Essential Question of the Week:
How can our determination affect our ability to succeed?
What are we learning in Reading?
Literary Vocabulary Terms:
1. generalize: to make a broad conclusion about a group, category, or trend, based on facts and numerous examples. Often, clue words such as most, all, sometimes, always, and never identify generalizations. Remember: generalizations may be classified as valid or faulty. 2. questioning: active readers ask questions while they read to help them understand and evaluate the text, make predictions, and determine the author's purpose. 3. simile: a comparison of two unlike things that are alike in at least one way; it uses a word of comparison, such as like or as 4. metaphor: a comparison between two unlike things that are alike in at least one way without using any words of comparison; uses direct comparison with a word like is |
Week Two Reading Selection:
"When Marian Sang"
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Spelling and Conventions
Spelling City: Pattern: Multisyllabic Words Play study games and take a practice test for this week's word list using the link below: Spelling City: Unit 3, Week 2 Spelling City: Unit 3, Week 2a |
Grammar Notes:
Principal Parts of Irregular Verbs Irregular verbs do NOT add -d or -ed in the past tense form. Instead, they change spelling. This does not impact the present or present participle. present: present tense of the irregular verb I find... She finds... present participle: verb phrase-- includes linking verb and -ing form of the irregular verb I am finding… She is finding... past: past tense of the irregular verb (spelling change) I found… She found... past participle: verb phrase-- includes have/had/has and the past tense of the irregular verb (spelling change) I have found… She has found… Other examples: become/became, fall/fell, sing/sang, speak/spoke, go/went, etc. |