The Dinosaur of Waterhouse Hawkins

Day 2

Concept talk

How can paleontologists help us understand the

past?

PARTNER SHARE• How do paleontologists discover

information about dinosaurs?

• What are fossils?

• How would uncanny instincts help a paleontologist?

Amazing WordsModel- a copy of somethingMarcus made a model of the White House

for history project.

Remains- what is left overThe remains of the dinosaur help us learn

about the past.

Teach your partner these words

Suffix –tion, -sion• These suffixes are added to verbs to

form nouns of action or condition

• Pollute-pollution• Confuse-confusion• Distribute-distribution• Collide-collision

Suffix –tion, -sion• Rules:• Words that end in “t”- use –tion• Example: complete/completion• Words that end is “s” or “d” use –sion• Example: extend/extension,

supress/supression

Suffix –tion, -sion• If the sound of the last syllable is the “heavy”

sound of /zhun/ rather than the light sound /shun/ use “s”

• Confusion, vision, adhesion• Exceptions: the ending –mit becomes –

mission• Examples: permit/permission, omit/omission,

submit/submission, commit/commission

Literary TermsWe are going to need our books now. 1-56-1011-1516-2021-26

FlashbackSometimes an author chooses to

begin a story at an exciting moment. The author might use a flashback to give the reader the necessary background information.

Let’s look at an example

Story Structure• Sequence:• The order of events in fiction and

nonfiction• Chronological order (time order) is

one way

Story Structure• Read page 396-397• Is this story told chronologically or

using flashbacks

Homonyms• These are words that sound the

same, spelled the same, but have different meanings

• You can use the context clues in the sentence to understand the meaning of the word

Homonyms• He hit the ball with the bat.• The bat flew out of the cave.

• Steven fell off the bed.• He planted flowers in the flower bed.

Vocabulary• Erected- means built• The kind erected a huge wall around

the city.

• Mold-a hollow form• The artist used a mold to create her

figurine. • Teach your partner these words

Vocabulary• Occasion- special event• They dressed up for the occasion.

• Tidied-cleaned and organized• Someone had tidied up the room

after the party.

• Teach your partner these words

Vocabulary• Workshop- room where items are made• The elves worked hard on the toys in

Santa’s workshop.

• Foundation- supporting base structures

• The builders worked on the foundations of the bridge first.

• Teach your partner these words

Vocabulary• Proportion- correct relationship

between items• The amount of time put in was in

proportion to the success of the project.

• Teach your partner this word

Principal parts of Irregular Verbs

• He has gone to the store.• (past participle)

• He went to the store.• (past)

SPELLING /j/, /ks/, /sk/, /s/

Muscle-/s/Excuse-/sk/Exclaim-/ks/Gigantic-/j/

Daily Fix itLets take a look at

our Daily Fix it

WRITINGAdvertising brochure:You will prepare an advertising

brochure for one of the events mentioned in The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins

Dinner party on New Year’s Eve or grand opening of the Crystal Palace

WRITINGChart reasons for attending:

Reason for attending dinner party:

Supporting detail:

EducationalEntertainingSocial

Learn more about dinosaursSee exciting exhibitsTalk until the new year comes

WRITINGUsing precise words will make your

brochure more interesting and persuasive

Let’s practiceLet’s find other words for special:Unusual, extraordinary, distinguished,

peculiarUse a thesaurus to find other interesting

words for special and peculiar

WRITING• Use the word web to try to find the

word that conveys your idea best.• Today, I want you to begin working

on the brochure. Precise wording is the most important part of this writing.