READING
IV
C.N.:______ Date:___________
Name:_________________________________________
Vocabulary Study
Let us first study
the following vocabulary words found in the chapters that we will read.
Directions: Use the context to figure out the meaning of the
underlined word in the sentences below. Compare your definition with a
dictionary definition.
1.
All of the farmers agreed that the small, weak runt would never amount
to anything.
Your
definition:
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Dictionary
definition: _____________________________________________________
2.
Such a fine specimen of a pig would bring in a lot of money at the farm
auction.
Your
definition:
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Dictionary
definition: _____________________________________________________
3. A
pig will use its snout to root out food in the dirt.
Your
definition:
_____________________________________________________
Dictionary
definition: _____________________________________________________
4.
The falling star travelled so fast that it seemed to vanish shortly
after it appeared.
Your
definition:
_____________________________________________________
Dictionary
definition: _____________________________________________________
5.
There was so much commotion in the barn that no one heard the
announcements.
Your
definition:
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Dictionary
definition: _____________________________________________________
Vocabulary Focus
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ü What is a prefix?
A prefix
is a letter combination that you can add to the beginning of a root
word to change the meaning of the word.
For example, ‘paint’ is a
root word. By adding the prefix ‘re’-, you can make a new word which is ‘repaint’.
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‘Re-’ and ‘Ex-’
are two of the most commonly used prefixes.
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Each prefix has a
meaning.
‘Re-’ means ‘again’ or ‘repeatedly’. Some words that use the prefix‘re-’ are rewash, reshuffle, and reconsider.
‘Ex-’ means ‘out’, ‘upward’, ‘completely’,
or ‘previous’. Some words that
use the prefix ‘ex-’ are expand,
extol, excruciate, and exchange.
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1. _________ union
2. _________ cell
3. _________ use
4. _________ change
5. _________ cept
6. _________ tend
7. _________ form
8. _________ cognition
9. _________ ample
10. ________ construct
PART II. Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct words that use
the prefixes ‘re’ or ‘ex’. Choose from your answers in Vocabulary Practice Part
I.
1. I
am going to __________________ my room because it is falling apart.
2. The trousers
were too long so I asked if I could _____________ them for a shorter pair.
3. The children got special
_______________________ for their academic achievements.
4. Don’t throw that shopping bag away. We can
still ________________ it.
5. The teacher will reveal the names of the
students who _________________ in the different subjects.
6.
The arrival of the survivors caused a tearful ________________ with their
families.
7. The workers
asked the management to _______________ their holiday break.
8. The lazy student promised to _________________
by improving his study habits.
9. No sound was to be
heard _____________ the quiet hum of the morning breeze.
10. The teacher
showed us a good __________________ of how we can use the word in a sentence.
Preparing to Read:
Below are questions that will serve as your guide while reading the first
three chapters of the novel “Charlotte’s Web.”
1. Why
was Mr. Arable going to kill Wilbur at the very beginning?
2.
What problems could arise from having a barnyard animal as a pet?
3. Why did Wilbur try to run away?
Comprehension Questions:
1. Why
did Mr. Arable want to kill the baby pig?
2. Why
did Mr. Arable change his mind?
3. How
did Fern’s father bring her great happiness to a sudden end? Why did her father
feel this way?
4. Why
did Wilbur run away from Zuckerman’s farm? Why did he return to the farm?
Skill Focus:
Readers
relate what they read to personal experiences, to information from other text,
and to information about the world in order to enhance their understanding.
We
make connections between what we read and from what we previously know or
background knowledge. There are three ways on how to make connections: text-to-self,
text-to-text, text-to-world.
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Text-to-Self (T-S) refers to connections made between the text
and the reader's personal experience.
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We
can identify text-to-self
connections by asking:
“What
does this story remind me of? Who among the characters can I relate to? Does
anything in this story remind me of anything in my own life?”
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Text-to-Text (T-T) refers to connections made between
a text being read to a text that was previously read.
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We
can identify text-to-text
connections by asking:
“What does
this remind me of in another book I’ve
read? How is
this text similar to other things that I
have read? How
is this text different from other things that I have read?”
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Text-to-World
(T-W) refers
to connections made between a text being read and something that occurs in
the world.
· We can
identify text-to-self connections
by asking: “What does this remind me of in the real world?
How are events in this story similar to the
things that happen in the real world? How are events in this story
different from the things that happen in the real world?”
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Read the passage and the notes below
“Harry
went down to breakfast the next morning to find the three Dursleys already
sitting around the kitchen table. They were watching a brand-new television, a
welcome- home-for- the-summer present for Dudley, who had been complaining
loudly about the long walk between the fridge and the television in the living
room. Dudley had spent most of the summer in the kitchen, his piggy little eyes
fixed on the screen and his five chins wobbling as he ate continually.”
You can make a text-to-self connection by saying:
“This reminds me of the lazy summer mornings when I would wake up late and find
the other members of my family almost done eating breakfast and missing the fun
of suggesting and deciding what can be done throughout the day.”
You can make
a text-to-text connection by saying: “This reminds me of the time when I read a
book about how kids spend their summer vacation.”
You can make
a text-to-world connection by saying: “This reminds me of the different seasons
in a year.”
In the text-to-self
connection, the reader made a connection with the text by recalling how she
spent her summer vacation. In the text-to-text connection, the reader made a
connection by telling how the passage is similar to a book that she had read.
And in the text-to-world connection, the reader made a connection by telling a
similar event that occurs in the real world.
You can also use a
graphic organizer like the one below
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When I read the part about...
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It reminds me of...
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Type of Connection
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...Harry going
down to breakfast and finding the
others already settled around the table
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...the lazy summer mornings when I would wake up
late and find the other members of my family almost done eating breakfast and
missing the fun of suggesting and deciding what can be done during the day
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Text-to-Self
Connection
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...how Dudley spent summer in the kitchen
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...the time when
I read a book about how kids spend their summer vacation
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Text-to-Text
Connection
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...summer
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...the different
seasons in a year
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Text-to-World
Connection
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Activity 1
Directions: Using the first three chapters of the novel
“Charlotte’s Web” and our lesson on making connections, complete the graphic
organizer below. Give one for each kind of connection.
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Kind of Connection
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When I read the part about...
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It reminds me of...
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1.
Text-to-Self
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2.
Text-to-Text
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3.
Text-to-World
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Activity 2
Directions: Read the passages and identify if the given connection is a
“text-to-self”, “text-to-text”, or “text-to-world” connection. Write “no
connection” if the given connection is only at surface-level or does not make
any connection at all.
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1.
“It was a hot summer's day and there was no breeze. Linda wanted to open
the window, but it was stuck. Instead, she walked out of the house.”
Connection: This reminds me of a story about a little boy
trying to open a window and when he turned the crank too hard, it
shattered.
Answer: __________________________________________________
2. “Liz was home sick one
day and she was bored of lying on her bed. She sat up and looked out of the
window. Spring was just beginning and yellow flowers were growing in the
field outside.”
Connection:
That reminds me of the time I broke my leg and had to stay at home.
Answer:
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Connection:
That reminds me of the time I read a book about how flowers grow in the
spring.
Answer:
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Connection: Liza
was bored when she got sick, I also get bored when I got sick and had to
stay at home.
Answer:
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