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LESSON 11: Poetry & Vowel e Study — Master Key
Complete Diacritical Solutions, Phonemic Categorization, Rhyme Analysis & Context Guide
Official Solution
1. Master Diacritical Solutions for Selections A & B (Directives 1 & 2)
Selection A (Robert Louis Stevenson):
I have a little shadow that goes in and out with mē,
And what can bē the use of him is more than I can sēe.
Selection B (The Fairies' Dell):
I know a place where the Fairies dwĕll;
Down in a dark grēen, shady dĕll,
Where the daisies bloom and the soft winds swĕll;
There is where the Fairies dwĕll.
2. Classification Matrix: The Three Phonemic Roles of Letter "e"
me → mē
/miː/ • open syllable
be → bē
/biː/ • open syllable
see → sēe
/siː/ • vowel digraph ee
green → grēen
/ɡriːn/ • vowel team ee
dwell → dwĕll
/dwɛl/ • FLOSS -ll
dell → dĕll
/dɛl/ • FLOSS -ll
swell → swĕll
/swɛl/ • FLOSS -ll
All rhyme in -ell
FLOSS rule applies
have, use, more, place
silent final e
little
consonant-le (/əl/)
where, there
r-controlled (/ɛər/)
Fairies, daisies, goes
digraph / suffix e
the
unstressed schwa /ðə/
3. Rhyming Family Master Bank (-ell /ɛl/ • Directive 4)
Words that share the same terminal phoneme sequence /-ɛl/ rhyme with dell:
dell (valley)
dwell (live)
swell (expand)
bell
tell
sell
fell
well
shell
spell
smell
yell
cell
Science of Reading: Orthographic Mapping & Rhyme Awareness
• Multifunctional Orthography of “e”: English letter e is unique in serving three primary roles: (1) vocalic nucleus for short /ɛ/ (closed syllable), (2) vocalic nucleus for long /iː/ (open syllable or vowel team ee), and (3) silent structural marker (preventing words from ending in v as in have; triggering soft c as in place; or completing consonant-le syllables as in little).
• Phonological Rhyme Awareness: Recognizing that dell, dwell, swell share the same rime (/-ɛl/) develops phonemic segmentation and onset-rime substitution skills essential for decoding fluency.
| Task Focus |
Instructional Standard |
Scoring (25 pts) |
| 1. Copying & Handwriting |
Neat transcription of both poetic selections with correct capitalization and punctuation. |
8 pts |
| 2. Diacritical Marking |
Accurate placement of macrons (mē, bē, sēe, grēen) and breves (dwĕll, dĕll, swĕll). |
7 pts (1 pt / word) |
| 3. Silent / Special "e" |
Accurate extraction of 6 words where e is neither short nor long (Directive 3). |
5 pts |
| 4. Rhyme Generation (-ell) |
Writing 6 accurate rhyming words belonging to the -ell family (Directive 4). |
5 pts |