Theme 4 Lesson 17
"Two Bear Cubs"
Adapted by Robert San Souci
Genre: Play - a story that can be performed for an audience.
Focus Skills: *Comparing/Contrasting & **Prefixes/Suffixes
*When you compare, you tell how two things are alike. Clue words that
signal how things are alike include same, both, similar, like, and as well
as. When you contrast, you tell how two things are different. Clue words
that signal that two words are different include however, unlike, and but.
**Prefixes are letters or syllables added to the beginning of a root word.
Suffixes are letters or syllables added to the end of a root word. When a
prefix or suffix is added, a new word with a new meaning is formed.
Common prefixes: re- "to do again" example: reread (to read again)
un - "not" example: unhappy (not happy)
Common suffixes: -ful "full of" example: powerful (full of power)
-less "without" example: clueless (without a clue)
Robust Vocabulary
glancing
scolding
console
heroic
drowsy
burden
awe
concentration
dilemma
commendable
1. glancing:
2. scolding:
3. console:
4. heroic:
5. drowsy:
6. burden:
7. awe: If something fills you with awe, you are amazed by it.
8. concentration: Concentration is focusing your attention on a single
thing.
9. dilemma: A dilemma is a problem or a difficult situation.
10. commendable: If something is commendable, it is worthy of attention
and praise.
Spelling
Theme 4 Lesson 17
1. word
2. girl
3. burn
4. work
5. hurt
6. verse
7. purse
8. clerk
9. earth
10. perfect
11. first
12. pearl
13. answer
14. person
15. thirsty
16. creature
17. uncurled
18. curtain
19. mixture
20. return
