Unit 2

Module A

ReadyGen Unit 2 Module A

The anchor text we are reading in Unit 2 Module A is The Road to Freedom. We will also be reading two supporting texts, Operation Clean Sweep and Cesar Chavez.

Current Text: Operation Clean Sweep

Unit 2 Module A consists of 18 lessons. We are currently on our second text of Module A, Operation Clean Sweep

Current Lesson: Lesson 12 & 13

Vocabulary Words:

Students can access tools to review the vocabulary words using Quizlet through the Google Classroom or by following this link: https://quizlet.com/206132320/readygen-g5-u2ma-flash-cards/.

How can your child study vocabulary words?

1. Make flashcards using the definitions they have in their Vocabulary journal.

2. Practice using online flashcards and games:

https://quizlet.com/206132320/readygen-g5-u2ma-flash-cards/

How can parents help practice the skills we are learning in class?

It is important that your child reads at least 20 minutes each day. Once they have completed their reading, there are questions you can ask him/her to help them practice the skills we are learning with each lesson. You should ask your child to provide text evidence to back up the answer they have provided and explain why that text evidence supports their answer. Where appropriate, I will also include links to websites where your child can practice these skills.

Below is a breakdown of the standards and skills we will be learning in Unit 2 Module A for the text Operation Clean Sweep.

Standards

  • Determine a theme of a story from details in the text, including how characters in a story respond to challenges; summarize the text. (RL.5.2)
    • Ask Me: What is the theme of your story? Can you summarize what you read today?
    • Practice: https://www.ixl.com/ela/grade-5/determine-the-themes-of-short-stories
  • Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text. (RL.5.4)
  • Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story, drawing on specific details in the text. (RL.5.3)


Unit 2 Module A Vocabulary


Text: Operation Clean Sweep


Politics (p. 69) - art and practice of government

Synonyms: government

Antonyms:

Morphological Links: political, politician

Semantic Links: election, political party


Rampant (p. 71) - running wild

Synonyms: uncontrolled

Antonyms: restrained

Morphological Links:

Semantic Links: wild, unrestrained


Tallied (p. 76) - counted

Synonyms: added, recorded

Antonyms: estimate

Morphological Links: tally

Semantic Links: counted, added


Underestimate (p. 77) - to think that something is smaller or less important than it is

Synonyms: undervalue

Antonyms: overestimate

Morphological Links: estimate, estimation

Semantic Links: underrate


Below is a breakdown of the standards and skills we will be learning in Unit 2 Module A for the text The Road to Freedom.

Standards

  • Describe how a narrator's point of view influences how events are described. (RL.5.6)
    • Ask Me: What point of view is your story told from? Can you give me examples from the text to show me how you know?
    • Practice: https://www.ixl.com/ela/grade-5/identify-the-narrative-point-of-view
  • Determine a theme of a story from details in the text, including how characters in a story respond to challenges; summarize the text. (RL.5.2)
    • Ask Me: What is the theme of your story? Can you summarize what you read today?
    • Practice: https://www.ixl.com/ela/grade-5/determine-the-themes-of-short-stories
  • Analyze how visual elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text. (RL.5.7)
    • Ask Me: How do the pictures in your text help you understand what is happening in the text?
  • Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text. (RL.5.4)
    • Ask Me: What is a word you did not know in your story? How can you determine the meaning of the word by reading the text?
    • Practice: https://www.ixl.com/ela/grade-5/use-context-to-identify-the-meaning-of-a-word

Unit 2 Module A Vocabulary


Text: The Road to Freedom (Lesson 1 & 2)

Debts (p. 4) - money owed

Synonyms: owing money. overdrawn

Antonyms: profit

Morphological Links: debtor, indebted

Semantic Links: payment, owe


Auction (p. 4) - the public sale of something to the highest bidder

Synonyms: sale, sell-off

Antonyms: purchase

Morphological Links: auctioneer

Semantic Links: sale


Master (p. 4) - someone who has control or power over others

Synonyms: boss, manager

Antonyms: slave, servant, employee

Morphological Links: mastery

Semantic Links: owner, employer, servant


Stumble (p. 10) - tripped or walked in a clumsy way

Synonyms: fall

Antonyms: straighten, continue

Morphological Links:

Semantic Links: trip, fall


Plantation (p. 11) - a large farm

Synonyms: ranch, estate

Antonyms:

