Wonders Unit 3 Week 2 What kinds of experiences can lead to new discoveries?
Essential Question: How can learning about nature be useful?
Comprehension Strategy
Comprehension Skill
(T82)
(T84)
Summarizing
Theme
Summarizing helps you remember and
understand what you read. When readers
summarize a story, they decide which details are
most important and retell them in their own
words.
The theme of a story is the message about life,
society, or human nature that the author wants to
convey to the readers. The theme is usually not
stated directly. Readers must use details from the
story to determine the theme.
Vocabulary Strategy (T88)
Grammar: Verb Tenses
Context Clues
When you encounter an unfamiliar word in a
sentence, you can use context clues to help you
figure out the word’s meaning. One type of
context clue is a comparison. A comparison
helps readers understand that the meaning of the
unknown word is similar to or different from
other words in the sentence or nearby sentences.
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The tense of a verb tells when an action takes place
A present tense verb tells what is happening now.
To form the present tense of most verbs in the third
person, add –s: sees. Add –es to verbs that end in s,
ss, ch, sh, x, or zz: pushes, buzzes.
If a verb ends with a consonant and the letter y,
change y to i before adding –es: carries
The present progressive tense shows action that is
continuing. Shanae is eating.
Genre – Fantasy(T86)
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Has a made-up setting
Includes characters and events not possible in real life
May include sensory language and personification
Writing Trait: Word Choice- Connotation and Denotation (T94)
Each word a writer choses has a dictionary meaning, or denotation. The same word may also have a
connotation- a powerful feeling or emotion that the word suggests to you.
Spelling: Open Syllables (V/V)
(T100)
video
radio
fluid
trial
recent
poet
ideas
rodeo
fuel
closet
riot
ruin
cruel
meteor
minus
piano
diet
genuine
diameter
situation
diary
patriot
casual
meander
variety
Vocabulary Words – Unit 3: Week 2
(T78)
civilization: A civilization is a society in which agriculture, trade, art, science, and government are
highly developed.
Q. How would you describe out civilization?
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complex: Something complex is difficult to understand or do.
Q. How would you solve a complex problem?
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cultivate: To cultivate is to improve, develop, or make something better.
Q. How would you cultivate one of your skills?
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devise: If you devise a strategy, you think about it and plan it carefully.
Q. What plan would you like to devise?
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fashioned: A pot that has been fashioned has been shaped or molded.
Q. What are some objects in your room fashioned from?
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resourceful: A person who is resourceful is skilled in dealing with new or difficult situations.
Q. What are some ways you can be resourceful?
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shortage: A shortage s a lack of supply.
Q. What happens when there is a shortage of something?
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tormentors: Tormentors are people or things that cause pain.
Q. Why is it important to speak out against tormentors?
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