5.4.3 Roots, Name of the Flowers, Modifiers

Learners can:

• sort words based on roots

• pronounce multisyllabic words correctly

Roots

Learners can:

• read and annotate grade-level fiction independently

• make inferences about characters based on text evidence

• In "The Surrender Tree" we will see the world from two different perspectives: Rosa and Lieutenant Death

• Rosa was a battlefield nurse during the Cuban fight for independence

• Lieutenant Death's father was a cruel slave hunter and he expects his son to also be brutal and disregard human life

• We will be seeing Rosa as a symbol for good and Lieutenant Death as a symbol of evil

Alternating perspectives

• Today, you will read and annotate a short introductory poem and pages 3 to 9.

• Make sure you are annotating as we read!

• You can find an annotation guide on page 4 of today's edio lesson

• You can find the digital copy of the text on page 5 of today's edio lesson

First Read

Section 1: Pages 3-9

Comparing perspectives: Rosa vs. Lt. Death

Comparing perspectives: Rosa vs. Lt. Death

Learners can:

• differentiate between adjectives and adverbs

• identify modifying words that can act as synonyms

• Modifiers are descriptive words or phrases that give more details about something else in the sentence

• We are going to focus on two types of modifiers: adjectives and adverbs

Modifiers

• Adjectives are words that describe nouns (people, places, things, or ideas)

• Example: The boy's soccer ball is multicolored.

  • Here, the adjective “multicolored” describes the noun “soccer ball.”

Adjectives vs. Adverbs

• ​Adverbs are words that describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs

• They often describe how, when, where, or to what extent something is done

• Example: The learner worked independently on his paper

  • The adverb “independently” describes how the person “worked” on their essay. “Independently” is an adverb because it is modifying a verb. 

Modifiers Walkthrough

To determine if a modifier is an adjective or adverb, you have to look at what the word is modifying.

• In the next several lessons, you will continue to read Rosa's story and understand her impact on the people around her. This will help you to answer the unit question: How does society influence the next generation?

• The rest of class is Choice Time. You can be working on:

  • Silent Reading

  • Get help from Mrs. Massack

  • Overdue Edio Lessons

Wrap Up and Choice Time