Morphological Links: plant, planter

Semantic Links: crop, colony


Patrolled (p. 14) - go around a place to make sure everything is okay

Synonyms: policed, safeguarded

Antonyms: ignored

Morphological Links: patroller

Semantic Links: watch, police


Curled (p. 17) - made into a rounded shape

Synonyms: rolled up

Antonyms: straighten

Morphological Links: curly, curler

Semantic Links: twisted, coiled


Screech (p. 19) - a loud and very high cry that usually expresses extreme pain, anger, or fear

Synonyms: scream

Antonyms: whisper

Morphological Links: screeching

Semantic Links: scream, cry


Grumbled (p. 20) - complained in a low voice

Synonyms: growled, complained,

Antonyms: yelled

Morphological Links: grumble, grumbler

Semantic Links: muttered, complained


Shivering (p. 21) - muscles begin to shake in small movements

Synonyms: shaking

Antonyms: still

Morphological Links: shivery, shivers

Semantic Links: cold, shaking


Scent (p. 21) - a smell

Synonyms: odor

Antonyms: unscented

Morphological Links: scented, unscented

Semantic Links: odor, smell


Quilt (p. 26) - a decorative cover for a bed, made of two layers with soft material between them

Synonyms: blanket

Antonyms:

Morphological Links: quilted, quilter

Semantic Links: blanket, cover


Conductor (p. 28) - a person who leads others

Synonyms: leader

Antonyms: follower

Morphological Links: conduct

Semantic Links: train, railroad


Slavery (p. 28) - a human being owned by another human being for the purpose of labor

Synonyms: serve

Antonyms: employ

Morphological Links: slave, enslave

Semantic Links: master, plantation


Shuffling (p. 30) - walking very slowly and noisily, without lifting one’s feet off the ground

Synonyms: dragging

Antonyms: marching

Morphological Links: shuffle, shuffler

Semantic Links: sliding, dragging


Tumbled (p. 33) - lose your balance and fall

Synonyms: fell, rolled

Antonyms: balanced

Morphological Links: tumble, tumbler

Semantic Links: rolled


Whinnied (p. 34) - to make a noise like a horse

Synonyms: neigh

Antonyms:

Morphological Links: whinny

Semantic Links: horse


Stuttered (p. 34) - to stumble on one’s speech

Synonyms: stammered

Antonyms:

Morphological Links: stutter

Semantic Links: stammered


Drifted (p. 38) - floated

Synonyms: flow, be carried

Antonyms: stay

Morphological Links: drift, drifter

Semantic Links: floated


Lantern (p. 40) - lamp

Synonyms: flashlight, torch

Antonyms:

Morphological Links:

Semantic Links: light, flame


Scattered (p. 42) - separated

Synonyms: distributed

Antonyms: together, united

Morphological Links: scatter

Semantic Links: dispersed


Hunched (p. 46) - bent over

Synonyms: squat, huddle

Antonyms: straighten, stand

Morphological Links: hunch

Semantic Links: stooped


Blisters (p. 46) - bubble-like swelling of the skin

Synonyms: sore, welt

Antonyms:

Morphological Links: blister, blistered

Semantic Links: sores


Carriage (p. 50) - a vehicle with four wheels drawn by two or more horses

Synonyms: buggy, wagon

Antonyms:

Morphological Links:

Semantic Links: horses, travel


Surrounded (p. 51) - to enclose on all sides; encompass

Synonyms: free

Morphological Links: surround

Semantic Links:, around


Pillars (p. 52) - tall vertical structures of stone used to support a building

Synonyms: beams, supports

Antonyms:

Morphological Links: pillared

Semantic Links: beams, support


Territory (p. 52) - a particular area of land

Synonyms: area, colony, place on earth

Antonyms: sky

Morphological Links:

Semantic Links: area, land


Historical (p. 55) - set in the past and based on real people and/or events

Synonyms: from the past

Antonyms: current

Morphological Links: history, historically

Semantic Links: past


Abolish (p. 55) - to put an end to

Synonyms: stop, wipe out, terminate

Antonyms: begin, create, permit

Morphological Links: abolished, abolitionist

Semantic Links: destroy


Tremendous (p. 55) - enormous

Synonyms: large, huge, overwhelming

Antonyms: insignificant, small

Morphological Links: tremendously

Semantic Links: great, notable, large