Unit 6: Story 1 - Just Like Josh Gibson

Unit 6: Story 1 - Just Like Josh Gibson Selection Words: Amazing Words: 1. field - piece of land used for some special 1. athlete - somebody who used skills and abilities purpose to compete in sports 2. cheers - calls out or yells loudly to show that 2. challenge - test of someone’s abilities you like something 3. effort - physical and mental energy you use to 3. threw - sent something through the air by force do something or to achieve a goal of your arm 4. dainty - delicate and pretty 4. sailed - moved smoothly like a ship with sails 5. disguise - clothes or make-up someone wears 5. plate - hard rubber slab that a baseball player to change the way he or she looks so he or she stands beside to bat won’t be recognized 6. bases - places that are stations or goals in 6. champion - winner of a game or competition certain games, such as baseball 7. professional - type of job in which people are 7. soar - to fly upward paid for their skill and training 8. forties - the years between 1940 & 1949. 8. shortstop - infield position on a baseball team 9. Louisville slugger - a popular kind of baseball between second and third base bat High Frequency Words: Phonics: Grammar: Using Capital Letters 1. guess Contractions Writing Trait: Sentences 2. pretty 3. science Comprehension: 4. shoe Skill: Compare & 5. village Contrast 6. watch Strategy: Visualize 7. won Spelling Words: 8. they’re Glue Words: 1. we’re 9. I’d 2. I’ve 10. they’d 1. some 3. don’t 11. she’d 2. where 4. he’d 12. we’ve 3. do 5. can’t 13. could’ve 6. you’re 14. would’ve 4. the 7. won’t 15. should’ve 5. which Unit 6: Story 2 - Red, White, and Blue Selection Words: Amazing Words: 1. freedom- being able to do, say, and think as you please 1. history - all that has happened in the life of a 2. flag - piece of colored cloth with stars or other symbols people, a country, or a field of study such as on it that represents a state or country science or art 3. stripes - long, narrow band of color 2. independence - freedom from being controlled 4. stars - shape that has five or six points 5. nicknames - names used instead of real names by other people or countries 6. birthday - the day you were born 3. symbol- something, such as a sign, a mark, or 7. America - another name for North America and South an object that stands for something else America or the United States 4. patriotic - shows love and loyalty to his or her 8. Congress - national lawmaking group of the United country States 5. unfurl - to unroll or spread out 9. American Revolution - war in which the 13 American colonies gained their freedom from England 6. frayed - worn away on the edges and threads 10. colonies - groups of people who left their own land to are hanging loose settle in another land 7. allegiance - loyalty or faithfulness a person feels High Frequency Phonics: to his or her country, a leader, a friend, or family Words: Inflected endings 8. indivisible - cannot be divided or separated into 1. answer parts 2. company Comprehension: Grammar: Quotation Marks 3. faraway Skill: Fact & 4. parents Writing Trait: Conventions 5. picture Opinion 6. school Strategy: Monitor & 7. wash Fix Up Spelling Words: 8. hiking Glue Words: 1. tried 9. cried 10. crying 1. have 2. trying 11. skipped 2. their 3. planned 12. skipping 3. who 4. planning 13. danced 5. liked 14. dancing 4. his 6. liking 15. replied 5. there 7. hiked 16. replying Unit 6: Story 3 - Birthday Basket for Tia Selection Words: Amazing Words: 1. present - gift that someone gives your or that 1. celebration - party or other activity in which you give someone people might eat, play music, and have a good 2. aunt - your father’s sister, your mother’s sister, time together to show happiness about a special or your uncle’s wife day or when something good happens 3. basket - something to carry or store things in 2. custom - something that people always do or 4. collects - bring together or gather together have done for a long time 5. bank - place where people keep their money 3. tradition - custom or belief that is handed down 6. favorite - the one you like better than all the from generation to generation others 4. create - make something that