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La Bamba
Theme 2 concept:
Daring, determined
people who meet
challenging goals.
La Bamba
159O
Genre:
Realistic Fiction: Realistic
characters and events come to life in
a fictional plot.
Selection Summary:
When Manuel performs in the
school talent show, he finds that
pantomiming to a record is not as
easy as it looks.
La Bamba
160A
Background
Remember this theme is about
“Giving It All You’ve Got!”
We have just read about a figure
skater who worked hard to become a
skilled performer.
We will now read about a boy who
attempts to succeed in a different
kind of performance.
Does anyone know what a talent show is?
Read 160-161
Vocabulary
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161A
Key concept: the excitement
of performing in a talent show
applause: the clapping of
hands to show approval
debut: first public
performance
embarrassed: self-conscience
and ill at ease
Vocabulary
(cont)
forty-five record: a small
record with one musical
selection on each side
limelight: focus of public
attention
pantomime: theatrical acting
that is done in silence
Vocabulary (cont)
161A
duo: two performers
singing or playing together
rehearsal: practice for a
public performance
talent: a special natural or
acquired ability
Vocabulary Link
talent scout: person who searches for
people with good skills, such as in music
or a sport
auditions: gives a short performance to
show one’s talent; try outs
lyrics: words that accompany a song
ballad: song that tells a story
spectacular: amazing to see
Phonics and Decoding
What are our Phonics and Decoding
Skills?
They are: look carefully,
blending, chunking, affixes, vowel
sounds, beginning, and ending,
syllables, words you know, word
parts, root words, base words.
Phonics and Decoding
161A
Mr. Roybal raised his hand like a
symphony conductor and let it fall
dramatically.
To figure out this word we will break into
chunks. I recognize drama. I think the
next chunk is tic. I also recognize ally. If
I blend all those sounds together – I get
the word dramatically. Which is like drama
and excitement. Which makes sense in
this sentence.
Phonics and Decoding
Reading Strategy
161B
Summarize
What will happen when Manuel
enters his school’s talent show?
As you read the selection,
summarize the problem and the
events in your own words.
To summarize, retell the most
important idea in your
own words. Leave out
the unimportant details.
Comprehension Skill
181A
Story Structure
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Story structure:
characters, setting, and plot,
which contains a problem and
a resolution.
Reference Source
181C
Telephone directory lists phone numbers
for individuals, businesses, and government
agencies. In the white pages, names are
listed in alphabetical order. In the yellow
pages, businesses are grouped
alphabetically by type.
A thesaurus contains synonyms and
antonyms for many commonly used words.
Alphabetical order.
A dictionary provides the spelling and
pronunciation of a word and its meanings.
Reference Source
(cont)181C
An atlas mainly contains maps. Indexes
tell where to find cities, states, countries,
and geographical features.
An almanac is updated every year. It
contains brief facts about history, sports
events, countries, and subjects of general
interests. It is a good place to find
statistics and lists.
An encyclopedia is a set of books that
gives the major facts about a subject.
Encyclopedia entries are in ABC order.
Decoding Longer Words
Roots spec/t and opt
181E
The audience clapped and looked at
each other, wide eyed with respect.
spec/t: Latin
root for: “to
look”
ex. spectacles,
spectator,
specific
opt: Greek
root for: “eye”
ex. optics,
optician,
optometry
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Phonics
ou, o, oi
181F
Recognizing the many letter patterns
that can stand for the ou, o, and oi
sounds can help them use the
phonics/decoding strategy to decode
many new words
Letters ou and ow can stand for the ou
sound in found
Letters aw and au, and the letter a
followed by l, can stand for the o sound
in fault
Phonics
ou, o, oi
181F
Phonics
ou, o, oi
181F
Mr. Roybal asked the boisterous
students to settle down.
Help me decode this word.
announced
enjoying
bawling
applause
recall
Phonics
Writing
Spelling
181G
ou, o, oi
Name the vowels in these words:
ounce, tower, claw, pause, bald,
moist, and loyal
ou and ow make the ou sound
(found)
aw, au, a make the o sound (mall)
oi and oy make the oi sound (boil)
Practice book 89
Spelling
181G
Antonyms
Antonyms are words with opposite meanings.
Tell me the opposite meanings (antonyms) for
these words.
smile
scowl
continue
pause
hero
coward
dry
moist
Practice book 90
Vocabulary Skills
181I
Dictionary: Multiple-Meaning Words
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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 boldface
number. Sometimes a single phrase is
given to show how the word is used.
Grammar Skills
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Action Verbs
An action verb tells
what the subject
does or did.
The verb is the
main word or
words in the
complete
sentence. Also
known as the
predicate.
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Grammar Skills
181K
Direct
Objects
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Juan ate the burrito.
What is the action verb?
What did he eat?
The burrito is the direct object.
Juanita rode her bicycle.
What did she ride?
The direct object is the bicycle.
A direct object is a noun or pronoun in the
predicate that receives the action of the verb.
It answers who or what.
Not every action verb has a direct object.
Writing Skills
181M
Summary
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A summary is a brief account
of a story or selection.
Writing a summary is a good
way to share what a story is
about and also to recall the
main events and characters.
Spiral Review
Structural Analysis:
Changing final y to I:
In words ending in a consonant followed by a y,
the final y changes to an I before the endings –
ed, -er, -es, and –est are added.
When decoding a 3 syllable word, they should
look for familiar parts such as base words,
prefixes, and suffixes.
Words with the VCV pattern often divide
between the first vowel and the consonant.
With the VCCV pattern often divide between
the consonants.
Spelling Test
1. hawk
2. claw
3. bald
4. tower
5. halt
6. prowl
7. loyal
8. pause
9. moist
10. ounce
11. launch
12. royal
13. scowl
14. haunt
15. noisy
16. coward
17. fawn
18. thousand
19. drown
20. fault
Challenge Words
announce
poise
loiter
somersault
awkward
Study Guide
Summarize
Story Structure
Reference source
Roots
Ou and oi sounds
Antonyms
Direct objects
Summary
Changing y to i
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Root words
Ou, o, oi sounds
Antonyms
Action verbs
Direct objects