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Brick and Mortar Words
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Brick and Mortar Words
🧱 Part 1: Understanding Brick and Mortar Words
1. What are "brick words"?
Words that are hard to sound out and must be memorizedWords that can be easily sounded out using phonicsWords that are only found in construction books
2. What are "mortar words"?
Words that hold sentences together but don't carry much meaningWords that are the most important in a sentenceWords that describe building materials
3. Circle all the BRICK words (important content words):
The elephant jumped over the fence and escaped from the zoo.
4. Underline all the MORTAR words (connecting/function words) in this sentence:
The brave knight rode his horse through the dark forest to rescue the princess.
🏠 Part 2: The Shed Story Analysis
5. Based on the shed story from the presentation, what happened when the student only focused on mortar words?
They understood the story perfectlyThey missed the main meaning and important detailsThey read faster than everyone else
6. What strategy should good readers use with brick and mortar words?
Only pay attention to brick wordsOnly pay attention to mortar wordsPay attention to both, but focus more on brick words for meaning
🤔 Part 3: Reflection and Application
9. Write your own sentence with at least 3 brick words and 3 mortar words. Then label each type:
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