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Sacagawea’s Journey Open Court Fifth Grade Unit 5 Lesson 1  Ms. Mercer  Nicholas Elementary  SCUSD based on work by Deana Lockwood from Chicago Park Elementary on http://www.opencourtresources.com

Spelling Words
tied
tide
stake
steak
hymn
horse
hoarse
throne
thrown
sweet
suite
brake
break
reel
real
plain
plane
waist
waste
heard

Word Knowledge
What is the pattern?
explore
explorers
exploring
exploration

Word Knowledge
explore
explorers
exploring
exploration
These words build on the word explore, which comes from the combination of the Latin prefix ex- meaning “out” and word plorare meaning “to cry.”

Word Knowledge
curtain
campfire
crime
contact
command

Word Knowledge
curtain
campfire
crime
contact
command
These words begin with the /k/ sound spelled c . C is pronounced /k/ at the beginning of a word when it is followed by a, o, u, and any consonant.

Word Knowledge
afternoon
homecoming
hailstones
rainstorm

Word Knowledge
afternoon
homecoming
hailstones
rainstorm
They are closed compounds, which is when two words are placed together without a hyphen or a space.

Word Knowledge
plain plane
waist waste
herd heard

Word Knowledge
plain plane
waist waste
herd heard
These words are homophones. Homophones are words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings.

Sentences
The exploration party buried a cache of food near the campfire.
The explorers made contact with the captain.
This afternoon there was a shower of hailstones outside.
From the window of the plane, we could see the river winding through the plains.

Vocabulary
provisions
capable
portage
desperation
scouting

provisions
The captains had taken charge of the final packing…the provisions that would go further up the Missouri with their Corps of Discovery.
The explorers had enough provisions for a journey of six months. However, the food and supplies were difficult to carry.

provisions
The captains had taken charge of the final packing…the provisions that would go further up the Missouri with their Corps of Discovery.
The explorers had enough provisions for a journey of six months. However, the food and supplies were difficult to carry.
supplies such as food, water, and medicine

capable
Sergeant Ordway became a capable commander whenever the captains were not around.
Sacagawea was a capable guide. She had grown up along the Missouri River, so she knew all its twists and turns.

capable
Sergeant Ordway became a capable commander whenever the captains were not around.
Sacagawea was a capable guide. She had grown up along the Missouri River, so she knew all its twists and turns.
skilled or able to do something well

portage
Back at camp, he reported that there was no way to pass this point by water. They would have to organize a portage around the falls, but they had followed the “true Missouri.”
A portage was required to get the boats around the fifty-foot waterfall. It took two days to carry the boats to a part of the river that was passable.

portage
Back at camp, he reported that there was no way to pass this point by water. They would have to organize a portage around the falls, but they had followed the “true Missouri.”
A portage was required to get the boats around the fifty-foot waterfall. It took two days to carry the boats to a part of the river that was passable.
the act of carrying boats over land when water passage is dangerous or impossible

desperation
Finally, in desperation , Captain Lewis had mineral water brought from a nearby sulfur spring and poured it down her throat.
In desperation , the men ran from the grizzly bear, frightened for their lives.

desperation
Finally, in desperation , Captain Lewis had mineral water brought from a nearby sulfur spring and poured it down her throat.
In desperation , the men ran from the grizzly bear, frightened for their lives.
a hopeless feeling, when you are ready to try anything to help the situation

scouting
Captain Clark and a few others moved ahead by land, scouting for signs of the Shoshones.
Scouting for the best way to cross the river, the guide found a place where the channel was shallow.

scouting
Captain Clark and a few others moved ahead by land, scouting for signs of the Shoshones.
Scouting for the best way to cross the river, the guide found a place where the channel was shallow.
when someone on a journey is going ahead to look for information

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