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Oral History

• Unit 5 Lesson 2

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Day 1Word Knowledge

• Line 1 ancient modern remember forget
• What do you notice about these words?
• Line 2 memory memorized memorable
• Line 3 inform information informative
• What do you notice about these words?

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• Line 4 retelling reprint restart retold
• What do you notice about these words?
• What does the prefix re mean?
• (to do again)
• Line 5 write who knew known written
• These are all words form your story and review
  words with the spellings wr_, and kn_

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• Sentence 1 The first people to keep records and
  write down the history and stories of their
  ancestors were probably the ancient Egyptians and
  Chinese.
• Sentence 2 Important names, brave deeds, and
  memorable events were passed on to younger
  members of the group, who remembered and
  memorized them for safekeeping.
• Sentence 3 How did people keep family
  information?
• Can you find the words that have an antonym?
• (memorable/forgotten, ancient/modern,
  brave/cowardly)
• Can you find the words with a suffix and
  underline them?
• (memorable, passed, remembered, memorized,
  information)

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• Sentence 4 A novelist is someone who is known
  for having written a novel.
• Can you find the words that have a silent letter
  and underline them?
• (who, known, written)

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Vocabulary

• Records- written accounts

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ancestors

• People from whom one is descended

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recited

• Repeated from memory.

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inherited

• Received property or money of a person who has
  died.

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folklore

• Tales of traditions handed down from one
  generation to the next.

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Other Important Vocabulary

• Oral- spoken

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thrives

• To survive to do well

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griot

• A person in a tribe whose job is to remember the
  oral history of all the families in the tribe or
  village.

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recording

• To write down facts or information about events.

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Vocabulary Match

• records
• ancestors
• recited
• inherited
• folklore

• received property or money form a person that
  died.
• repeated from memory
• written accounts
• tales and traditions handed down generations.
• people from whom one is descended.

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Vocabulary Practice

• Fables and fairy tales are types of________.
• I ________ my clothes from my older brother
  because he outgrew them.
• My uncle traced our _________ back ten
  generations.
• My little sister _________a poem she memorized
  for the school show.
• Some families keep written ________in journals to
  pass down through the generations.

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Build Background

• Does your family tell stories?
• Can you think of a story your family has told at
  a family gathering?
• Are those stroies written down?
• Later, we will be sharing family stories.

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Background Information

• Oral history is a form of storytelling that began
  before written communication. It was a way for
  families to record their history and stories.
• Cultures and families across the world are still
  using oral history to preserve their heritage.

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Preview and Prepare

• Lets read the title, author, and illustrator of
  the story. Browse through the first few pages of
  the story to search for clues, problems, and
  wonderings.

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Day 2English Language Conventions

• Read LA Handbook pg. 273
• Where do the colons go in these sentences?
• Painters use many art supplies brushes, paints,
  rags, canvas, and paint thinner.
• (after supplies)
• The movie begins at 642 on the dot.
• (642)
• Her shift at the factory is from 400 p.m. to 1200
  a.m.
• (400, 1200)
• Pilots check their equipment before takeoff
  flaps, gauges, radio, and more.
• (after takeoff)

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• Unlike friendly letters, the colon is used in the
  greeting or salutation of a formal letter.
• Here are some examples
• Dear Mrs. Tanaka Dear Mom,
• To Whom It May Concern Dear Julie,
• Dear Director Dear
  Grandpa,

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Where do the colons belong?

• April 22, 2008,
• Dear Mr. Clark
• The clock radio I bought at your store does
  not work the music doesnt play, the alarm
  doesnt buzz, and the clock shows the wrong time.
  I was late for work because it said 748 when the
  time was really 848. Please refund my money, and
  please make sure everything you sell works
  radios, TVs, and DVD players.
• Thank You,
• Mrs. Cordura

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Day 3 Word Analysis

• Do Spelling/Vocab. Skills pg. 108-109
• A colon is used before a list ONLY AFTER what
  could stand alone as a sentence, for example
• We saw many relatives on our vacation cousins,
  aunts, and uncles.
• On our vacation we saw our cousins, aunts, and
  uncles.

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• Which sentence needs a colon?
• The zoo had wonderful animals lions, tigers,
  and bears.
• The zoo had wonderful lions, tigers, and bears.