from Give Me Liberty!

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The Night the Revolution Began
Open Court- Fifth Grade Unit 4- Making a New
Nation Lesson2

• from Give Me Liberty!
• by Russell Freeman

Word Knowledge and Selection Vocabulary
A Presentation by Tan Doan- Fruitvale School-
Oakland
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fine pound light clubs watch
Multiple-Meaning Words
The man received a fine for paying his taxes late.
Please give some examples of multiple- meaning
words.
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ships British shoulders action taxation
/sh/ sound spelled sh or -ti-
The British ships were station nearby.
Can you think of some more words with /sh/ sound
spelled sh or -ti-?
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taxes cargoes torches boxes
plural words ending with es
Churches had to pay taxes, too.
Please give some more plural words ending with es.
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friends kings companys makers
possessive nouns
I enjoyed my friends story about the kings
castle and his court.
Make a sentence that contains at least one
possessive noun.
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Selection Vocabulary
Use Context Clues, Word Structure, and
Apposition to figure out the meaning of the words
apprentice
lieutenant
defiance
boycott
fife
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apprentice
- Then he knotted his bedding together, hung it
out the window, and slid to freedom. He wasnt a
rope makers apprentice for nothing.
- When I was an apprentice to a carpenter, I
learned a lot about woodworking from the tasks he
assigned to me.
a person who works for a skilled worker in order
to learn a trade or art
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lieutenant
- Among them were blacksmiths, masons,
shipwrights, well-known citizens, men of
prominent families and positions who had come
along as lieutenants to direct the action and
help keep order.
- The soldiers respected their lieutenants and
followed his orders without asking questions.















an officer in the armed forces
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defiance
- The Boston Tea Party was an act of defiance, a
protest against King George III.
- The child stood still in defiance when her
mother asked her to go to her room.
bold refusal to obey or respect authority
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boycott
Throughout the thirteen colonies, people had
boycotted British tea rather than pay the hated
tax.
Many customers boycotted the deli when it raised
its prices they took their business to the shop
down the street.
to join with others in refusing to buy from or
deal with a person, nation, or business
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fife
- When all the tea had been thrown overboard, the
Mohawks fell into line and marched away to the
music of a fife, surprised that they had met no
opposition.
- My music teacher asked me to play the fife when
our band marched in the Independence Day parade.
a musical instrument like a flute that makes a
high, clear sound and is often used with drums in
a marching band
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Vocabulary Quiz
01. bold refusal to obey or respect authority
02. a musical instrument like a flute that makes
a high, clear sound and is often used with drums
in a marching band
03. a person who works for a skilled worker in
order to learn a trade or art
04. an officer in the armed forces
05. to join with others in refusing to buy from
or deal with a person, nation, or business