Main Body
Standing Up For Your Human Rights
Learning Goals
At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
- Understand and use new vocabulary words
- Read words with double vowels ou, ow, and oo
- Apply the grammar rules you’ve learned in this book
- Create and write a plan to stand up for a human rights issue
Get Ready to Read
- Think of a time you stood up for yourself. What happened? How did you feel?
Vocabulary
| 1. The government will give more money to people on income assistance. | a. A company, business, club, or group that was put together for a special purpose |
| 2. Always try to speak to the person who has responsibility for the problem you face. | b. Having the job of taking care of something or someone |
| 3. What might get in your way? Be creative to find ways to deal with these challenges. | c. A feeling that good things will happen in the future |
| 4. Find an organization that tries to solve problems like yours. See if they have someone who can help you learn more. | d. Money that the government gives people who are out of work, sick, disabled, or old |
| 5. Jack Layton called for more hope and optimism. | e. Something difficult |
| 6. Jack Layton called for less fear and despair. | f. A feeling of no hope |
Write an answer for each question using the word in bold. Write in complete sentences.
- What sport do you think is the most challenging?
- If you had one million dollars to give to one organization, which one would you give it to?
Word Attack Strategy
Word Patterns
Some words have double vowels — two vowels side by side. The double vowels ow, oo, and ou are tricky because they each have two different sounds.
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Notice that both ow and ou can make the /ou/ sound.
Notice that both ou and oo can make the long /u/ sound.
Fill in the blanks with the double vowels that will make a real word.
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| ou ow |
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d___n t___el l___d |
2.
| ou ow |
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cl___d s___th f___nd |
3.
| ou ow |
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v___el t___n disc___nt |
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ou ow |
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sh___t fl___er all___ |
5. Write the words above in the boxes below. Read the words.
| ou | ow |
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6. Read these words. Do the letters ow make a long /o/ sound or an /ou/ sound? Circle the correct choice.
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a. follow b. shower c. flower d. snow e. window f. arrow g. rainbow h. below i. power j. grow k. tomorrow |
long /o/ /ou/ long /o/ /ou/ long /o/ /ou/ long /o/ /ou/ long /o/ /ou/ long /o/ /ou/ long /o/ /ou/ long /o/ /ou/ long /o/ /ou/ long /o/ /ou/ long /o/ /ou/ |
7. Fill in the blanks to make a sentence using the words below.
| mushroom | balloon | shampoo |
| afternoon | cartoon | rooster |
a. Do you go to school in the __________________ or at night?
b. I love this __________________ soup!
c. I got this chicken so I could have eggs, but it turns out it is a __________________.
d. Do you have a favourite __________________ character?
e. I wash my hair with __________________ three times a week.
f. There is a __________________ at my desk because it is my birthday.
8. Read the words. Does the oo make a lon