Ms. Patrick’s Reading Menu
Unit 3 Week 1
Vocabulary Words
hatchet – a small axe with a
short handle, for use with one
hand
painstaking– very careful;
particular; diligent
registered- to have had some
effect; to have made an
impression
stiffened- to have been made
or have become rigid; fixed
ignite- to set on fire
smoldered- burned and
smoked without flame
Amazing Words
camouflaged
initiative
unrestrained
solstice
hibernating
uncontrollable
Main Selection: Hatchet Genre: Realistic Fiction
Comprehension Skill: Sequence
Sequence is the order of events in a story. Clue words such
as first, next, then, and finally often indicate sequence. If
events happen at the same time, look for clue words such as
while and during.
Read: Incident at the Street Fair
Comprehension Strategy: Background Knowledge
Background knowledge is what you already know about a topic
from your reading or from your real-life experience. Use
background knowledge before, during, and after reading to monitor
your comprehension.
Word Analysis: Shades of Meaning
quill- a stiff, sharp hair on the
spine like the pointed end of of
a feather
ptarmigan
What’s Cooking in Reading
exasperation
motivation
self-reliant
Like shades of colors, many words have shades of meaning. Think
of synonyms with different shades of meaning.
Literary Terms: Personification
Personification is a figure of speech in which human traits are given
to animals, inanimate objects, or ideas. The traits may include
personality, intelligence, emotion, actions, or speech.
Vocabulary Skill: Word Endings -ed and -ing
Read: Wilderness Camp
An ending is a letter or letters added to the end of a base word. For
example, the endings -ed and -ing can be added to verbs to
change their tense. -ed makes a verb show past action; -ing makes
a verb show ongoing or current action. Sometimes the -ed or -ing
form of a verb is used as an adjective, to describe.
Literacy Tip: Read 30 minutes with or to your child every night.
Study High Frequency, Vocabulary, and Amazing Words every night.
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