Unit 6, Week 1

Mrs. Murray’s 4th Grade

eMINTS Classroom

Vocabulary• annoyed- bothered or disturbed by• prospectors- people who search for gold or other materials• circular- in the shape of a circle• outstretched- extended outward• reference- a mention or source of information• disappointment- a feeling of sadness because the outcome of a

situation is not what was expected• glinted- sparkled

• Practice: Vocabulary Game• Quia Matching• Quia Cloze

Vocabulary: Words in Contextreference prospectors circular glinted annoyed

disappointment outstretched

• He thought he could find gold faster if he worked with a group of __________.

• In his __________ hand, the miner had a nugget of gold.• We hid our ___________ when we learned he had found

worthless rocks.• The prospector was annoyed by the end of the day since all

he had found was fool’s gold.• He used a circular pan to dip into the stream.• The nuggets of gold ______ in the sunlight.• I found a _____________ to the Gold Rush in a book

about California.

Vocabulary: Story Words• queues- long braids that hand down the back• earthquake- a movement in the earth’s crust that causes strong

shaking• ivory- the substance that makes up the tusks of some animals• internet- a network that links computers all over the world• analyze- to examine something in great detail in order to

understand it better• story structure- the way an author organizes the events of the

plot• dialogue- the words spoken by characters in a book, movie, or

play, or a section of a work that contains spoken words• actions- the things a character does• motives- the reasons a character does something

Vocabulary: Suffixes• A suffix is a group of letters added to the

end of a word to form a new word. It has its own meaning, which modifies the meaning of the word it is added to. Adding a suffix can also change a word's part of speech. The same suffix can be added to many different words.

Suffixesbase word er or

prospect

ranch

govern

narrate

collect

report

photograph

conduct

Fluency: Intonation/Pausing• Good readers learn to read groups of words

together in phrases. Good readers also vary their tone, pitch, and intonation to express the characters’ feelings shown by the words in quotations.

Fluency: Intonation/Pausing• Suddenly Eric and Matt found themselves standing in a

narrow space between two large, tall rocks by the muddy road in the mountains, with trees towering over their heads. Miners and prospectors walked and rode past. Eric’s heart bear faster with excitement, but he was also a little scared.

• “What happened?” Mat asked. “This is creepy. Where are we?”

• Eric smelled the scent of pine trees and kicked at the mud. “I think we're really in the Gold Rush. We went back in time!”

Phonics: Decode words with final /ən/

• Words that end with a vowel plus an n and have an unaccented last syllable are pronounced alike. They all sound like the en in open. It does not matter which vowel comes before the n; the sound can be spelled en, in or on.

• eleven cousin widen common mistaken oxygen raisin cotton ripen

Comprehension: Cause and Effect• Cause and effect relationships provide structure

for a story. Each event or action often leads directly to another event or action.

• Quiz• Using signal words• Cause and Effect Relationships• Cause and Effect Article and Graphic Organizer• Cause and Effect Matching Activity• Cause and Effect Lesson and Quiz

Comprehension: Analyze Story Structure

• Story structure is the way an author organizes the events of the plot. He or she does this by using story elements, such as character and setting. Understanding how the events of a story are organized can help readers better understand and remember what they are reading.

Comprehension: Character Traits

• Character traits are the features of a character that make up his or her personality.

• A character’s actions are the things he or she does.• A character’s motives are the reasons he or she

does something. A character’s actions and motives can have an important effect on a story’s plot.

Comprehension: Text Feature....Timelines

• A time line is a record of historical events in the order in which they occurred.

• A time line highlights key events that happened during a certain time period.

• It may be illustrated and presented horizontally or vertically.• It may cover a short or long period of time.

Comprehension: Timelines• California Gold Rush Timeline• Timeline of the Alaskan Gold Rush• The Gold Rush Timeline• Read-Write-Think ...Interactive Timeline• Teachnology Interactive Timeline• Timeline Generator

Reflection: Day 1• What happened on page 665 when Larry repeated

the process several times? Use details from the story in your answer.

• Read the sentence from the story. (p. 665) Whatever it was, it glinted in the sunlight. What clue from the story helped you figure out the meaning of the word glinted?

Meaning: ______________________________Clue: _________________________________

Reflection: Day 2• On page 668, Eric’s parents want him to

learn more about their family history. What does this cause them to do?

• On page 669, find the sentence that contains the word annoyed. What are some antonyms for annoyed?

Reflection: Day 3• How does the author show that Eric and

Matt must think about what caused them to travel back in time?

Reflection: Day 4• Think about what Eric’s parents say and do when

he tells them that he met Wong Daido. Why do you think they react that way?

• Complete the following to help you identify the causes and their effects.

• When Eric first tells his parents that he met Wong Daido, they _____________. When Eric _______, his dad looks up the information on the Internet. When Eric ___________, Eric’s parents look shocked.

Reflection: Day 5• Using the time line on page 683, answer the

following:• How many years are shown on the time line?• How important is it for these events to appear in a

sequence? Explain your answer.• Use your Missouri History Book for a resource.

Create a time line for any period in Missouri’s history.