DOL level 4 week 14

• Analogy

1. (12+7) : (25 – 6) – (13+4) : __________

2. emerald : green – ruby : _________

1. and yesterday fluffy, my kitten, ran quickly and climbs a tree

2. the nashville fire department has sat them alarms to sound at 800 PM

any difference = 17

red

Pledge

Objectives day 1

Students will•

Word Structure day 1

Line 1

Line 2

Line 3

Line 4

floated underground great-grandmother

Tyrannosaurus rex

moving movement memorable remember

several picture illustration illogical

friendly rude crumbling dying

tear staring noticed incredibleLine 5

Word StructureHomographs day 5

Homographs, inflectional endings, and Latin roots

tear staring noticed incredibleLine 5

Vocabulary lesson 1

flowed glacier

Past tense of flow-to move as water does Huge, flowing mass of ice

irrigation

Supplying farmland with water

jagged

Having sharp points that stick out

The river flowed into the ocean.

The farm was watered by irrigation. The Grand Tetons have jagged peaks.

The mighty glacier flowed down the mountainside.

Vocabulary lesson 1

raging

Tiny pieces (plural of particle) Violent, wild

reservoir

Man-made lake for storing water

trickled

To run slowly in drops or thin stream

Let us remove the dirt particles. We are rafting down a raging river.

The water was stored in a large reservoir. The water trickled out of the tap this morning.

particles

Vocabulary lesson 2

release eventually

To let loose Sooner or later

energy

The power to do work

fuels

Something that gives energy as it is burned or eaten

She decided to release the fish. He would eventually get better.

He could run a long time because of his energy. Coal and oil are types of fuels.

Vocabulary lesson 2

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stored transferred

Put away for future usePast tense of transfer: to move from one

place to another

contains

Present tense of contain: to hold

soar

To fly high

She stored her sewing stuff in the closet The soldier got transferred to Iraq.

The bottle contains liquid vitamins. The eagle began to soar above the trees.

Vocabulary lesson 3

bitterly branch

Harshly, extremely To divide and subdivide

depend

To need; to rely on

linked

To connect (past tense of link)

She bitterly told her sad tale. She wanted to branch out in other hobbies.

She learned to depend on her friends. We are linked together as humans.

Vocabulary lesson 3

microscope seaweed

Tool for looking at very small things A plant that grows near surface of sea.

slightly

By a little bit

The process by which green plants combine carbon dioxide, water and

sunlight to produce food.

She viewed the bacteria on her microscope She got tangled in the seaweed.

She was slightly warmer when the sun came out.photosynthesis

Vocabulary lesson 4

brittle circulate

Easily brokenTo flow around freely

burrow

Hole in ground that animal lives in

decays

To slowly break down (present tense of decay.

The leaves became old and brittle. Your blood will circulate through the body.

The rabbit would hide in its burrow. The old plant decays and returns to the earth.

Vocabulary lesson 4

droop predator

To sink; to hang downAn animal that lives by hunting

another animal for food

shrivel

To wrinkle and become small

swarming

To gather or live in large group

When he is sad his head will droop The fox is a predator of the rabbit.

In the fall, leaves shrivel up and fall to the ground. The bees are swarming to the hive.

Vocabulary lesson 5

ancestors smoldering

Direct family relations from a previous generation Burning and smoking without flames

clinging

To hold on tight

dangle

To hang; to swing loosely

I’m sure I get my good looks from my ancestors. The campfire embers were smoldering

He was clinging to the rocks to keep from falling Her large earrings would dangle from her ears.

Vocabulary lesson 5

wither pollinate

To dry up; to shrivel To spread pollen from flower to flower

oxygen

A gas in the atmosphere we must breathe to live.

The leaves wither and die. The bees pollinate the flowers

He needed extra oxygen to breathe betterstart

A jump due to a surprise.

He jumped with a start when he heard the noise.

Purpose

BigIdea

What role do you play in natures delicate balance?

Fluency

6 min. reading solution

Objectives

Students willBrainstorm verbs and adjectives that are

more precise and that paint a clear picture.

Check Their own writing and find five words that can be changed to be more descriptive.

Look in periodicals and find good descriptive verbs and adjectives.

Spellingpandemic epidermis contradict transcribe dictionary dwelling

teammate enormous compliment predator flexible compress

excuse separate