- Hello, scholars.

Welcome to Read, Write, ROAR!

Today we focus on the bank question: How do our actions affect the animals in our environment?

We'll learn about the prefixes fore- and trans-, read a hybrid text about trout.

Do you know what a hybrid text is?

And we'll start some narrative or story writing.

You're going to need something to write on.

A piece of scratch paper or even an envelope would work and you'll need something to write with, like a pencil or a crayon.

Come join us for Read, Write, ROAR!

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Thank you.

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Do you remember what a prefix is?

We've learned that a prefix is a word part that we add to the beginning or front of a word to change that word and its meaning.

Today, our goal is to read and understand words with the prefixes fore- and trans-.

Read these prefixes with me.

Fore-.

Trans-.

Now the prefix fore- means before or in front of and the prefix trans- can mean across or beyond.

Let's read some words with these prefixes and sort them into the correct column.

Here's our first word.

Read with me.

Foresee.

This word is foresee.

If that was a challenging word for you, you can always remember that we can read this in two parts.

First we look at the prefix 'fore-' and then we look at what's left, our base word 'see'.

And then when we put them together, we have the word foresee.

Now I wonder if foresee means across or if it means in front of or before.

Let's see.

We see that this prefix matches fore- which can mean before or in front of.

So foresee must mean to see something before, to see something before it happens.

It's like making a prediction or a good guess about what's going to happen.

When I think of this word, I think of my Kalanchoe plant.

I did not foresee how big this plant was going to become.

So I planted it in a pot that was much too small.

Do you see the difference there?

Now this plant is not very healthy and I'm trying to rescue it.

Let's read another word together.

Here's our next word.

Read with me.

Transplant.

Transplant.

Again, you can read this in two parts.

First by looking at the prefix 'trans-' and then looking at what's left, the base word 'plant'.

Now what would transplant mean?

Which prefix does it have?

It has the prefix trans- which means across or beyond.

And I know that the base word 'plant' means to put a plant or a seed into the ground, but it can also mean to put something in a certain place.

So when you transplant something, that means that you must be moving something across a distance to one new place.

When I think of this word transplant, which has the trans- prefix, I think of how I had to transplant this Kalanchoe plant from this small pot to this large one, so that the plant would continue to grow.

Let's read a new word together.

Read with me.

Forethought.

Do you see the two parts that you could have read to read this word accurately?

We see which prefix first?

That's right.

This has the prefix 'fore-' and then we're left with the base word 'thought'.

We put it together and we get the word forethought.

Now let's see if we can figure out what this means using what we know about the prefix fore-.

Fore- means before or in front of and 'thought' is about the things that you think.

So forethought must be what you think about before something happens.

If I had had the forethought to learn about Kalanchoe plants, I would never have planted this plant in that tiny pot, because I would have known better.

Let's read one more word together.

Here we go.

It's a long one.

Read with me.

Transatlantic.

Transatlantic.

Again, we can read this in two parts.

First by thinking about the prefix.

Which prefix is it?

'Trans-' and then looking at what's left 'atlantic'.

Now we know that trans- can mean across or beyond, and atlantic refers to the... Do you know?

The Atlantic ocean.

So transatlantic must refer to something that goes across the Atlantic ocean.

One thing that I've learned about Kalanchoe plants is that most kinds of Kalanchoe plants didn't used to grow in North America.

That makes me wonder if some of these plants made a transatlantic journey to make it here.

Now that we've practiced reading and understanding what words with the prefixes fore- and trans- mean, let's see if we can read some of these words in a text.

We are getting good at reading and understanding words with the fore- and trans- prefixes.

Let's read this text and see if we can understand what some of those words mean when we find them in our text.

Have you ever been on a transatlantic trip?

Did you notice a word with one of our prefixes?

I did.

The word 'transatlantic'.

What does that mean?

Well, we remember that trans- can mean across and atlantic refers to the Atlantic ocean.

So transatlantic means to go across the Atlantic ocean.

It's asking if you have ever gone across the Atlantic ocean on a trip.

Let's move on.

Well, a tiny bird called the Blackpoll Warbler has!

I didn't notice any trans- or fore- prefixes there.

Scientists had the forethought to put a tiny transmitter on the Warbler to see how it migrated.

I noticed a couple there, did you?

What was the first one that we read?

Well, first I saw the word 'forethought'.

We know that fore- can mean before or in front of and 'thought' is about what we think.

So forethought is what we think before something happens.

It's about planning for what is going to happen.

So now that we understand this word, what's the other one that has the prefix that we've been studying?

Transmitter.

Now this word is a little bit trickier.

Transmitter has trans- which can mean across or beyond, and then it has this part 'mitter'.

Now I know that the root here 'mit' means to send.

So with that information, transmitter means to send something across a distance.

That makes sense because a transmitter is a piece of equipment that sends information across a distance to a different place.

Let's move on in our text.

It flew across the ocean for three days straight!

I didn't notice any of the prefixes there.

Let's start this again and read this whole text fluently so that we can understand what we're reading about.

Have you ever been on a transatlantic trip?

