BOOM TOWN BY SARIA LEVITIN ILLUSTRATED BY THIS WEEK STUDENTS WILL LEARN Comprehension Skill Realism/Fantasy Comprehension Strategy Activate/Use Prior Knowledge Vocabulary Strategy Context Clues
Feb 23, 2016
BOOM TOWNBY SARIA LEVITINILLUSTRATED BY
THIS WEEKSTUDENTS WILL LEARN Comprehension Skill Realism/Fantasy Comprehension Strategy Activate/Use Prior KnowledgeVocabulary Strategy Context Clues
Guided Reading Books
A realistic story tells about something that could happen.
Ask yourself, “Could this really happen ?”
If it can it may be a realistic story.
A fantasy is a story about something that could never happen.
Concept Vocabulary bounty- a large supply
economics- having to do with the business affairs of a country or area
population- the number of people living in a place
Vocabulary
English- Spanish Vocabulary• boom• business• coins• fetched• laundry• mending• pick• skillet• spell
• aukge• negocio• monedas • traído• lavandería • coser• recoger• sartén • rato
boom (augu)
having rapid growth
business (negocio)
work done to earn a living
coins (monedas)
round pieces of metal used as money
fetched (traído)
went and got something
mending (coser)
sewing that repairs a hole or tear
a room or building where clothes are washed and ironed
laundry (lavandería)
pick (reoger)a tool with a heavy metal bar pointed at one or both ends, having a long, wooden handle
skillet (sartén)
a type of frying pan
spell (ratio)
a period of time
nuggets small, rough pieces of valuable
metal ore
bustle a noisy or excited activity
Worlds Largest Gold Nugget-
270 lbs.
prospector () someone who explores or examines a region, looking for gold or other valuable resources
Use the Vocabulary
with the poster
One vowel at the beginning or in the middle of a word or syllable, it usually says it’s short sound.
(At Ed’s It’s On Us !)
VC or CVC
Consonant
Vowel
At Ed’s it’s on us !
Ed
ShortVowelsSay the sounds found in the talk bubble
At Ed’s It’s On Us !
It’s on us !
Vowels before doubled consonants usually have a short sound.
VC/CV
What is a double Consonant?
C
Bubble Gum Ice Cream !
B
B BSee the double “b” ?
It is like a double scoop of the same flavor of ice cream, but with consonant letters.
Here’s one
word.
Thanks for working hard today. Have Fun reading “Boom Town”