- Hello, readers.

Welcome to "Read, Write, Roar!"

Today, we will focus on the big question, what is special about Michigan?

We will work with the prefixes re- and un-, read a hybrid text about a Michigan turtle.

Do you know what a hybrid text is?

And we will also do some work with an informational piece of writing.

For today's episode, you'll need something to write on, even a scratch piece of paper or an envelope, and something to write with, like a pencil or a crayon.

Come and join us for "Read, Write, Roar!"

- [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.

(playful electronic music) (lion roaring) - Welcome, readers.

Today we are going to work with prefixes.

Do you remember what a prefix is?

A prefix is a word part we add to the beginning of a word and it changes the meaning of a word.

Today, our goal is to read and understand the prefixes re- and un-.

The prefix re- means again and the prefix un- means not.

Let's use our loop and swoop strategy to help us read some of these words.

Are you ready?

Here is our first word.

When I look at this word, I see my prefix re- and I see my base word build.

Rebuild.

This word means to build again because the prefix re- means again.

My brother knocked my sandcastle down and I had to rebuild it.

Great work helping me read this word.

Are you ready for the next one?

Here's our next word.

Can you spot the prefix?

This prefix is un-.

Un-, remember, means not.

Un- and my base word is screw.

Unscrew.

I know un- means not, so unscrew must mean to not screw.

I had to unscrew the lid of the peanut butter jar when I was making my peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

Unscrew.

Great job, readers.

Here's our next one.

In this word, I see my prefix, re-, and my base word, work.

Rework.

Re- means again, so it must mean to work again.

I had to rework the math problem because I got the incorrect answer the first time.

We've got two more words.

Are you up to it, readers?

Here's our next one.

Do you spot the prefix in this word?

The prefix here is re- and my base word, gain.

Regain.

The prefix re- means again, so regain must mean to gain again.

I lost my balance and it was hard to regain my footing.

It was hard to get my footing again.

Great job, readers.

We're on our last word.

Here's our last word.

Can you read it to yourself?

Here's our prefix, un-, and our base word, kind.

Unkind.

Un- means not, so unkind must mean not kind.

It was very unkind of my brother to take my bike without asking.

Readers, you did a fabulous job helping me read these words that started with our prefixes re- and un- today.

Thanks for all of your help.

Readers, you're doing such a great job reading these words that start with our prefixes re- and un-.

Let's try reading some of them in a story.

Dear grandma, today, I got new shoes.

They have laces.

Ugh!

I tried to tie them and messed up, so I had to untie, untie.

I know un- means not, so untie must mean not to tie.

When I retied, retied, re- means again, so they must have tied them again, them, the laces were perfect.

I am going to wear my shoes to see all the unbelievable, unbelievable, un- means not, so unbelievable must mean not believable, places in Michigan.

I hope we can revisit, revisit, re- means again, so that must mean visit again, the Porcupine Mountains because they are so beautiful.

Love, Alice.

Readers, I'm gonna read this story one more time without stopping so you can hear what it would sound like when I read it fluently.

Dear grandma, today, I got new shoes.

They have laces.

Ugh!

I tried to tie them and messed up, so I had to untie them.

When I retied them, the laces were perfect.

I am going to wear my shoes to see all the unbelievable places in Michigan.

I hope we can revisit the Porcupine Mountains because they are so beautiful.

Love, Alice.

Let's see what words we found in our story that start with the prefixes re- and un-.

Are you ready to spot them with me?

Untie.

Retied.

Unbelievable.

Revisit.

Great job helping me read this story today, readers.

Thanks for all of your help.

Readers, we've had a lot of practice reading these words that start with our prefixes re- and un-.

Now let's try spelling some of these words.

For this activity, you'll need whatever you have to write on and something to write with.

When we spell words, first, we visualize or see the word parts in our head and then we try and think about the sounds that go with each of those word parts.

Are you ready to give it a try?

Our first word is unsafe.

Can you say that word with me?

Unsafe.

When I say the word unsafe, I hear the prefix un- and the base word safe.

Now, I'm going to think about the sounds that go with each of these word parts.

When I say un-, I hear two sounds.

Uh-nn.

When I say safe, I hear ss-ah-ff.

Un-, safe.

Now let's put both of these word parts together to build our word.

Un.

Safe.

It would be very unsafe for you to go swimming in one of our Great Lakes by yourself.

Un- means not, so that would mean it would be not safe.

Great job, readers.

Are you ready to try our next one?

Our next word is unknown.

Can you say that word with me?

Unknown.

When I say the word unknown, I hear the prefix, un-, and the base word, known.

When I think about the sounds I hear in un.

Uh-nn.

I hear uh-nn, un-.

Now I'm gonna think about the sounds that I hear in known.

Nn-oh-nn.

Un-, known.

Now I'm going to put my prefix and my base word together to build our word.

Un-, known.

Unknown.

There are lots of unknown places in Michigan that I would love to travel to someday, like the Porcupine Mountains.

Let's try another word.

You guys are doing so great.

Our next word is restate.

Can you say that word with me?

Restate.

When I say the word restate, I hear the prefix, re-, and the base word, state.

