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Big Idea
We never stop learning.
Essential Question
How can art and performance help people understan a text?
Target Vocabulary
interior - the inside of a space, such as a home or building
honored - accepting or enjoying respect or distinction
primitive - simple; unsophisticated or crude
immersed - fully absorbed or occupied
contagious - spread by contact; communicable
discomfort - distress or unease
secretive - concealing; not open or frank
brandishing - waving about in a bold or daring manner
bungled - botched; handled badly
imprinted - marked on a surface by printing or pressure
Comprehension
Target Skill
Theme- The big idea or lesson the author wants the reader to know.
Question - Students can stop at any point while reading to ask questions. Asking questions can lead to a deeper understanding of the author’s ideas.
Characterization – Refers to the ways in which an author shows what a character is like. We learn about characters from details in the text. You can better understand a character by analyzing what they say, how they say it, what they do, and how they inter act with each other.
Elements of a Drama – Plays are divided into scenes, in the same way that books are divided into chapters. Scenes fit together to form the structure of the plot.
Accuracy - Good readers know they may have made a mistake when something they read does not make sense.
Spelling / Decoding
Long a and Long e
awake feast stray greet
praise disease repeat display
braces thief ashamed sleeve
waist beneath sheepish release
remain sway training niece
Vocabulary Strategies
Prefixes– un, dis, mis
Greek and Latin affixes are added to base words or root words to change the word’s meaning. Un, dis, and misall mean “not” or “wrong”.
Grammar
Kinds of Sentences-
imperative sentence gives an order and ends with a period
exclamatory sentence expresses strong feeling and ends with an exclamation point
declarative sentence tells something and ends with a period interrogative sentence asks something and ends with a question mark
Writing
Writing a Description
• A description has a lead sentence that introduces the topic and main idea and grabs the reader’s attention.
• It has supporting sentences tell events in order and include sensory words, or words and details that appeal to the five senses.
• It has a closing sentence that shows the writer’s attitude toward the experience.