OCR Unit 2: Lesson 4 -- Spelling and Vocabulary

 

Spelling: The /ar/ and /ar/ Sounds

glare

beware

daring

clarify

comparison

declare

despair

library

narrate

nightmare

prepare

repair

scare

spare

swear

carry

market

harvest

carpeting

scarf

 

Vocabulary

suburbs

community

restoring

harvests

house (v)

organic

occupations

mural

swarmed

scholarship

connect

consul

herbs

minorities

vendors

 

Assignment #1____________

 For each of the vocabulary words, neatly and correctly write the word and its definition in your Language Arts notebook.


Assignment #2_______________

For each of the vocabulary words, write a descriptive sentence which tells about how Food from the ’Hood got started and/or what it is. Write the sentence neatly and carefully and underline or highlight the vocabulary word.

 

Assignment #3______________

Answer 1—5 of the Study Guide Questions. Challenge Group: answer 1, 5, 11, 13, 15.

 

Study Guide Questions—Make Sure You Know All the Answers!

1.      What caused the teenagers to start a garden?

2.      How did the students’ teacher help encourage students to participate?

3.      What makes Los Angeles’ climate good for gardening?

4.      Why did the students want to grow organic vegetables?

5.      What did the students think a successful garden business could do for South Central Los Angeles?

6.      What pledge did the students make about their business goals for the garden?

7.      Explain the importance of choosing a good name for the students’ business.

8.      What did the students do before they decided which business name to use?

9.      What did the students do with the first food from their garden?

10.  What big change helped the business make more money during the second year?

11.  How did the students get their product into the stores?

12.  What famous visitor ate lunch in the garden?

13.  What were the most difficult problems the students had in running their company?

14.  What were some of the benefits the “garden students” gained (in school)?

15.  What do you think would happen if students at Carpenter decided to start the same type of business?