hasn’t been made 7. piñata- decorated container filled with candy before and toys that is hung at parties for blindfolded 5. inspect - look at very carefully people to break open with a stick 6. angle - the way you look at something 8. ninetieth - next after the 89th 7. brilliant - very bright and sparkling 9. tia - Spanish word for aunt 8. snapshot - simple picture taken with a camera High Frequency Words: Phonics: 1. been Syllables –tion, -ture Grammar: Use Commas 2. believe Writing Trait: Organization/Paragraphs 3. caught Comprehension: 4. finally Skill: Draw 5. today Conclusions 6. tomorrow Strategy: Summarize 7. whatever Spelling Words: 8. station Glue Words: 1. mixture 9. fixture 1. whose 2. nation 10. motion 2. is 3. section 11. nature 3. these 4. future 12. feature 4. with 5. picture 13. furniture 5. know 6. action 14. adventure 7. caution 15. tuition Unit 6: Story 4 - Cowboys Selection Words: Amazing Words: 1. cattle - cows and bulls raised for their meat, milk, or 1. climate - kind of weather that happens in a particular skins place 2. trails - path across a field or through the woods 2. livestock - animals such as cows or chickens that are 3. cowboy - person who works on a cattle ranch or a rodeo raised on farms 4. herd - group of the same kind of animal that is kept or 3. occupation - work that a person does to earn a living fed together 4. buckaroo - another name for cowboy or cowhand 5. campfire - fire in a camp used for cooking or warmth 5. drover - another name for a cowboy who herds droves of 6. railroad- road or track of two steel rails for trains to run cattle along a trail on 6. lariat - a lasso or stiff rope with a sliding loop at one end 7. galloped - run very fast used for catching horses or cows 8. roundup - act of driving or bringing cattle together from 7. legend - story that has been passed down through the long distances years that many people believe 9. chuckwagon - wagon that carries food and cooking 8. rawhide - animal hide that has been tanned or made into equipment for cowboys leather 10. bellowed - a loud, deep noise like a roar High Frequency Words: Phonics: 1. alone Suffixes –ness, -less Grammar: Commas in Compound Sentences 2. buy Writing Trait: Sentences 3. daughters Comprehension: 4. half Skill: Cause & Effect 5. many Strategy: Graphic 6. their Organizer 7. youngest Spelling Words: 8. sickness Glue Words: 1. kindness 9. helpless 1. they 2. careless 10. thankless 2. would 3. goodness 11. fitness 3. many 4. useless 12. weakness 4. through 5. fearless 13. awareness 5. you 6. darkness 14. eagerness 7. sadness 15. wireless Unit 6: Story 5 - Jingle Dancer Selection Words: Amazing Words: 1. drum - musical instrument that makes a sound 1. ceremony - something that people do to when it is beaten celebrate a special occasion 2. clattering making a noise like plates or 2. culture - the beliefs, customs, and behaviors of silverware striking together groups of people at a certain time 3. voice - sound you make with your mouth 3. festival - program of entertainment often held 4. jingles - to make sounds like bells annually 5. silver - shiny white metal used to make coins, 4. compliment - praise or something kind said jewelry, and other things about someone 6. borrow - get something from a person just for a 5. fidget - when you move around in a restless way while 6. evergreen - type of tree or shrub that stays 7. moccasins - soft leather shoe without an green all year long such as pine trees attached heel 7. multicolored - something that has many different 8. regalia - fine clothes colors 9. shuffled - dragged your feet while walking 8. sash - long piece of cloth that can be tied around High Frequency Words: Phonics: your waist or worn over one shoulder 1. clothes Prefixes mis, mid 2. hours Grammar: Indent Paragraphs 3. money Comprehension: Writing Trait: Organization/Paragraphs 4. neighbor Skill: Character, 5. only Setting, & Plot 6. question Strategy: Context 7. taught Clues Spelling Words: 8. misbehave Glue Words: 1. midair 9. midyear 1. mother 2. misplace 10. mismatch 2. to 3. mislead 11. misdeed 3. your 4. midway 12. mistake 4. first 5. misprint 13. midstream 5. second 6. midday 14. midnight 7. midweek 15. misbehavior