Unit 1 Week 1 (U1W1)
Name:
Goin’ Someplace Special
Fighting Back
Character and Setting
Character
Setting
Think Cloud
I
Wonder
…..
Vocabulary Word s (Type your own definition for each.) (Type your answer in red.)
Scald
Permission
Autograph
Fare
Blurted
Clenched
Approached
Spectacular
Immigration
Immigrant
Explorer
Word Squares
Complete the words squares below for your two favorite vocabulary words. (Type your answer in red.)
Vocabulary Word
Definition
Vocabulary Word
Definition
Clip Art
Example Sentence
Clip Art
Example Sentence
Homophones
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and different meanings. Sometimes you need to read the words around a homophone
to know which spelling and meaning makes the most sense.
A. Type the word from the box that best completes each sentence. (Type your answer in red.)
fair
fare
their
there
way
bored
weigh board
Grandma always gives me bus __ __ to go downtown. I _______the bus and sit in the last seat. It isn’t _________ that I have to sit in the back, but I’m
never _____ ______. I watch people carry ____ ___ packages. Those bundles must ____ ____ so much! I ride the bus all the ________ to the library.
I’m so happy when I’m ___ _____.
B.
Underline the two homophones in each sentence. Then answer the question. (Type your answer in red.)
1. The wind blew my blue hat away.
Which word refers to a color?_____ ______
2. I had to write the right word for each item on the test.
Which word means “correct”?__________
3. Marta took one more turn and won the spelling bee.
Which word means that someone has gained victory? __ ____
C.
Rough and ruff are also homophones. Type a sentence for each word, using each word correctly. (Type your answer in red.)
1. (ruff)
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2. (rough)
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Timeline
A Time Line is a diagram that organizes information. Time lines help
you keep track of events in the order which they took place.
Look at the time line. Then answer the questions. (Type your answer in red.)
Important Civil Rights Dates
1955: Rosa
1963: March on
Parks arrested
Washington D.C.
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1954: Brown v.
Board of Education
ruling
1.
1960: Ruby
Bridges
desegregates her
school
1964: Civil Rights
Act passed
What is this time line about? ______________________________
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2. What happened in 1955? __________________________________
3. What happened first: the Civil Rights Act or the Brown v. Board of Education ruling? _______________________________
4. In which city did civil rights protesters march in 1963? _______
5. Would Rosa Parks have been arrested for refusing to give up her seat after 1964? Explain your answer. __________________
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6. Where would this event appear on the time line? In 1946, the United States Supreme Court bans segregation on buses that travel across
state lines. ___________________________________
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Spelling Definition Page
batch
dove
stuff
tenth
tough
nick
fling
notch
scan
stump
rough
shrug
jut
guess
laugh
lead
gush
damp
cot
sense
Definitions ~Type the spelling word that matches each definition below. (Type your answer in red.)
1.
throw ____________________ 7. bird _______________________
2. wet ______________________ 8. small cut ___________________
3. stick out__________________ 9. confuse ____________________
4. pour out _________________ 10. not smooth ________________
5. mark ____________________ 11. group _____________________
6. small bed ________________ 12. read quickly _______________
Type the spelling word that best completes each sentence. (Type your answer in red.)
13. It was a _________________________________________word to spell.
14. The ____________________________question was the hardest of all.
15. His answer did not make _____________________________________.
16. She was happy and started to ________________________________.
17. She took a _______________because she did not know the answer.
18. He was unsure and answered the question with a ______________.
19. He had too much __________________________________in his desk.
20. She gave him a ______________________pencil for the test.
A. Find the misspelled words in the set of instructions. Type the words correctly on the lines below. (Type your answer in red.)
You will receive a list of ten words for the spelling bee. Before the contest begins skain the list of words. The tinth word on
the list is a bonus word. Its spelling is unusual and may stumpe you. You will get an extra point if you spell the bonus word
correctly.
Here are some tips for the contest. If a word does not make cents to you, ask to hear it again. If you are not sure how to
spell a word, take a gess. Last but not least, don’t worry if your hands feel dap. That just means you are feeling a little
nervous.
1. _______________ 3. _______________ 5. ________________
2. ________________ 4. _______________ 6. ________________
B. Writing Activity
Have you ever watched or taken part in a contest? Type a description of what happened or what you think might happen at a contest. Include
four of your spelling words in your writing. (Type your answer in red.)
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