THEME 2: GIVE IT ALL YOU’VE GOT

La Bamba

APPLAUSEnoun – the clapping of hands to show approval

DEBUTnoun – first public performance

DUOnoun – two performers singing or playing together

EMBARRASSEDverb – self-conscious and ill at ease

FORTY-FIVE RECORDnoun – a small record with one musical selection on each side

LIMELIGHTnoun – focus of public attention

PANTOMIMEnoun – theatrical acting that is done in silence

REHEARSALnoun – practice for a public performance

TALENTnoun – a special natural or acquired ability

SELECTING THE APPROPRIATE REFERENCE SOURCE

Reference Sources:telephone directory, thesaurus, dictionary, atlas, almanac, and encyclopedia

When you have a specific question, you should decide which source is most likely to contain the answer.

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telephone directory – lists phone numbers and addresses for individuals, businesses, and government agencies

thesaurus – lists synonyms and antonyms for many words

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dictionary – provides the spelling and pronunciation of a word, its meanings, and sometimes its history.

atlas – mainly contains maps; indexes tell where to find cities, states, countries, and geographical features

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almanac – is updated every year; contains brief facts about history, sports events, countries, and other subjects

encyclopedia – gives the most important facts about a subject

SELECTING THE APPROPRIATE REFERENCE SOURCE (CONT.)

Subject Which source? Subject Which source?other inventions of Edison

the meaning of stereophonic

synonym for city

how a cd is made

address of the nearest supermarket

where Nashville, Tennessee is located

current population of Dallas

what local shops sell guitars

SELECTING THE APPROPRIATE REFERENCE SOURCE (CONT.)

Subject Which source? Subject Which source?other inventions of Edison

encyclopedia the meaning of stereophonic

synonym for city

how a cd is made

address of the nearest supermarket

where Nashville, Tennessee is located

current population of Dallas

what local shops sell guitars

SELECTING THE APPROPRIATE REFERENCE SOURCE (CONT.)

Subject Which source? Subject Which source?other inventions of Edison

encyclopedia the meaning of stereophonic

synonym for city

thesaurus how a cd is made

address of the nearest supermarket

where Nashville, Tennessee is located

current population of Dallas

what local shops sell guitars

SELECTING THE APPROPRIATE REFERENCE SOURCE (CONT.)

Subject Which source? Subject Which source?other inventions of Edison

encyclopedia the meaning of stereophonic

synonym for city

thesaurus how a cd is made

address of the nearest supermarket

telephone book

where Nashville, Tennessee is located

current population of Dallas

what local shops sell guitars

SELECTING THE APPROPRIATE REFERENCE SOURCE (CONT.)

Subject Which source? Subject Which source?other inventions of Edison

encyclopedia the meaning of stereophonic

synonym for city

thesaurus how a cd is made

address of the nearest supermarket

telephone book

where Nashville, Tennessee is located

current population of Dallas

almanac what local shops sell guitars

SELECTING THE APPROPRIATE REFERENCE SOURCE (CONT.)

Subject Which source? Subject Which source?other inventions of Edison

encyclopedia the meaning of stereophonic

dictionary

synonym for city

thesaurus how a cd is made

address of the nearest supermarket

telephone book

where Nashville, Tennessee is located

current population of Dallas

almanac what local shops sell guitars

SELECTING THE APPROPRIATE REFERENCE SOURCE (CONT.)

Subject Which source? Subject Which source?other inventions of Edison

encyclopedia the meaning of stereophonic

dictionary

synonym for city

thesaurus how a cd is made

encyclopedia

address of the nearest supermarket

telephone book

where Nashville, Tennessee is located

current population of Dallas

almanac what local shops sell guitars

SELECTING THE APPROPRIATE REFERENCE SOURCE (CONT.)

