Essential Question:
Where do good ideas come from?
Comprehension Strategy
Comprehension Skill
Make, confirm, and revise predications
*Good readers use clues from the story
to make predications.
*As you read, you should stop to
confirm or revise predictions.
Fairy Tales
*Fairy tales have a main
character that must go
on a long journey or
complete a difficult
task.
*They usually contain
imaginary creatures
such as dragons.
*They end happily.
Identifying a Sentence
*A sentence is a group of
words that shows a
complete thought.
(. ! ?)
Sequence: character, setting, plot
*The sequence is the order in which
the key events of the story take
place.
*Putting key events in order will help
you understand the story.
Short Vowels
brainstorm
flattened
frantically
gracious
muttered
official
original
stale
flat
cash
band
bell
left
shelf
wealth
grim
mill
hint
plot
dock
blot
odd
sum
plum
bluff
crunch
build
gym
Synonyms
*A synonym is a word
that has the same
meaning as another
word.
Essential Question:
How do your actions affect others?
Comprehension Skill
Comprehension Strategy
Make, confirm, and revise predications
*Good readers use clues from the story to
make predications.
*As you read, you should stop to confirm
or revise predictions.
*Making predictions can help the reader
better understand the characters and plot.
Realistic Fiction
*Realistic fiction tells a
made-up story.
*It features characters,
settings, and events
that could exist in real
life.
*Realistic fiction usually
includes dialogue.
Subjects and Predicates
*Subject: names the
person or thing the
sentence is about
*Predicate: tells what the
subject is or does
Problem and Solution
*The story’s problem revolves around
what the main character wants to do, change,
or find out.
*The steps the character takes to solve the
problem makes up the story’s events (plot).
*The solution is the way the problem was
solved.
accountable
advise
desperately
hesitated
humiliated
inspiration
self-esteem
uncomfortably
major
clay
stray
today
bail
rail
drain
faint
claim
pale
Long a
face
graze
cane
slate
ache
steak
break
eight
they
obey
Figurative Language
Idioms
*Idioms are phrases or sayings
that have taken on special
meanings. They are often very
different from the individual
words that they contain.
Essential Question:
How do people respond to natural disasters?
Comprehension Skill
Comprehension Strategy
Text Structure: compare and contrast
Reread
*Good readers reread something that they
do not understand.
*When encountering challenging text you
may reread more than once to make sure
you understand.
*When you compare, you tell how things
are alike.
*When you contrast, you tell how things
are different.
*An author may use signal words such as
same,
but, both, and like to signal comparisons.
Long e
Informational Text
Expository
*provides facts and details
about a text
*may have headings and
subheadings to help
readers locate
information
* may include text
features such as photos,
graphs, and maps
Compound Sentences
*Have two or more
independent clauses
(a clause is a group of
words that has a subject
and a verb)
alter
collapse
crisis
destruction
hazard
severe
substantial
unpredictable
evening
zebra
breathe
league
squeaky
healer
sleek
indeed
reef
deed
speech
wheeze
concrete
scheme
belief
chief
honey
donkey
family
weary
Context Clues
*Some words have more
than one meaning. You
can use words or phrases
near the word to figure
out its meaning.
Essential Question:
How can science help us understand how
things work?
Comprehension Skill
Comprehension Strategy
Text Structure: cause and effect
Reread
*Good readers reread something that they
do not understand.
*Students may find that rereading
improves their understanding of narrative
text.
*A cause is why something happens.
*An effect is what happens as a result.
*Students can look for signal words such
as
because, due to, so, and as a result to
find
cause and effect relationships in the text.
Nonfiction Text
Narrative
*Narrative nonfiction
tells a story that includes
facts and examples about
a topic. The characters in
the story share or learn
facts.
*Narratives may include
text features such as
headings, photographs,
captions, and speech
balloons.
Clauses and Complex
Sentences
*A clause is a group of
words that has a subject and
verb.
*An independent clause can
stand alone as a sentence.
Long i
accelerate
advantage
capabilities
friction
gravity
identity
inquiry
thrilling
climb
minding
pies
die
height
sigh
fright
slight
drive
file
kite
prime
pride
slice
twice
wipe
pry
sly
shy
spy
Context Clues
*To find context clues you can
look at words surrounding the
unfamiliar word. These words
might be definitions, examples,
or restatements of the word’s
meaning.
Essential Question:
How can starting a business help others?
Comprehension Skill
Comprehension Strategy
Main Idea and Key Details
Reread
*Rereading can help you recall and explain
the most important details of a text.
*When you reread informational text,
you may come across ideas and
information that are new to you.
*The main idea is what the text is
mostly about; the big idea or point
the author wants to get across.
*The key details support or prove the
main idea.
Informational Text
Persuasive Article
*It is nonfiction.
*It states the author’s
opinion on a topic.
*It is written to
convince the reader.
*The article supports
the author’s opinion
with facts and examples.
Run-On Sentences
*A run-on sentence connects
two or more independent
clauses incorrectly.
compassionate
enterprise
exceptional
funds
innovative
process
routine
undertaking
Long o
bolt
stone
mold
stove
toll
chose
shadow
sole
flow
stole
mows
goal
lower
groan
blown
load
quote
roasting
mole
woe
Suffixes
*A suffix is a word part added
to the end of a word to
change its meaning. It can
help you figure out unfamiliar
words.
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