Gloria Who Might Be My Best Friend Author: Ann Cameron Illustrator: Ann Strugnell

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Gloria Who Might Be My Best Friend Author Ann
CameronIllustrator Ann Strugnell

• Friendship Unit
• Third Grade
• Ms. Sheida

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Vowels and Consonants

• What is a vowel?
• What is a consonant?
• What is a vowel blend?
• What is a consonant blend?

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Write the Word. Find the Vowel Patterns. How many syllables? Split into syllables.
1. sat
2. ham
3. past
4. snap
5. maps
6. blast
7. test
8. spent
9. lend
10. bend
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Synonyms and Antonyms

• What are synonyms?

• What are antonyms?

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How can we figure out the meaning of a word?

• apposition
• root words
• prefixes
• suffixes
• context clues to help you figure out the
  meaning of a word, look at the other words in the
  sentence as clues.
• Andy made a loud moaning noise because he had a
  stomachache after eating too much candy.

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Gloria Who Might Be My Best FriendVocabulary
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collection

• I am going to add this new stamp to my
  collection.

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collection

• Definition- similar things gathered together to
  study or to show to others.
• Synonym- group, cluster
• Antonym- scatter
• Part of Speech- noun

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jerked

• He jerked hard on the bell rope to make the bell
  ring.

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jerked

• Definition- pulled quickly, often
• from one direction to another.
• Synonym- pull, yank, move
• Antonym- still, unmoved
• Part of Speech- verb

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probably

• It is cloudy and the sky is getting darker, so
  it will probably rain today.

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probably

• Definition- most likely to happen.
• Synonym- likely
• Antonym- unlikely
• Part of Speech- adverb

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seriously

• Grandmother seriously thought about my question
  before she answered it because she wanted to be
  sure she gave me the right answer.

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seriously

• Definition- thoughtfully, sincerely.
• Synonym- thoughtfully
• Antonym- quickly, unserious
• Part of Speech- adverb

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squawked

• The geese seemed to be speaking as they squawked
  when they flew over the lake.

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squawked

• Definition- gave a noisy shrill or a harsh cry.
  
• Synonym- screeched, shouted
• Antonym- silent
• Part of Speech- verb

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stiff

• The ice on the flowers made them so stiff they
  were not moveable.

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stiff

• Definition- something not easily bent not
  flexible.
• Synonym- strong, hard, firm
• Antonym- soft, moveable
• Part of Speech- adjective

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Write the Word. Find the Vowel Patterns. How many syllables? Split into syllables.
1. pat
2. pan
3. nap
4. Sam
5. leg
6. sled
7. step
8. tent
9. robin
10. wish
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Vocabulary Match

• seriously
• probably
• jerked
• stiff
• squawked
• collection

• a loud noise, usually made
• by a bird
• something hard, cannot be moved easily
• to really, really think about
• a group of the same or similar things
• most likely to happen
• to pull quickly

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Sentence Match

• I ________ on the rope to
• make the bell ring.
• My mom said that if the weather is nice, we will
  ________ go to
• the zoo on Sunday.
• My neck was so ________, I could hardly move my
  neck.
• Ms. Sheida thought _________ about the question
  that was asked before answering.

• stiff
• jerked
• seriously
• probably

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Synonym Antonym Match

• wrong
• night
• light
• stop
• big
• sad
• fast
• down
• big
• hot

• dark
• small
• right
• day
• up
• little
• cold
• happy
• slow
• start

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Consonant or Vowel?

• 1. a 6. z -
• 2. x 7. o -
• 3. m 8. c -
• 4. r 9. e -
• 5. i - 10. u -

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Gloria Who Might Be My Best Friend

• Genre- Realistic Fiction
• Point of View- First Person
• Authors Purpose- Entertain
• This story is told by a boy named Julian. It
  involves a girl named Gloria whose family has
  just moved into the neighborhood.

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Have You Ever

• Has anyone ever moved? What is it like?
• What was exciting about moving?
• What was difficult?
• Lets read about the
• Author and Illustrator

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Clues, Problems, Wonderings

• Lets browse through Gloria Who Might Be My Best
  Friend and look for clues about the story,
  problems you may have while reading the story,
  and wonderings you have about the story.

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CLUES PROBLEMS WONDERINGS

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The End!

• Riddle-
• What goes up, but never comes down?