DESTINATION READING COURSE 3
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UNIT 07: Finding a Way
A
base word
wordisisaaword
wordtoto
which
other
word
may
be added
A base
which
other
word
partsparts
may be
added
to form
to
form
new
words.
the word What
"directions."
What
new
words.
Look
at theLook
wordat
"directions."
is the base
wordisin
"directions"?
the
base word in "directions"?
DESTINATION READING COURSE 3
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UNIT 07: Finding a Way
Many stories,
strip
stories,
feature
villains
who who
are are
Many
stories,especially
especiallycomic
comic
strip
stories,
feature
villains
completely evil.
characters
likelike
thisthis
believable?
What
makes
completely
evil.Are
Are
characters
believable?
What
makes
characters
like
this
fun
to
read
about?
characters like this fun to read about?
What is
is the
thebase
baseword
wordfor
for
contained? Can
Canyou
youform
form
two
other
“contained?”
two
other
words
words
from
the
same
base word?
from the
same
base
word?
A simile
unlike
things
that
uses
the the
words
“like”
A
simile isisaacomparison
comparisonofoftwo
two
unlike
things
that
uses
words
or “as.”
you see
in paragraph
three?
What two
things
“like”
orWhat
“as.”simile
Whatdo
simile
do you
see in this
paragraph?
What
two
are
being
compared?
things are being compared?
DESTINATION READING COURSE 3
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UNIT 07: Finding a Way
The story
sound
words
likelike
thethe
word
"whump."
How
The
storyuses
uses
sound
words
word
"whump"
in do
thiswords
like these add
to the
of the
other
might
paragraph.
How
do fun
words
likestory?
theseWhat
add to
thesound
fun ofwords
the story?
the author
used?
What
otherhave
sound
words might the author have used?
Most nouns are made plural by adding an “s” or “es” at the end.
Most nouns are made plural by adding an -s or –e-s at the end.
However, singular nouns that have a long vowel sound and end in “f”
However, singular nouns that have a long vowel sound and end
or “fe” are made plural by changing the “f” to “v” and adding “s” or
in f or f-e are made plural by changing the f to v and adding “s”
“es”. The word “knives” is an example.
or “e s”. The word “knives” is an example.
DESTINATION READING COURSE 3
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UNIT 07: Finding a Way
Look
in It's
the the
fifthplural
paragraph.
the"leaf."
plural of the
Lookat
atthe
theword
word“leaves”
"leaves."
of theIt's
word
word
“leaf.”
wordsthat
like have
“leaf”a that
a long
vowel
soundby
In words
likeIn"leaf"
longhave
vowel
sound
followed
followed
by “f”
or “fe”,
change
the you
“f” to
“v”s before
youform
add “s”
f or f-e, you
change
theyou
f to
v before
add
or e-s to
or
“es”
to form the plural.
the
plural.
Think
soso
farfar
in the
story.
In two
Think about
aboutwhat
whathas
hashappened
happened
in the
story.
In sentences,
two
describe
what
has happened.
sentences,
describe
what has happened.
DESTINATION READING COURSE 3
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UNIT 07: Finding a Way
A
between
two
unlike
things
thatthat
suggests
A metaphor
metaphorisisaacomparison
comparison
between
two
unlike
things
that
one thing
thething
otherIS
thing.
What thing.
metaphor
dometaphor
you see in do
the
suggests
that isone
the other
What
second
What twoWhat
unlike
things
arethings
being compared?
you seeparagraph?
in this paragraph?
two
unlike
are being
compared?
DESTINATION READING COURSE 3
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UNIT 07: Finding a Way
Summarize
UseUse
thethe
answers
to these
questions
to create
Summarizethe
thestory.
story.
answers
to these
questions
to your
summary:
What
did the main
want?
How did they
try to get
create your
summary:
Whatcharacters
did the main
characters
want?
it?
Did
they
gettry
it? to get it? Did they get it?
How
did
they