A Place Called Freedom

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A Place Called Freedom

• Open Court
• Unit 6 Lesson 3
• Day 1

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Build Background

• Has anyone moved to a new town and had to build a
  new life?
• What made it difficult?

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Background Information

• A Place Called Freedom is an example of a
  historical fiction that is based on the
  beginnings of a real town, Lyles Station,
  Indiana. The story takes place in the past, over
  one hundred fifty years ago. The characters in
  this story talk, dress, and act like people of
  that time period and setting.
• Remember that most African Americans were brought
  to America against their will. Also, not all
  African Americans were set free at the same time.

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Genre

• Historical Fiction
• The story takes place sometime in the past.
• The events or problems in the story are from that
  time.
• The characters talk, dress, and act like people
  of that time.
• Real things that happened or real people who
  lived at the time may be in the story.

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Preview and Prepare

• Look at the title, the pictures and the words.
• Look for any clues, problems, or wonderings.
• Be ready to share your answers with the class.

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Vocabulary Strategies

• Context Clues Use the other words in the
  sentence or paragraph to figure out a word. Look
  for CLUE words to help you.
• Word Structure The meaning of a word can be
  figured out by using the prefix, base word, or
  suffix.
• Apposition The word is followed by the
  definition, which is often set off by commas

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Vocabulary Words

• plantation
• fretted
• settlement
• celebrate

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plantation

• Down in Tennessee, on the plantation where I was
  born, Mama worked in the big house and Papa
  worked in the fields.

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plantation

• Down in Tennessee, on the plantation where I was
  born, Mama worked in the big house and Papa
  worked in the fields.
• The people who lived on the plantation worked in
  the fields all day long.

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plantation

• Down in Tennessee, on the plantation where I was
  born, Mama worked in the big house and Papa
  worked in the fields.
• The people who lived on the plantation worked in
  the fields all day long.
• Definition a large farm worked by people who
  live there.

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plantation

• The slaves worked in the fields and lived on the
  plantation.

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fretted

• We fretted until he showed up again at our door,
  leading two of my aunts, two uncles, and five
  cousins.

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fretted

• We fretted until he showed up again at our door,
  leading two of my aunts, two uncles, and five
  cousins.
• My parents fretted when I arrived home from
  school an hour late.

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fretted

• We fretted until he showed up again at our door,
  leading two of my aunts, two uncles, and five
  cousins.
• My parents fretted when I arrived home from
  school an hour late.
• Definition worried

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fretted

• The people fretted because they had a lot of work
  to do.

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settlement

• Hearing about our settlement, black people
  arrived from all over the South, some of them
  freed like us, some of them runaways.

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settlement

• Hearing about our settlement, black people
  arrived from all over the South, some of them
  freed like us, some of them runaways.
• The settlement of houses was surrounded by a
  fence.

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settlement

• Hearing about our settlement, black people
  arrived from all over the South, some of them
  freed like us, some of them runaways.
• The settlement of houses was surrounded by a
  fence.
• Definition a small village or group of houses

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settlement

• There were only a few homes in the new settlement.

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celebrate

• We all celebrated the new name by building a
  school, where Mama could teach everyone, young
  and old, to read and write and do sums.

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celebrate

• We all celebrated the new name by building a
  school, where Mama could teach everyone, young
  and old, to read and write and do sums.
• My family likes to celebrate all holidays and
  birthdays.

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celebrate

• We all celebrated the new name by building a
  school, where Mama could teach everyone, young
  and old, to read and write and do sums.
• My family likes to celebrate all holidays and
  birthdays.
• Definition to have a party

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celebrate

• We will all celebrate if we win the game!

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Additional Vocabulary

• sturdy
• weary

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Sturdy

• Before winter, Papa and Mama built us a sturdy
  cabin.

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Sturdy

• Before winter, Papa and Mama built us a sturdy
  cabin.
• The wooden chair is really sturdy.

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Sturdy

• Before winter, Papa and Mama built us a sturdy
  cabin.
• The wooden chair is really sturdy.
• Definition Strong

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Weary

• It was a weary, long way.

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Weary

• It was a weary, long way.
• My grandmother was weary after her long trip to
  Indiana.

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Weary

• It was a weary, long way.
• My grandmother was weary after her long trip to
  Indiana.
• Definition tired, tiring

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Comprehension Strategies

• Making Connections
• That part reminds me of
• Text to text
• Text to self
• Text to world
• Monitoring and Clarifying
• I didnt understand that part. Maybe I should
  read it again or ask a question.
• Asking Questions
• Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?

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Guess the Covered Word

• Spelling Unit 6 Lesson 3
• Created by
• Joanne Whitley
• Adapted by Barbi Maddox

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Say the word as the arrow points to
it. maybe inside bedroom lunchroom
myself
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Say the word as the arrow points to
it. nobody sunrise himself railroad
everyone
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Maybe it will rain today.
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Maybe it will rain today.
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We should go inside.
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We should go inside.
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The old bedroom had cobwebs in the corners.
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The old bedroom had cobwebs in the corners.
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I ate in the lunchroom.
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I ate in the lunchroom.
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My footsteps echoed as I walked down the big hall
by myself.
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My footsteps echoed as I walked down the big hall
by myself.
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There were no visitors, so nobody heard me.
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There were no visitors, so nobody heard me.
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The sunrise was pretty.
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The sunrise was pretty.
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He gave himself a haircut.
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He gave himself a haircut.
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I live by the railroad.
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I live by the railroad.
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At the end of the musical, everyone sang the
chorus.
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At the end of the musical, everyone sang the
chorus.
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Look at the words quickly. Then we will spell
them together by chanting.
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maybe
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inside
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bedroom
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lunchroom
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myself
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nobody
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sunrise
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himself
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railroad
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everyone
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Mickey says, You did A-OK!
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Sentences

• Remember that all sentences begin with a capital
  letter and end with some type of end punctuation.
• What are the three main types of end punctuation?
• The four types of sentences are declarative,
  interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory.
• What types of punctuation are used in the above
  types of sentences?

