“In Two Worlds: A Yup’ik Eskimo Family”
by: Aylette Janness & Alice Rivers
Genre: Autobiography
An autobiography is a true story written about yourself. It is usually told in chronological order.
Comprehension Skills:*Summarizing *Asking Questions
*Monitor & Clarify
*Compare/Contrast – examine similarities & differences
*Main Idea & Details – use headings & subheadings to help distinguish main ideas from supporting details
Word Knowledge:
Synonyms
s-consonant blends
/oo/ sound spelled oo
/ l / sound spelled al or le
Spelling patternfinal / l / sound
title
final
level
middle
petal
sandal
model
dial
barrel
baffle
marvel
mammal
local
trial
signal
hospital
survival
metal
people
circle
automobile
mobilize
motivate
promote
demote
removal
aggressive
digress
gradual
graduate
progress
upgrade
Grammar:
Articles a, an, the
Articles & Demonstratives
In Two Worlds: In Two Worlds: A Yup’ik Eskimo FamilyA Yup’ik Eskimo Family
Story VocabularyStory Vocabularyintricateintricate
precariousprecarious
resourceresource
traditionaltraditional
secludedsecluded Yup’ik Yup’ik Words:Words:
Open Court 5th Grade Unit 3 Heritage
Lesson 2 In Two Worlds Ruiz, Lape & Cunningham – Wilson Elementary
intricate “use context clues”
Everything they had they made themselves, with their hands, including the many intricate snares and nets and traps.The word problem in the The word problem in the math book was so math book was so intricateintricate that it was difficult to solve.that it was difficult to solve.
intricateintricate – very involved, – very involved, having a lot of detail having a lot of detail (page194)(page194)
Marco Ruiz – Wilson Elementary
precarious“use context clues”
Life was hard and precarious.
I was frightened by I was frightened by the the precariousprecarious way in way in which the huge rock which the huge rock hung over the cliff.hung over the cliff.
Marco Ruiz – Wilson Elementary
precariousprecarious: unsafe, dangerous (page : unsafe, dangerous (page 194)194)
resource “use context clues”
Families had rights to certain places for hunting, but no one owned the land or its resources.
The campers used the The campers used the resourcesresources they found in the woods to build a they found in the woods to build a campfire.campfire.
resource: resource: something that can be used (p. something that can be used (p. 195)195) Marco Ruiz –
Wilson Elementary
secluded “use context clues”
We were the only people living in that area. We were secluded away from other people.
Our secluded mountain village was not visible from the road.
secludedsecluded - away from others (page - away from others (page 195)195) Marco Ruiz –
Wilson Elementary
traditional“use context clues”
During the school year, traditional ways of life are practiced mostly on the weekends.
Our music teacher likes to play traditional songs from our country’s history. www.mehs.educ.state.ak.us/organizations/yupik/yupikframe.html\
traditionaltraditional - passed from one generation to - passed from one generation to anotheranother Melissa Lape –
Wilson Elementary
www.alaskanative.net/35.asp
Vocabulary Quiz
______ very involved, having a lot of detail
________unsafe, dangerous
________something that can be used
_______ away from others
_______ passed from one generation to another
intricateintricate
precariousprecarious
resourceresourcesecludedsecluded
traditionaltraditional
Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary
These words contain synonym pairs.
Word Knowledgesynonym pairs
small - littlewithered -
shranknetted - caught
Can you think of other synonyms Can you think of other synonyms
for these words?for these words? Marco Ruiz – Wilson Elementary
vastvast
spawned spawned
snow snow
skimmedskimmed Cunningham – Wilson Elementary
These words all have an s-consonant blend.These words all have an s-consonant blend.What is a blend?What is a blend?
What are some What are some other words with other words with the s-consonant the s-consonant blend?blend?
All of these words have the digraph oo spelled/oo/.
tooltool
schoolschool
foodfood
goosegoose
trooptroopCunningham – Wilson Elementary
Can you think of additional examples of words with oo prounounced /oo/?
hospitalsurvivalmetalpeoplecircle
Cunningham Wilson Elementary
In these words what sound is made by In these words what sound is made by alal and and lele??
In the small lagoon, we netted the most fish we had ever caught.
In Scammon Bay, the vast, snow-covered tundra stretches as far as you can see.
Cunningham – Wilson Elementary
synonym pairsIdentify the synonym pairs in both sentences.
At school, we use special tools in the kitchen to prepare food.
Cunningham – Wilson Elementary
Identify the /oo/ sound spelling.
The sound /00//00/
A heart attack victim has a good chance of survival if taken to the hospital quickly.
What sound is made with the words that contain –What sound is made with the words that contain –alal??
-al
Cunningham – Wilson Elementary