Now, let's think about the sounds that we hear in our prefix re-.

I hear err-e. And let's think about the sounds that we hear in our base word, state.

Ss-tuh-ah-tuh.

Re-, state.

Let's put both of these word parts together to build our word.

Restate.

I know to state something means to say it and I know re- means again, so to restate something means to state it again or say it again.

I didn't quite understand my teacher's directions and I asked her to restate them.

Let's try one more, readers.

Our last word we're gonna try spelling today is reread.

Can you say that word with me?

Reread.

When I say the word reread, I hear my prefix, re-, and my base word, read.

Now, let's think about the sounds we hear in each of those word parts.

Err-e. Err-ead.

Re-, read.

Let's put 'em together and build our word.

Reread.

Sometimes it's fun to reread a book, like "Benson's Adventures," especially when it's a really interesting book.

Readers, thanks for all of your help today helping me spell these words that start with our prefixes re- and un-.

(light electronic music) - Are you ready for an alphabet race?

If you have a paper and something to write with, play along.

If not, just follow along with me.

Here's how the game works.

We are going to write down as many food words as we can think of.

The hard part, We have to start at the letter A and we cannot move to the next letter until we have our A word written.

Then we'll continue writing down a food that begins with each letter of the alphabet.

The hardest part, we only have 20 seconds.

Are you ready?

Food words.

Let's go.

- A, apple.

B, what do you think?

Oh, banana.

Another fruit.

C, corn.

D, donut.

E, do you have any ideas for E?

Eggs.

(buzzer ringing) F. We're out of time already!

How many words do we have?

One, two, three, four, five.

I wonder if you were able to write down more than five words.

This is a game that you can play on your own time.

Choose to write down food words or pick your own topic.

Have fun doing the alphabet race.

(light electronic music) - Ani bojo, readers.

Hi.

Today, we have special permission to read this amazing book.

It's called "Benson's Adventures in Michigan."

Benson is going on an adventure or a tour of Michigan and we get to stop and read all the postcards from his travels.

Now, as we do this, we need to focus on some things.

We're thinking about the who, what, where, when, why and how as we read and we're thinking, I wonder, in order to solve these questions.

Some of these questions, we can actually find some text evidence in the book.

Sometimes we have to use our thinking.

That's called inference.

We have to infer to think about what the answer might be.

I wonder what kind of questions we're gonna come up with as we read today.

Are you ready?

Onbay.

Let's go.

June 26th.

Dear Uncle Dave, I am having so much fun at the Flint Youth Theater.

I've met some new friends and don't want summer camp to end!

Mom says by learning to play all the different characters, I am putting my wild imagination to good use.

I can't wait to see you at our next show.

Love, Benson.

July 2nd.

Hi, Danny.

This adventure was a slam dunk!

I just finished the Morris Peterson Junior Foundation Basketball Camp.

I had fun and learned some great new basketball skills, too.

Mr. Peterson also taught us the importance of teamwork and character.

I can't wait to get home to play some one-on-one ball with you and show you my new moves.

Start practicing now.

Your friend, Benson.

Did you know?

Morris Peterson Jr. from Flint, Michigan played for Michigan State University and was a member of the 2000 NCAA championship team.

He went on to play in the NBA for 12 years.

Throughout the course of his career, he was a team member of the Oklahoma Thunder, Toronto Raptors, and the New Orleans Hornets.

Okay.

I hope you were thinking about the who, what, when, where, why, and how.

We've got our mind started going and now it's time to start answering those questions when we read the next page.

Off we go.

We are off to Munising.

July 13th.

Dear Great Grandma and Great Grandpa, hello from the Upper Peninsula.

That's where I live!

We just had a spectacular evening on the Pictured Rocks Spray Falls Cruise.

We saw the most beautiful cliffs go on for 15 miles.

I didn't know Michigan had these large rock formations.

jutting out of Lake Superior.

Who knew rocks could be so colorful?

My favorite part was watching the waterfall rush 70 feet over the cliff.

The captain told us there were many other falls to see in this area.

I wish you were here.

Love, Vincent.

Did you know?

In 1966, the United States Congress officially named Pictured Rocks.

America's first national lakeshore.

July 17th.

Hi, Aunt Terri.

We are having so much fun exploring Michigan's great outdoors.

We spent the day mountain biking on the trails and hiking to three beautiful waterfalls.

Tomorrow, we are going to kayak in the bay.

I can't wait to come back in the winter to snowmobile on these beautiful trails.

Hiawatha National Forest is a fun place for outdoor explorers.

Let's plan a weekend trip here this fall.

Mom says the trees will be beautiful.

Your outdoor buddy and nephew, Benson.

Did you know?

In 1922, our nation's first highway snowplow was built in Munising.

It's no surprise, since the Munising area usually receives over 150 inches of snowfall each year.

We get a lot of snow.

Wonderful.

Here, there's a recipe and some information and details for Cooper's campfire cones.

All right, friends, we just got done reading and I put together our who, what, where, when, why, and how.

Are you ready?

Okay.

Let's go ahead and look at it.

Who?

Well, Benson of course.

