Narrative Nonfiction
Big Idea
We never stop learning.
Essential Question
What events lead to a team to learn double Dutch?
Target Vocabulary
unison - making the same movements at the same time
uniform - having a single form in appearance, style, color or texture
mastered - became very skilled at something
competition - trying to do better than other people or teams
identical - exactly the same
element - one essential part of a whole
routine - a repeated series of movements
intimidated - frightened or nervous; lacking in confidence
recite - to say a text from memory
qualifying - showing that you or your team have the ability to go on to the next level
Comprehension
Target Skill
Sequence of Events - the order in which events happen.
Target Strategy
Monitor/Clarify - to keep track of your understanding/to spot difficulties and figure out how to understand
Fluency
Phrasing: Pauses - good readers automatically group words together into phrases or chunks. Phrasing helps readers and listeners make sense of ideas in the text. Readers usually pause between natural phrases.
Decoding
Digraphs in Multisyllable Words - digraphs are two letters together that stand for one sound. Digraphs can appear anywhere in a word: at the beginning, in the middle or at the end.
Vocabulary Strategies
Suffixes -ion, -tion - indicate action, quality or condition and usually change verbs or adjectives to nouns. A suffix is an affix that is added at the end of a base word or word root that changes the meaning of the word and its part of speech.
Grammar
Common and Proper Nouns - a general person, place or thing or a particular person, place or thing. Proper nouns must be capitalized. Initials are the first letter of each important word in a group of words. An acronym is a name made from initials that can be read as a word. An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word.
Writing
Write to Express
Focus Trait: Ideas - good narratives include ideas that are clear, focused and interesting. Writers use a variety of devices, such as flashback and flash forward, to add clarity and interest to their narratives.