers of animals
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Word KnowledgeWhat do the following words have in common?
Each word is a homophone, a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and, sometimes, a different spelling.
Give a sentence for each.Dena Lockwood – Chicago Park Elementary
corral choralewade weighed
tale tail
What do the following words have in common?
buffalodeerbisonelkfish
Each of these words illustrates the irregular plural form of nouns. The spelling of these words is the same in both their singular and plural forms. Use
each word in a sentence.Dena Lockwood – Chicago Park Elementary
How are the following words alike?
stretchwatchstitchnotchmatch
These words have the /ch/ sound spelled tch, which occurs only at the end of words or syllables. Name some other words with the /ch/ sound spelled tch.
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What do these words have in common?disappeardisagreedispleasemistreatmistook
These words review the prefixes dis- and mis-.
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Read the sentence aloud.
Identify the homophones.
Explain the definition for each of these words.
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He had to wade across the wide river carrying a pack on his back that weighed fifty
pounds.
Read the sentence aloud.The Plains Indians depended on
the buffalo for most of their needs.
Identify the plural words.
What is different about the plural word buffalo compared to the other plural words?
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Identify the words containing the /ch/ sound spelled tch.
Read the sentence aloud.
The women would stretch and stitch the skins of bison to make clothing.
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What suffixes can be added to these words to form new words?
Notice the words in the sentence that contain the prefixes dis- and mis-.
Read the sentence aloud.
It would displease our parents if they thought we would mistreat our little sister.
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