Well, a tiny bird called the Blackpoll Warbler has!

Scientists had the forethought to put a tiny transmitter on the Warbler to see how it migrated.

It flew across the ocean for three days straight!

Great work reading and understanding words with the fore- and trans- prefixes.

Now that we've had so much practice reading words with the prefixes fore- and trans-, let's see if we can spell words with these prefixes.

You're going to need your paper or whatever it is you're going to write on and then something to write with like a pencil or a crayon.

Now when we spell words, we try to visualize or make a picture in our mind of how many word parts that word has.

Then we think about the sounds that we hear in each of those word parts.

Are you ready to try it?

Here we go.

Our first word is transfix.

Say that with me.

Transfix.

When I hear the word transfix, I hear two parts: trans-, fix.

We're going to start by stretching out the sounds that we hear in the first part, trans-.

Maybe you already remember how to spell this from all of our practice reading this prefix.

Now when I think about trans-, I hear five sounds.

What I hear first is tr, tr, two sounds together in a blend.

Tr.

Then I hear this, trans-.

In this prefix, the S is making the Z sound.

Trans-.

Did you write this down on your paper?

If you did, does that match what I have here?

Great work.

Now let's move on to the next part of the word.

We said that the word is transfix.

So we still need to write the part 'fix'.

How many sounds do you hear in fix?

I hear three sounds.

Fix.

Now when we put these two parts together, we'll have our whole word.

With me, you should write this word on your paper.

Again, putting those two parts together.

Trans...

Fix.

Transfix.

The word transfix means to make something be motionless.

Maybe my attention could be transfixed by a seagull flying in the distance and I remain motionless as I watch it.

That's what transfix means.

Are you ready to try a new word?

Our next word is foretell.

Say that with me.

Foretell.

How many parts do you hear in the word foretell?

I hear two parts.

Fore, tell.

I'll write down two lines and you can do the same for each of the parts in the word.

Now let's start with the first part that we hear, fore-.

Now, I'm going to write down all the sounds that I hear in fore- and you can do the same.

For- I also remember from my reading that this prefixed has the silent E, fore-.

That can help a vowel make its long vowel sound, Fore-, Fore-.

Does your work match mine?

Now let's write the second part of this word.

Fore... tell.

See if you can write down all the sounds that you hear in tell.

I hear three sounds, but there might be more than three letters.

Tell... Do you see what I mean?

Three sounds... Tell...

But at the end instead of having one L, we have two.

We often write a double L at the end of a word, a base word, when we have a short vowel sound.

Not always, but it can happen.

Now that we have both parts of this word, let's write it again to write the entire word.

Fore... And now I'll put the second part with it, tell.

Foretell.

We've written the word foretell.

Foretell means to tell something before it happens.

It's like making a prediction and saying it out loud before something happens.

Great work today, reading and writing with the prefixes fore- and trans-.

While you're reading, you can be looking for these prefixes.

Remember to pause and ask yourself, "What does this word mean, based on what I've learned about these prefixes?"

I'm so excited that we get to meet again soon to learn more about words together.

- Hello, readers!

Today, we are going to be reading a wonderful book with the characters of two fish.

And in this story, it's going to take place in the Great Lakes, somewhere you might be familiar with.

Like maybe Lake Superior or Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, or maybe even Lake Ontario, friends.

This book is called the "Underwater Adventures" and it is written by a scientist named Stephen T. Schram and illustrations are by Kimberley Vandenberg.

We're allowed to read this book.

Orange Hat Publishing has given us permission.

Isn't that exciting?

Okay, are you ready?

(speaks in foreign language) Let's go.

Some of the important things that we're going to be focusing on today, my friends, are identifying and perspective.

Hmm, identifying.

Well, that means like to tell or find something.

And then perspective means that sometimes in our books, we can get an idea about what the characters or maybe even what the author thinks or feels.

So my friends, we are going to be working really hard at finding, identifying the perspective of the characters in this book today.

So on the back, it tells us: Underwater Adventures with Louis and Louise follows a brother-and-sister lake trout duo as they receive life lessons from Grandpa Mack, spend a special night around the cedar stump, attend a birthday party, and narrowly escaped being eaten, and swim through the magic box.

Along the way, they learn about the importance of respecting other fish, habitat loss, and the ecological health of the Great Lakes.

Wow.

Their kind, adventurous spirit provides a moral compass for all species.

That includes us friends.

All right.

Are you excited?

Alright, now don't forget.

We have a job to do.

I'm going to catch you up though first and let you know that we're going to be starting with chapter two Sturgeon Stories.

But in chapter one, there was a bully fish and he was calling names.

And Louis and Louise, they weren't very happy about it and they didn't like it.

So they went to Grandpa Mack to get some advice.

Now we start chapter two on page six.

Louis and Louise, they're headed to the cedar stump and the fish all come together at the cedar stump to talk about stories, all-time stories, and they discuss some of the problems that they're having in their neighborhoods.

And sometimes they just sit there and listen.

Are you ready?

Okay my friends, off we go.

