Essential Question of the Week:
What can we learn about the past by examining its relics?
What are we learning in Reading?
Literary Vocabulary Terms:
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Week Two Reading Selection:
"The Emperor's Silent Army"
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Spelling and Conventions
Spelling City:
Pattern: Words With Latin Roots Play study games and take a practice test for this week's word list using the link below: Spelling Unit 2, Week 2 Spelling Unit 2, Week 2a |
Grammar Notes:
Possessive Nouns: nouns that show ownership Singular Possessive Noun: shows that one person, place, or thing has or owns something --> add an apostrophe (') and (s) EXAMPLES: China's landscape, The king's army Plural Possessive Noun: shows that more than one person, place, or thing has or owns something -->if it already ends in (s), just add the apostrophe (') EXAMPLES: the farmers' tools, the soldiers' weapons -->if it is plural and does NOT end in (s), add the apostrophe (') and (s) EXAMPLES: the craftsmen's art, the children's books |