Subject Which source? Subject Which source?other inventions of Edison

encyclopedia the meaning of stereophonic

dictionary

synonym for city

thesaurus how a cd is made

encyclopedia

address of the nearest supermarket

telephone book

where Nashville, Tennessee is located

atlas

current population of Dallas

almanac what local shops sell guitars

SELECTING THE APPROPRIATE REFERENCE SOURCE (CONT.)

Subject Which source? Subject Which source?other inventions of Edison

encyclopedia the meaning of stereophonic

dictionary

synonym for city

thesaurus how a cd is made

encyclopedia

address of the nearest supermarket

telephone book

where Nashville, Tennessee is located

atlas

current population of Dallas

almanac what local shops sell guitars

telephone book

STORY STRUCTUREStory elements include:• the characters• the setting of the story• the events that make up the plot, including the story’s problem and solution

ACTION VERBSAn action verb tells what the subject does or did.A verb is the main word or words in the complete predicate.

DIRECT OBJECTS• A direct object is a noun or pronoun in the predicate that receives the action of the verb. It answers the question What? or Whom?• Not every action verb has a direct object.

Sentence Verb Direct Object(Who? or What?)

Manuel pantomimed to a familiar song.

Mr. Roybal ripped the needle across the record.A coordinator seeks volunteers for a talent show.Some contestants practice their acts for weeks.

Sentence Verb Direct Object(Who? or What?)

Manuel pantomimed to a familiar song.

pantomimed

Mr. Roybal ripped the needle across the record.A coordinator seeks volunteers for a talent show.Some contestants practice their acts for weeks.

Sentence Verb Direct Object(Who? or What?)

Manuel pantomimed to a familiar song.

pantomimed song

Mr. Roybal ripped the needle across the record.A coordinator seeks volunteers for a talent show.Some contestants practice their acts for weeks.

Sentence Verb Direct Object(Who? or What?)

Manuel pantomimed to a familiar song.

pantomimed song

Mr. Roybal ripped the needle across the record.

ripped

A coordinator seeks volunteers for a talent show.Some contestants practice their acts for weeks.

Sentence Verb Direct Object(Who? or What?)

Manuel pantomimed to a familiar song.

pantomimed song

Mr. Roybal ripped the needle across the record.

ripped needle

A coordinator seeks volunteers for a talent show.Some contestants practice their acts for weeks.

Sentence Verb Direct Object(Who? or What?)

Manuel pantomimed to a familiar song.

pantomimed song

Mr. Roybal ripped the needle across the record.

ripped needle

A coordinator seeks volunteers for a talent show.

seeks

Some contestants practice their acts for weeks.

Sentence Verb Direct Object(Who? or What?)

Manuel pantomimed to a familiar song.

pantomimed song

Mr. Roybal ripped the needle across the record.

ripped needle

A coordinator seeks volunteers for a talent show.

seeks volunteers

Some contestants practice their acts for weeks.

Sentence Verb Direct Object(Who? or What?)

Manuel pantomimed to a familiar song.

pantomimed song

Mr. Roybal ripped the needle across the record.

ripped needle

A coordinator seeks volunteers for a talent show.

seeks volunteers

Some contestants practice their acts for weeks.

practice

Sentence Verb Direct Object(Who? or What?)

Manuel pantomimed to a familiar song.

pantomimed song

Mr. Roybal ripped the needle across the record.

ripped needle

A coordinator seeks volunteers for a talent show.

seeks volunteers

Some contestants practice their acts for weeks.

practice acts

ROOTS SPEC/T & OPT

• spec or spect means “to look”.• spec is found in many words that have to do with looking or seeing• opt means “eye” .

Word Meaningrespect

spectatoroptometrist

optical

ROOTS SPEC/T & OPT

• spec or spect means “to look”.• spec is found in many words that have to do with looking or seeing• opt means “eye” .

Word Meaningrespect look up to (a person)

spectatoroptometrist

optical

ROOTS SPEC/T & OPT

• spec or spect means “to look”.• spec is found in many words that have to do with looking or seeing• opt means “eye” .