Fish of all sizes gathered: rock bass, northern pike, walleye, brook stickleback and minnows.

Soon a very large lake sturgeon arrived.

Louis and Louise had never seen such a big fish.

"Wow!"

said Louis.

"Who's that?"

"Oh, we don't know his name," replied Scotty.

"We just call him The Big Guy."

Ooh, The Big Guy huh?

All right.

Next page.

Filled with excitement, Louis and Louise could barely keep their fins still.

The Big Guy spoke first and something magical began.

He welcomed Louis and Louise and said he wanted to talk about changes in the neighborhood.

Discouraged by the amount of sand being flushed from the rivers in the bay, The Big Guy seemed sad.

He said sand was burying their neighborhoods and forcing fish to find the new homes in other parts of the bay.

The sand also buried the rocky shoals in the river where his family went to spawn.

Oh my goodness, my friends.

I think I might be getting a little bit of perspective about how these fish feel.

So my friends, I'm going to give you a tip.

One thing you can do to help yourself find words or clue words that tell us about perspective is you can think about, "Hm, how does this make me feel?"

or you can look for words that tell us about good and bad, right and wrong, or maybe even things that are fair and unfair.

And I think I've found some right here, friends.

This word 'discouraged'.

Discouraged by the amount of sand.

Yeah.

It's telling us that The Big Guy, he's kind of discouraged and he's also... sad about what's happening in his neighborhood.

Are you ready?

Let's look and watch out for more clue words.

We can identify them and already know.

Off we go.

Johnny Darter had been listening under the cedar stump and came out to offer his thoughts on the sand problem.

Johnny Darter barely measured two inches long, compared to The Big Guy, who stretched out more than six feet.

The Big Guy listened politely.

Louis and Louise remembered what Grandpa Mack had said about respecting everyone and realize The Big Guy had respect for Johnny Darter despite their enormous difference in size.

I don't think I have any of those clue words for perspective, let's keep going.

Johnny went to say that the sand had buried parts of his neighborhood too.

Uh-oh.

Sticks, logs and rocks, which were important for his survival, had disappeared over the years.

His family had to keep moving to find the right habitat in which to live.

He expressed frustration about the sand but didn't offer a solution.

Uh-oh.

I know how Johnny Darter feels right now.

And I bet you do too, don't you friends?

Yeah, he's feeling... What did he say?

Frustrated.

Absolutely, about the sand in his neighborhood.

Oh!

So, we've identified a couple of words and feelings about the characters in the story.

We can keep reading.

Let's go.

Then Mary, a mayfly, came out from under the cedar stump.

She agreed with Johnny Darter about the increase in sand.

Her life changed too, because her family depended on the natural mud in the bottom of the bay.

She explained how her family lived in the mud for the first part of their lives.

The second part would start very soon.

Mary's family planned to rise to the surface and fly away.

Oh, my friends.

So Mary agrees with Johnny Darter.

This is her perspective.

And so we're going to put that down as one of our identifying clue words, my friends, okay?

Remember, she needs the mud, otherwise her family doesn't get to survive.

Mmm.

Ah, moving on.

What a thrill, thought Louis and Louise, to be able to burrow in the mud for part of your life and fly above the water for the other part.

Scotty spoke next.

He talked about his family's favorite game of tug.

And when they saw a rubber worm or a plastic fish attached to a line, they bit it, and someone pulled from the other end.

The bass tugged back and the game began.

They held on tight and darted around logs and weeds, eventually getting pulled into the surface into a boat.

The humans released them back into the water and the game started again.

Scotty said it was fun but sometimes they just didn't feel like playing, so they watched the rubber worms and the plastic fish drift by.

All through the night, Louis and Louise sat mesmerized as they listened to stories and watched moonbeams reflect off the cedar stump.

As the moon began to disappear over the horizon, a family of lake sturgeon announced that they were excited to leave the bay.

Several generations before, they lived in a river down the shore, but the water became so polluted they had to move.

Now the water was clean again, so they were returning to start a new life in the neighborhood where their ancestors used to live.

Everyone wished them well and gave them a fin shake before they swam off.

Oh my goodness.

How exciting is that, friends?

They're excited because they get to go back to a place where their ancestors used to live and they get to live there now too.

It was polluted and it's not anymore.

Oh my goodness.

I'm excited for them too.

Okay, so...

Finally, The Big Guy thanked everyone for another successful night of the sturgeon stories.

"We didn't solve all our problems," he explained, "but we shared our feelings and had fun; that's what is important."

Louis and Louise enjoyed spending time in the bay, but the warm water forced them to head for home just when the moon set and the sun started coming up.

(lion roars) Great job, readers, helping me identify the signal words, to find the perspective of the characters or the author in this story.

Now don't forget, that's something you can do with your books.

Look for those signal words and then think if you can find out what those perspectives are.

We'll see you next time on Read, Write, ROAR!

(speaking in foreign language) - [Announcer] This program is made possible in part by the Michigan Department of Education, the State of Michigan and the W.K.

Kellogg Foundation.

Additional support by... and by viewers like you.

Thank you.

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