Lessons 1-5 Vocabulary

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Lesson 4
Lesson 5 Quizlet
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HALLOWEEN STORIES!

House Party
A Familiar Room

Examples of Figurative Language in Disney

Similes and Metaphors!!

Use these clips as reference to Similes and Metaphors!
The Bazillions! Similes and Metaphors
Similes and Metaphors in Songs
Similes and Metaphors in Songs 2

Can you find the Similes and Metaphors in Disney movies??
Cars-Ride
Hercules- Zero to Hero
Pocahontas- Colors of the Wind
Hercules- I Can Go the Distance
Lion King- The Circle of Life
The Little Mermaid- Under the Sea
Pocahontas- Just Around the River Bend

And just because it's great...
The Lion King- Rafiki's Wisdom

Reader's Notebook

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Stations for 10.10-10.13

Vocabulary Station:
Spelling City Vocab Games
Quizlet Vocab Games
Think Central:
Journeys- Vocabulary CONTEXT CARDS!
Journeys- Vocabulary Reader!

Comprehension Station:
Skill- Compare and Contrast
Strategy- Infer/Predict

Answer the following questions as you read "Off and Running."
-You do not have to write the questions.
Day 1:
1. Essential Question: Why is determination a good quality for a politician to have?
2. What can you infer about why the Author chose to name the main characters what he did?
page 86-97 
3. What details does the author provide to show that Maita is nervous?
4. What can you tell about Rudy based on the way he speaks to Carlos and Jaime?
5. What is the IDIOM on page 87 and what does it mean? 
6. What is another idiom could he have used in that same sentence?
page 88-89
7. What do most of the ideas in Miata's speech show about why she wants to run for office?
8.  WRITE THIS: Miata's language is __formal/informal__ when she gives her speech.
9. Quote examples in the text that support your answer to number 8.
10. How do you know what the word "cochino" means?
11. How can you tell how Miata is feeling when she gives her speech?
12. What can you infer about how Miata and Rudy are different?

Day 2:
page 90-93
13. Why does Maita feel exhausted when she sits down? 
14. Summarize the differences between Rudy and Maita's speeches.
15. COMPARE AND CONTRAST by using details from the text: How is the audience's reaction to Rudy different from it's reaction to Miata? 
16.

Vocab Station

Spelling City Vocab Games
Quizlet Vocab Games

Think Central:
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