from Give Me Liberty!

by Russell Freeman

The Night the Revolution Began

Open Court- Fifth Grade Unit 4- Making a New Nation

Lesson2

A Presentation by Tan Doan- Fruitvale School- Oakland

Word Knowledge and Selection Vocabulary

fine pound light clubs watch

The man received a fine for paying his taxes late.

Multiple-Meaning Words

Please give some examples of

multiple- meaning words.

ships British shoulders action taxation

/sh/ sound spelled sh or -ti-

The British ships were station nearby.

Can you think of some more words with /sh/ sound spelled sh or -ti-?

taxes cargoes torches boxes

plural words ending with es

Churches had to pay taxes, too.

Please give some more plural words ending with es.

friend’s king’s company’s maker’s

I enjoyed my friend’s story about the king’s castle and his court.

possessive nouns

Make a sentence that contains at least one possessive noun.

Selection Vocabulary

apprentice

lieutenant

defiance

boycott

fife

Use Context Clues, Word Structure, and Apposition

to figure out the meaning of the words

apprentice - Then he knotted his bedding together,

hung it out the window, and slid to freedom. He wasn’t a rope maker’s

apprentice for nothing.- When I was an apprentice to a carpenter, I learned a lot about woodworking from the tasks he assigned

to me.a person who

works for a skilled worker in order to learn a trade or

art

lieutenant- Among them were blacksmiths, masons, shipwrights, well-known citizens, men of

prominent families and positions who had come along as lieutenants to direct the action and help

keep order.

- The soldiers respected their lieutenants and followed his orders without asking questions.

an officer in the armed forces

defiance- The Boston Tea Party was an act of

defiance, a protest against King George III.

- The child stood still in defiance when her mother

asked her to go to her room.

bold refusal to obey or respect

authority

boycottThroughout the thirteen colonies, people had

boycotted British tea rather than pay the hated tax.

Many customers boycotted the deli when it raised its prices; they took

their business to the shop down the street.

to join with others in refusing to buy from or

deal with a person, nation, or business

fife- When all the tea had been thrown

overboard, the “ Mohawks” fell into line and marched away to the music of a fife,

surprised that they had met no opposition.

- My music teacher asked me to play the fife when our band marched in the Independence Day parade.

a musical instrument like a flute that makes a high, clear sound and

is often used with drums in a marching

band

Vocabulary Quiz

01. bold refusal to obey or respect authority

02. a musical instrument like a flute that makes a high, clear sound and is often used with drums in a

marching band

03. a person who works for a skilled worker in order to learn a trade or art

04. an officer in the armed forces

05. to join with others in refusing to buy from or deal with a person, nation, or business