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Grammar identifying adverbs

Readingnarrative text genre, plot

Word Workhomographs

Today's Lesson

Vocabulary scholarship, whistle, knot, determine

The Amazing Ocean

Level 6 Unit 1 Lesson 4

Teacher Tips

Watch the whale wag its tail while Playing in the deep, dark sea. Spy the fish dance and swish while Swimming in the deep, dark sea. See the shark make a ripple mark while Hunting in the deep, dark sea. Hunting in the deep, dark sea? Oh no! Getting closer and closer to me!

The deep, dark sea

word work

Homographs

blue blue train trainskip skip fair fair

These words have the same spelling.

Matching

fair

train

train

fair

skip

skip

blue

blue

May

may

Do blue skies make you blue?

Would you like to train on a train?

Try It

vocabulary

I was determined to become a doctor.

determined - set one's will to do something

The judge determined that I was wrong.

determine - decide

knot - something tied together

She tied a knot in the rope before she went home.

She blew the whistle to start the race.

whistle - a tool used to make a loud, shrill sound

Jerry won the scholarship and was able to attend the university for free.

scholarship - money given for education

Matching

determine

whistle

knot

scholarship

knot

determine

scholarship

whistle

I just can't which food to order, it all looks good.

If I don't win the , I can't go to the university.

All of the string was stuck together in a huge .

Merry uses a to call her dog.

Reasons why

reading

Do you think mermaids are real?

pre-Reading

Muriel pushed her hair out of her face and pulled her ponytail tight. She looked to her right and saw Christina, the crab whose long claws made her the best grabber. Danny, the dolphin who almost always swam more quickly than everyone else, was on her right. Muriel took a deep breath and looked forward, determined to swim faster than she ever had. The whistle blew and everyone took off. The race had begun!

The Big Race

This race was very important to all of the athletes at Underwater Cove Secondary School. It was the event that would determine who would win the scholarship to Treasure Trove University. The race was held at the bottom of the sea and the athletes had to make their way through a sunken treasure ship. There were gold pieces hidden all over the ship, and whoever found five pieces of gold and then swam to the finish line first was the winner.

Muriel’s oldest sister, Georgina, started at Treasure Trove University last year, and she happily told Muriel all about the school. After listening to her sister, Muriel was determined to attend the university as well, but her grades were not good enough to get into the school. Georgina was much better at math and science than Muriel, and she studied more frequently as well. She completed her homework more carefully and passed her exams effortlessly.

Muriel did her homework more slowly than her sister, and was frequently jealous that her sister was so much smarter. The only thing that Muriel could do well was swim faster than Georgina. So, when she heard about the athletic scholarship, she began practicing daily. She practiced untying knots, climbing ropes, spinning out of small holes and catching objects as she swam by them. She was sure that she had prepared more carefully than her competition. She was determined to win the race and go to the university. Muriel told her friend, Sandy, a beautiful seahorse about her goal. Sandy decided to help Muriel.

Muriel can swim more quickly than Georgina

Muriel wants to go to the university.

Georgina is more athletic than Muriel.

Georgina doesn't want to go to the university.

true or false

genre

Discussion

This text is narrative.

characters

Muriel did her homework more slowly than her sister, and was frequently jealous that her sister was so much smarter. The only thing that Muriel could do well was swim faster than Georgina. So, when she heard about the athletic scholarship, she began practicing daily. She practiced untying knots, climbing ropes, spinning out of small holes and catching objects as she swam by them. She was sure that she had prepared more carefully than her competition. She was determined to win the race and go to the university. Muriel told her friend, Sandy, a beautiful seahorse about her goal. Sandy decided to help Muriel.

1. Find adjectives
2. Find adverbs
3. Look for what the character does

Describe Characters

character

Grammar

She swims gracefully through the dark water.

Spelling Note: Adverbs of manner often end with '-ly.'

adverbs of manner Tell us how something is done.

Adverbs

Muriel’s oldest sister, Georgina, started at Treasure Trove University last year, and she happily told Muriel all about the school. After listening to her sister, Muriel was determined to attend the university as well, but her grades were not good enough to get into the school. Georgina was much better at math and science than Muriel, and she studied more frequently as well. She completed her homework more carefully and passed her exams effortlessly.

Spelling Note: When words end in 'y', we delete the 'y' and add -ily happy - happily

adverbs of manner

Adverb Animals

Wrap Up

Would you perform well in this race?

Do you think that Muriel will win the race?

Write five sentences about what your favorite animal can do.

Think about five things you do well and describe how you do them.

Extension

Grammar

Reading

Vocabulary

Word Work

comparativessuperlatives -er than the -est

narrator characters

determine knot whistle scholarship

homographs(blue/blue)

narrator

Poem

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