What?

Well, they went to the Pictured Rocks and the Hiawatha National Forest.

Where?

Munising, Michigan.

When?

July 13th and 17th, of course.

Well, why did they go?

They went on a bike tour and hiking.

Ooh, I think I forgot the boat tour, too, didn't I, friends?

Good noticing.

Well, how did they do this?

By boat, bike, and of course by their feet.

Okay.

Next time, you're gonna have to help me figure out the who, what, where, when, why, and how.

Okay, here we go.

We're off to Lansing!

How fun?

July 24th.

Dear Nate, today, we went to Lansing, Michigan's state capital.

We spent the afternoon touring the capital building.

What an awesome place.

On the tour, I learned all about the duties of the House and Senate members and how a bill becomes a law.

I hope you can visit here one day soon.

The best time to visit is during the week so you can see a live debate on the House or Senate floor.

It was quite an experience.

Your friend, Benson.

Did you know?

The construction of Michigan's capital took six years.

The building contains over nine acres of hand-painted surfaces and was dedicated to the citizens of Michigan in 1879.

July 31st.

Hi, Remy.

We had the best night camping out at the Potter Park Zoo.

We built a campfire under the stars next to the tigers, lions, rhinoceroses, and penguins.

On our guided tour, the docent told us about the many ways we can protect animals and their habitats.

During the Sundown Safari, we listened carefully to the evening sounds of the animals.

The lions' roaring could be heard throughout the park.

It was such a wild, fun adventure.

I can't wait to tell you all about it.

Maybe your mom and dad will let you come with us next time.

Love, Benson.

Did you know?

Potter Park Zoo in Lansing opened in 1915 and is the oldest public zoo in Michigan.

I had no idea.

Wow!

All right, friends.

Now, we're in Lansing.

Who's in Lansing?

Benson.

That's right.

What is Benson up to?

Oh yeah.

Didn't he go to the capital building?

That's right!

I heard you.

He was camping.

Fantastic.

So where was Benson?

Perfect.

Lansing.

When?

When did he go to Lansing?

Let's see.

July 24th and July 30th.

Good job.

Why?

Why did he go to Lansing?

Yeah.

To learn about the capital and then also to learn about animal conservation.

Very good.

How?

Well, how did he do this?

Are you inferring?

Are you thinking about what might be the right answer?

Because the text doesn't tell us.

Yeah, so how did he get there?

We could think, like, I wonder if he had his parents drive him.

Readers, what amazing work.

You've gone through and asked yourself the questions who, what, when, where, why, and how to help you with your comprehension.

Writers, when we ask questions in text, sometimes it helps our brain to put the notes that we take into full sentences.

And we can use text evidence to help us do that.

That's our focus today.

Off we go.

Let's read what we've written so far.

Benson and his family visit new places in Michigan.

They are going on an adventure and will send postcards to their friends and family.

So far, we've talked about the who, the what, the where, and the how.

Now, we can make one or two more sentences with the when and the why.

Let's start thinking.

How would those sentences start?

Benson and his family are proud to live in Michigan, period?

Yeah, I think that's a good place to start.

Let's go ahead and write that down.

Benson and his family are proud to live in Michigan.

The text evidence says I am proud to live in the great state of Michigan.

Let's get writing.

Wow.

Let's reread it and make sure that it makes sense.

Benson and his family visit new places in Michigan.

They are going on an adventure and will send postcards to their friends and family.

Benson and his family are proud to live in Michigan.

Now, we have only one more section to write about, the when.

When is Benson and his family going on their adventure?

Well, during summer vacation.

So how could we put that in a sentence?

Well, I know that I love summer vacation and sometimes I can't wait.

How about you?

Do you have that feeling sometimes, too?

So could we use that in our sentence to show how excited we are?

Maybe that's how excited Benson is.

They can't wait to visit new places during summer vacation?

They can't wait to visit new places during summer... Whoa!

Vacation.

That's a big sentence.

Let's get writing.

Writers, look what we just did.

We just used all of our notes about our questions that we answered to help our comprehension.

Who, what, when, where, why, and how.

And then to help our brain, we went ahead and put them into sentences.

Fantastic job, writers.

You've done excellent.

Let's read it one more time just to make sure it sounds good and it makes sense.

Off we go.

Benson and his family visit new places in Michigan.

They are going on an adventure and will send postcards to their friends and family.

Benson and his family are proud to live in Michigan.

They can't wait to visit new places during summer vacation.

What do you think?

Did we do a good job?

I think so, too.

Excellent.

Remember writers, you can always use this trick of taking your notes and putting them in complete sentences to help your brain with comprehension.

Great job, scholars.

You have worked so hard on the prefixes re- and un-.

Also, we read a text about a turtle that went on an adventure in Michigan.

All over the state, actually.

And then we used the questions who, what, where, when, why, and how to help with our comprehension.

Don't forget, we then used those notes to write some amazing sentences.

You can always use the questions who, what, where, when, why, and how to help your comprehension and to help you write complete sentences.

(Tan A speaking in foreign language) I can't wait to see you next time on "Read, Write, Roar."

- [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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