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
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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
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