Word Meaningrespect look up to (a person)

spectator a person who looks onoptometrist

optical

ROOTS SPEC/T & OPT

• spec or spect means “to look”.• spec is found in many words that have to do with looking or seeing• opt means “eye” .

Word Meaningrespect look up to (a person)

spectator a person who looks onoptometrist eye doctor

optical

ROOTS SPEC/T & OPT

• spec or spect means “to look”.• spec is found in many words that have to do with looking or seeing• opt means “eye” .

Word Meaningrespect look up to (a person)

spectator a person who looks onoptometrist eye doctor

optical pertaining to sight or vision

THE /OU/, /Ô/, AND /OI/ SOUNDS

Sound Letters Examples/ou/,

/ô/

/oi/

THE /OU/, /Ô/, AND /OI/ SOUNDS

Sound Letters Examples/ou/, ou

/ô/

/oi/

THE /OU/, /Ô/, AND /OI/ SOUNDS

Sound Letters Examples/ou/, ou found

/ô/

/oi/

THE /OU/, /Ô/, AND /OI/ SOUNDS

Sound Letters Examples/ou/, ou

owfound

/ô/

/oi/

THE /OU/, /Ô/, AND /OI/ SOUNDS

Sound Letters Examples/ou/, ou

owfounddrown

/ô/

/oi/

THE /OU/, /Ô/, AND /OI/ SOUNDS

Sound Letters Examples/ou/, ou

owfounddrown

/ô/ aw

/oi/

THE /OU/, /Ô/, AND /OI/ SOUNDS

Sound Letters Examples/ou/, ou

owfounddrown

/ô/ aw hawk

/oi/

THE /OU/, /Ô/, AND /OI/ SOUNDS

Sound Letters Examples/ou/, ou

owfounddrown

/ô/ awau

hawk

/oi/

THE /OU/, /Ô/, AND /OI/ SOUNDS

Sound Letters Examples/ou/, ou

owfounddrown

/ô/ awau

hawkfault

/oi/

THE /OU/, /Ô/, AND /OI/ SOUNDS

Sound Letters Examples/ou/, ou

owfounddrown

/ô/ awau

letter a followed

by l

hawkfault

/oi/

THE /OU/, /Ô/, AND /OI/ SOUNDS

Sound Letters Examples/ou/, ou

owfounddrown

/ô/ awau

letter a followed

by l

hawkfaultbald

/oi/

THE /OU/, /Ô/, AND /OI/ SOUNDS

Sound Letters Examples/ou/, ou

owfounddrown

/ô/ awau

letter a followed

by l

hawkfaultbald

/oi/ oi

THE /OU/, /Ô/, AND /OI/ SOUNDS

Sound Letters Examples/ou/, ou

owfounddrown

/ô/ awau

letter a followed

by l

hawkfaultbald

/oi/ oi noisy

THE /OU/, /Ô/, AND /OI/ SOUNDS

Sound Letters Examples/ou/, ou

owfounddrown

/ô/ awau

letter a followed

by l

hawkfaultbald

/oi/ oioy

noisy

THE /OU/, /Ô/, AND /OI/ SOUNDS

Sound Letters Examples/ou/, ou

owfounddrown

/ô/ awau

letter a followed

by l

hawkfaultbald

/oi/ oioy

noisyroyal

MULTIPLE-MEANING WORDS

• In the dictionary, the base form of the word is shown first, • followed by its pronunciation • part of speech• and one or more definitions.• For words that have multiple meanings, the most commonly used meaning appears first as the definition. Each definition is preceded by a boldfaced number. Sometimes a sample phrase is given to show how the word is used.

MULTIPLE-MEANING WORDS

hand /hænd/noun 1. the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb. verb (used with object) 2. to deliver or pass with or as if with the hand.

• Examples:• My left hand hurts. (noun)•She handed me a pencil. (verb)

ONLINE RESOURCESRitchie Valens – La Bamba (song)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Coy8Hoa1DNw

La Bamba (selection)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mMvznYn17k