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Parts of a Sentence

• The subject of a sentence tells who or what the
  sentence is about.
• The predicate tells what the subject is or is
  doing.
• The subject and predicate in a sentence must
  agree. This means that if the subject is
  singular, the predicate must also be singular.
  If the subject is plural, the predicate must also
  be plural.

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Linking and Helping Verbs

• A linking verb connects two parts of a sentence
  and does not show action.
• Ex The water is cold.
• A helping verb is used with a main verb.
• Ex The water is flowing down the waterfall.

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A Place Called Freedom

• Open Court
• Unit 6 Lesson 3
• Day 2

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Selection Vocabulary

• plantation a large farm worked by people who
  live there
• fretted to become worried
• settlement a small village or group of houses
• celebrate to give a party

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Synonyms

• Synonyms Choose the word that means the same or
  about the same as the underlined word.
• The family lived and worked on the plantation.
• farm
• mountain
• The new town had reason to celebrate.
• party
• be worried

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Comprehension Strategies

• Making Connections
• That part reminds me of
• Text to text
• Text to self
• Text to world
• Monitoring and Clarifying
• I didnt understand that part. Maybe I should
  read it again or ask a question.
• Asking Questions
• Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?

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Discussing Strategy Use

• How did you clarify confusing words and passages?
• What questions did you ask as you read?
• What connections did you make between the reading
  and what you already knew?

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Making Compound Words

• Can you make compound words using the following
  words? Hint Start with your spelling words.
• sun body rail every no rise
  road one self him

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Sentences

• Tell if the following sentences are fragments,
  run-ons, or complete sentences.
• Levers, planes, and screws.
• A pull-top can is a lever they pull things up.
• A car has 15,000 parts!
• Help me unscrew the top on this jar.
• Scissors two levers together.

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A Place Called Freedom

• Open Court
• Unit 6 Lesson 3
• Day 3

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Selection Vocabulary

• plantation a large farm worked by people who
  live there
• fretted to become worried
• settlement a small village or group of houses
• celebrate to give a party

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Antonyms

• Antonyms Choose the word the means the opposite
  of the underlined word.
• The tent was made of a sturdy material.
• strong
• weak
• The mother fretted about her son.
• didnt care
• worried

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Comprehension Skill

• Authors Purpose
• To inform
• To persuade
• To entertain

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Checking Comprehension

• Why did the boy and his family move north?
• How is the boy who tells this story similar to
  both his mother and his father?
• Why is Freedom a good name for the new town?

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Compound Words

• How many compound words can you make from the
  following words?
• coat hat shoe

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Parts of a Sentence

• Find the subject and the predicate of the
  following sentences. Underline the linking and
  helping verbs.
• The leaves had changed color by October.
• Those leaves are red.
• The evergreen will not change color.
• Are the needles on pine trees really leaves?
• We had been raking leaves for half an hour.

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A Place Called Freedom

• Open Court
• Unit 6 Lesson 3
• Day 4

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The Kings Ring
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love
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loved
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from
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are
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does
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give
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some
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to
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what
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you
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your
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full
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said
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they
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today
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two
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were
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where
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who
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come
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every
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many
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of
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wants
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have
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there
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into
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was
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one
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ones
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put
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their
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again
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together
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could
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do
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laugh
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laughed
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lives
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want
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would
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pretty
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done
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any
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pulled
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wanted
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laughs
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once
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been
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ones
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theirs
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Selection Vocabulary

• plantation a large farm worked by people who
  live there
• fretted to become worried
• settlement a small village or group of houses
• celebrate to give a party

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Handing Off

• How did the family in this story build a better
  life for themselves?
• How did the people who joined the family
  contribute to the new town?
• Why is Freedom a good name for the town in this
  story?
• How is Freedom like the town of New Hope?
• What does A Place Called Freedom add to what
  you already know about our country and its people?

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Meet the Author

• What makes you think Scott Russell Sanders has a
  concern for the African Americans in the story
  and their past?
• How could reading A Place Called Freedom make
  you live more wisely?

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Meet the Illustrator

• How might Thomas B. Allens home have been a help
  to him as he illustrated A Place Called
  Freedom?
• How is Thomas B. Allens style of illustration
  well matched to the story, A Place Called
  Freedom?

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Compound Word Strategy

• Remember when you are spelling a compound word
  that the two base words do not change.
• A good strategy is to focus on spelling each base
  word seperately.

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Effective Word Choice

• There are a lot of words that are overused in
  English. EX happy, take, big
• There are synonyms for these words that are more
  effective.
• Can you come up with synonyms for the above
  words?
• These synonyms can be much more powerful and
  interesting than the other dull, overused words.