Monday- Meaning, What does it mean?
Activity: Meaning – Explain It!
Word: Cracked
Poem: “Tūī creak it to and fro – hinged, cracked –their calls sound from wires slung along the street, where skateboards drop percussive noise on asphalt as the day livens, warms with cicada talk and traffic, blare of horns and mowers lowering lawns; their commentary carries, insistent under all.”
Explanation: The word Cracked in this entire poem means how the Tui talks and creaks making weird noises.
Tuesday- Use, How do you use it?
Activity: Use – One Word, Three Ways
Word: Asphalt
Sentence: “with the sun. Tūī creak it to and fro – hinged, cracked – their calls sound from wires slung along the street, where skateboards drop percussive noise on asphalt as the day livens, warms with cicada talk and traffic, blare of horns
and mowers lowering lawns;their commentary carries, insistent under all.”
Sentences I made up!!
- The asphalt was recently made!
- The ground made out of asphalt felt very steady!
- Asphalt had a weird smell after being made!
Wednesday- Build, how is it built?
Activity: Build – Grow a Word Family
Word: Slung
Sentence: “with the sun. Tūī creak it to and fro – hinged, cracked – their calls sound from wires slung along the street, where skateboards drop percussive noise on asphalt as the day livens, warms with cicada talk and traffic, blare of horns
and mowers lowering lawns;their commentary carries, insistent under all.”
Types of words Slung could be:
Slung – Verb
Slug – Noun
Sun – Noun & a Verb
Thursday- Connect, where else does it fit?
Activity: Connect – Connect It
Word: Hinged
Sentence: “with the sun. Tūi creak it to and fro – hinged, cracked – their calls sound from wires slung along the street, where skateboards drop percussive noise on asphalt as the day livens, warms with cicada talk and traffic, blare of horns
and mowers lowering lawns;their commentary carries, insistent under all.”
Connection: This word connects to the story as the tui is making noises like this word
Explanation: This word is about the tui creating noise therefore it began to hinged