Unit 1, Week 2 ELA/Reading Unit Notebook

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Lesson 1

-1. Mentor Sentence Activity 1—What do you notice about this sentence?

“And, since no one bothered to explain otherwise, he regarded the process of seeking knowledge as the greatest waste of time of all.” (Juster 9). ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

2. What does phantom mean?___________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________ 3. Make a prediction about The Phantom

Tollbooth based on the cover of the book.

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Look at the Table of Contents.

4. What chapter do you think is going

to be the most interesting? Why?

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5. What chapter do you think is going to

be the least interesting? Why?

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Read Chapter 1: Milo

Fill in the blanks with one of the following words:

dejectedly tollbooth turnpike

6. When driving on the ________ do not talk or text on

your cell phone.

7. You must pay a certain amount of money to pass by a

____________.

8. Philip’s mother hung up the phone __________ , and

turned to tell him the sad news.

9. List everything that Milo finds in his mysterious

package.

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10. Choose two adjectives to describe Milo. Justify your

choices by quoting from the text.

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Lesson 2

-1. Mentor Sentence Activity 2—Label the parts of

speech in this sentence.

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“And, since no one bothered to explain otherwise, he regarded the process

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of seeking knowledge as the greatest waste of time of all.” (Juster 9). 2. What is a synonym? ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 3. What is an antonym? ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

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Read Chapter 2: Beyond Expectations Fill in the blanks with one of the following words:

peculiar monotonous dawdle

4. When Frank’s car began to make ____________ noises,

he knew it was time to bring it to the repair shop.

5. Small children often ______________ while getting

ready for bed, because they don’t want to go to sleep.

6. The teacher’s ____________ voice often made her

students very drowsy.

7. Describe the Lethargarians that Milo meets in the

Doldrums.

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8. Which of these is not a law in the Doldrums?

a. You may not think. b. You may not laugh.

c. You may not go on vacation.

d. You may only smile on alternate Thursdays.

9. Explain how Milo departs from the Doldrums.

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Read Chapter 3: Welcome to Dictionopolis 10. Match the words with their definitions:

noble gestures

triumphantly

• victoriously

• impressive and admirable

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11. Why is Tock called Tock, even though he makes tick

sounds?

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12. According to Tock, why was time invented?.

____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 6. 13. What is going on at Dictionopolis when Milo and Took

arrive?

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14. What reason does Milo use to enter Dictionopolis?

a. Just because. b. Why not? c. I’m lost.

d. l want to buy.

15. Complete the chart below.

• Write 3 words from Chapters 2 and 3 of The Phantom Tollbooth. • Write a Synonym for the word, the definition of the word, and

antonym of the word, and the page number that you found the word. (The first one is done for you.)

Word Synonym Definition Antonym page #(s) in the text

nonsense _absurd wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate.

sense

40, 43

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Lesson 3

-1. Mentor Sentence Activity 3—Revise this sentence.

“And, since no one bothered to explain otherwise, he regarded the process of seeking knowledge as the greatest waste of time of all.” (Juster 9).

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Read Chapter 4: Confusion the Marketplace 2. Match the words with their definitions:

infuriate tumult

misapprehension

• misunderstanding • confusion and chaos

• to make someone angry •

3. Describe some items that are being sold in the market.

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4. Why do the Spelling Bee and the Humbug get into an

argument?

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5. Choose two adjectives to describe the Humbug. Justify

your choices by quoting from the text.

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6. Put the fallowing events in order by writing #1-5 on the fines: ___Milo and Took meet the Spelling Bee.

___Milo looks around at all of the stalls in the market. ___Milo and Took meet the Humbug.

___Milo tastes some letters of the alphabet.

___The Spelling Bee and Humbug get into a fight and destroy the whole market.

7. On a SEPARATE, BLANK, WHITE sheet of paper

complete “My Figuratively Tasty Name”:

• _{Create a “tasty name”}using your own name. • _{Describe how each letter tastes using}at least 2

adjectives per letter.

• _{Create a}simile or metaphor for each letter. (You must

describe half of the letters of your name using a simile and half of the letters of your name using a metaphor).

• Display your “Tasty Name” in a creative way. (using

construction paper, decorations, pictures, drawings, etc.)

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Lesson 4

-1. Mentor Sentence Activity 4—Write a new sentence that imitates

the style and structure of the sentence but changes the topic. “And, since no one bothered to explain otherwise, he regarded the process of seeking knowledge as the greatest waste of time of all.” (Juster 9).

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Read Chapter 5: Short Shrift

Fill in the blanks with one of the following words:

musty miserly disconsolate

2. The old building had a ____________ smell.

3. The ______________ woman refused to leave a tip for

the friendly server at the restaurant.

4. After her pet puppy died, Marsha was extremely

_________________.

5. What crimes are Milo and Tock accused of? What is

their punishment?

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6. Summarize the story behind the Which’s

imprisonment. ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

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7. Explain why the author decided to name the Which

“Faintly Macabre." (Use a dictionary to look up "faintly" and “macabre" if you need to.)

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8. Mark the following statements as either True (T) or False (F).

___Milo and Tock get a punishment of ten million years in prison.

___The Which is the king’s great-aunt. ___Milo and Tock vow to help the Which. ___Faintly Macabre is an evil witch.

___Officer Short Shrift is also the judge and the jailer

9. What is a homophone?

____________________________________________________ 10. Complete the chart below.

• Write 3 homophones from Chapters 2-5 of The Phantom Tollbooth. • Write the definition of the word.

• Write a homophone for the word that you find in the text. • Write the definition of the homophone

• Write the page number(s) that you find the homophone pair. • (An example if done for you.)

Word Definition Homophone _Definition page

#(s) in the text weather the state of the

atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

whether expressing a doubt or choice between alternatives. 18

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Lessons 1-4 Notes _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________

Chapter Vocabulary Definition

1 dejectedly sadly

1 tollbooth a booth at the entrance to a road where a toll is collected 1 turnpike a high speed highway

2 peculiar strange

2 monotonous lacking in variety 2 dawdle to move slowly

3 noble impressive and admirable 3 gestures body movements

3 triumphantly victoriously

4 infuriate to make someone angry 4 tumult confusion and chaos 4 misapprehension misunderstanding

5 musty having a dusty and stale smell 5 miserly stingy