UNIT X UNIT 2 | 69 C Demonstrate understanding of conjunctions Explain to students that conjunctions can change the meaning of a sentence. And is used to add information, but and although are used for unexpected or different information, if is used for conditional clauses, and so provides results or purposes. Have students read the paragraph and complete the activity. ANSWERS and, but, so, Although, If WORD STUDY: Homophones • Understand homophones Read the Word Study box aloud. Brainstorm other examples of homophones that students remember on the board. Alternatively, you can write examples of one homophone on the board and call on volunteers to write another word that sounds the same. For example, write see and elicit from students sea. • Identify homophones Review the meanings of the common homophones. Have students use each word in a sentence to show their understanding of the different meanings. A Locate homophones in a text Have students work in pairs to scan the reading and find the homophones. ANSWERS The Great Pyramid of Giza and the Pyramid of Kukulkan are two of the world’s most famous pyramids. … There are three pyramids at Giza in Egypt. They’re more than 4,500 years old. … More than two million stone blocks were used to build the Great Pyramid. … King Khufu hired his nephew to be in charge of building the pyramid. Archeologists found letters, reports, and receipts to explain payment, materials and other things, too. However, they still aren’t sure how workers moved such large stones to make the pyramid. … From the years 800 to 1200, Chichén Itzá was a busy city in Mexico. … The Pyramid of Kukulkán, also called El Castillo, is their most famous one. It is 98 feet high with steps on four sides. … This rule is to protect the pyramid. Each side of the pyramid has 91 steps, and there is one large step at the top. El Castillo has 365 steps in total, one for each day of the year. B Use homophones Read the directions aloud. Have students complete the activity in pairs. Call on volunteers to share their answers with the class. ANSWERS 1. too; 2. two; 3. to; 4. There; 5. their; 6. They’re. Practice Book p. 37 Assessment Program p. 27 EXPLORE AND LEARN PRACTICE FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold Have students create a conjunction reference chart to show when they should use each one. If possible have them write a sample sentence of their own for each one. Amplify Have students draw pictures or write examples of homophones on small pieces of paper. Ask them to work with a partner and combine their pictures, turn them all face down on the desk, and mix them up. Explain that each student will choose two pieces of paper. If the pictures are the same and they can identify the homophones, the student gets to keep the pictures. If not, they turn the pictures face down again and the other student takes their turn. Write: Homophones Write the homophone for the following: new, Sun, hear, which, whether, bare, break, aloud (knew, son, here, witch, weather, bear, brake, allowed) Choose two homophones to use in sentences. COMMUNICATE COMMUNICATE C Rewrite the paragraph with words from the box. Use each word one time. although and but if so The Temple of the Warriors is a large pyramid in Chichen Itza. There are 200 columns on the south side of the pyramid, they are round or square. In the past, there was a roof over the columns, now there isn’t one. The columns symbolize soldiers or warriors, we know they were important in the area in the past. the Temple of the Warriors is larger than El Castillo, El Castillo is more famous. you go to Chichen Itza, you should see both places. Common Homophones there, they’re, their to, too, two for, four WORD STUDY Homophones Homophones are words that are pronounced the same but spelled differently. They also have different meanings. one / wuhn / = the number 1 The largest one is the Great Pyramid of Giza. won / wuhn / = the past tense of win My sister won the race. A Find these homophones in Wondrous Pyramids. two to too four for their there they’re B Complete the sentences with a homophone from the box. to too two their there they’re 1. The Maya people built pyramids, and the Egyptians did, . 2. I compared Mayan pyramids: Nohoch Mul and El Castillo. 3. We drove see the pyramids on our vacation. 4. is a large step on top of El Castillo. 5. Which pyramids did you read about? Do you remember names? 6. Visitors can’t climb the steps. not allowed. UNIT 2 69 UNIT X2 / CONNECT TO LANGUAGE ARTS
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