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

1. tied

2. tide

3. stake

4. steak

5. hymn

6. horse

7. hoarse

8. throne

9. thrown

10. sweet

1. suite

2. brake

3. break

4. reel

5. real

6. plain

7. plane

8. waist

9. waste

10. heard

Word Knowledge

What is the pattern?

explore

explorers

exploring

exploration

Word Knowledge

What is the pattern?

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

What is the pattern?

• curtain

• campfire• crime

• contact

• command

Word Knowledge

What is the pattern?

• 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

What is the pattern?

• afternoon• homecoming

• hailstones

• rainstorm

Word Knowledge

What is the pattern?

• afternoon• homecoming

• hailstones

• rainstorm

They are closed compounds, which is when two words are placed together without a hyphen or a space.

Word Knowledge

What is the pattern?

• plainplane

• waistwaste

• herdheard

Word Knowledge

What is the pattern?

• plainplane

• waistwaste

• herdheard

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

Background

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1806

Background