1st Six Weeks
Definition
Word
In Context
5.6 B
A word part or part of a
word from which other
words are obtained by
adding a prefix or
suffix
Antonio’s study of root
words helped him win
the school spelling
bee.
A group of words that
does not express a
complete thought; the
subject, predicate, or a
clause may be missing
The teacher taught a
mini-lesson on
sentence fragments
to help her students
write in complete
thoughts.
A faulty sentence
made up of two or
more sentences that
are joined only by a
comma or by nothing
at all
Readers had trouble
following the ideas in
Alison’s story because
it was filled with runon sentences.
A way of stating
something again by
giving the meaning in
different words
Santos paraphrased
the facts he learned
about the dolphins
from the informational
book.
root word
5.18 B
Fragment:
Barked loudly at
the cat.
Correct:
The dog barked
loudly at the cat.
sentence fragment
5.18 B
Run-on:
The runner handed the baton
to his teammate he dashed
towards the finish line.
Correct:
The runner handed the baton
to his teammate. He dashed
towards the finish line.
run-on sentence
5.10 G
Dolphins use echolocation
to help them find their way
underwater.
paraphrase
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2nd Six Weeks
Definition
Word
In Context
5.15 G
A conversation
between two or more
persons
The author’s use of
dialogue helped the
reader understand the
friendship between the
characters.
An expression that
cannot be understood
from the meanings of
its separate words but
must be learned as a
whole
Brandon used the
idiom copycat to
describe the gorilla at
the zoo watched and
then copied his
actions.
dialogue
5.9 B
idiom
5.12 I
Katy explained the
Main story or order of plot of the story by
events in a play, novel, describing the rising
or other literary work
action, climax, and
falling action.
Middle
Beginning
plot
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3rd Six Weeks
Definition
Word
In Context
5.12 D
Made-up stories that
are written to show
what life was like
during a time period in
the past or during a
historic event
Marissa enjoyed
reading the historical
fiction book about the
pioneer family.
The clues from a
written work that
support conclusions a
reader makes about
the ideas presented by
the author
Ahmad highlighted the
text evidence that
supported his
conclusion about the
character’s actions.
The way an author
organizes a text
Tameka analyzed the
text structure found
in the informational
book.
historical fiction
5.11 C
text evidence
5.10 E
text structure
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3rd Six Weeks
Definition
Word
In Context
5.10 H
A conclusion made
through reasoning by
looking at the facts or
evidence
After studying the paw
prints, Nate the Great
made an inference
that the pie thief was
most likely a dog.
inference
5.12 J
Clay decided to rewrite
The point of view from
Little Red Riding Hood
which a story, account,
from the wolf’s
or written text is given
perspective.
perspective
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4th Six Weeks
Definition
Word
In Context
5.12 G
The biography of a
person written by
himself or herself
Daniel’s mother
helped him compose
his autobiography
about his childhood.
A work such as an
encyclopedia or
dictionary that
contains useful facts
or information
The librarian showed
the students how to
investigate a topic
using an encyclopedia
as a reference.
A way to organize
notes or summarize a
written work by
recording the major
ideas and key details
in a logical order
In social studies, the
students created an
outline for the textbppl
chapter on
government.
autobiography
5.9 C & 5.13 C
reference
5.13 E
My Outline
I. Main Idea
A Key Detail
1.
2.
outline
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4th Six Weeks
Definition
Word
In Context
5.18 D
My family ate spicy pizza.
A word that modifies a
noun by describing a
quality of the thing
named, indicating its
quantity or extent, or
specifying a thing as
distinct from something
else
Toby added vivid
adjectives to his
writing to help the
reader feel as though
he were part of the
story.
A word used to modify
a verb, an adjective, or
another adverb and
often used to show
degree, manner,
place, or time
Brianna added an –ly
to the word loud to
create an adverb that
described how her
mom shouted.
adjective
5.18 D
Mom shouted loudly.
adverb
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5th Six Weeks
Definition
Word
In Context
5.12 I
uncertainty or worry
about the result of
something
The author built
suspense in the story
by making the reader
feel unsure whether
the main character
would lead his team to
a win.
suspense
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6th Six Weeks
Definition
Word
5.12 F
In Context
An author of plays
William Shakespeare
was a poet and
playwright from the
Middle Ages who
wrote brilliant
comedies and
tragedies.
The place and time of
an event or action in a
play
The students acted out
the scene from the
play about Robin Hood
and Maid Marian.
playwright
5.12 F
scene
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