Quest for the Tree Kangaroo

Informational Text

Big Idea

• We never stop learning.

Essential Question

• How can overcoming a challenge change someone's life?

Target Vocabulary

1. Presence - current existence
2. outfitted - equipped
3. procedure - method
4. dwarfed - made smaller by comparison
5. snug - close fitting
6. perch - a spot above ground for resting or sitting
7. transferred - passed from one place to another
8. calculate - to figure; to compute
9. enthusiastic - showing a high or excited interest
10. beaming - smiling radiantly

Comprehension

Target Skill

• Cause and Effect – A cause is an event that makes something else happen. An effect is something that happens because of an earlier event.
• Questioning - Students can stop at any point while reading to ask questions. Asking questions can lead to a deeper understanding of the author’s ideas.

Target Strategy

• Summarize - tell the most important parts of the text in your own words.

Fluency

• Expression - good readers use several techniques when they read aloud with expression. They change their tone, volume and pace to reflect the characters' feelings. Good readers also use punctuation to guide their expression.

Vocabulary Strategies

• Antonyms and Synonyms -antonyms are words that have opposite meanings .
• Synonyms are words that share similar meanings.

Grammar

• Verbs A verb states the action of a subject. Linking verbs, such as the verbs be, become, or seem, do not describe an action. Instead, they link the subject to more information about the subject,

Writing

Procedural Composition

• It begins with a topic—an observation and a focus for the composition.

• It develops the topic with facts, definitions, details, quotations, or other examples.

• It explains each event or step in the procedure, providing illustrations or multimedia if useful.

• It includes a concluding statement or section

Quizlet Vocabulary

Spelling City Vocabulary

Spelling City