ELA
Thursday, May 7, 2020
“The Ever-Living Tree: The Life and Times of a Coast Redwood" Day 8
Grammar and Writing
Our vocabulary strategy this week focuses on the prefixes pre-, inter-, and ex-. Watch this short video to remind you what a prefix does to a root or base word.
Using punctuation marks correctly is critical in writing. How we punctuate a sentence determines its meaning. Watch this video to see how using the wrong punctuation can drastically change your meaning!
Complete the Google Form below to show what you've learned about figurative language.
15 minutes of self-selected reading.
Choose 1-2 activities from the choice boards. Click on the button to the right to access the choice boards.
This week's Spelling and Vocabulary
Spelling words: poster, secret, whether, author, rocket, bushel, agree, bucket, ticket, declare, chicken, clothing, apron, whiskers, degree, gather, achieve, rather, bracket, machine
Vocabulary words: resource, dense, evaporate, shallow, moisture, civilized, continent, opportunities, customs, independent
That's all for today!
"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." - Dr. Seuss