Storm Warriors
Storm Warriors
Storm Warriors
Historical Fiction
Big Idea
- Nature deserves our respect.
Essential Question
- What conclusions can we draw about the sea?
Target Vocabulary
- critical - something of great importance
- secured - fixed or held firmly in place
- realization - a sudden awareness of something
- annoyance - something that is irritating
- bundle - to wrap something in many layers
- clammy - cold, sticky and damp to the touch
- squalling - loud, harsh cries
- commotion - a lot of noise and confusion
- demolished - completely destroyed
- elite - something that has special skills or qualities that make it the best
Comprehension
Target Skill
- Conclusions and Generalizations - smart guesses about ideas that are not stated in the text and broad statements that are true most of the time. Good readers use clues in the text and their own experiences to draw conclusions and make generalizations about details the author has not revealed. Identifying important details can help readers use their experiences to draw conclusions and make generalizations.
Target Strategy
- Infer/Predict - making inferences about characters and events can help readers predict what will happen next. Making predictions about a text can increase comprehension.
Fluency
- Phrasing: Punctuation - good readers pay attention to punctuation because it helps them break sentences into phrases. Breaking sentences into phrases helps readers and listeners better understand what is being read.
Decoding
- Compound Words - include two or more words put together to make a new word. Look for familiar words within a compound word. Divide compound words between the words or word parts that make up the compound.
Vocabulary Strategies
- Greek and Latin Roots - many English words have Greek and Latin roots. A root is the base, or building block, of a word to which a prefix or suffix may be added. The Greek roots tele and photo mean "far" and "light." The Latin roots scrib and rupt mean "write" and "break."
Grammar
- Complex Sentences - are sentences made of a dependent and an independent clause joined by a subordinating conjunction. A subordinating conjunction joins two clauses to form a complex sentence. A dependent clause cannot stand on its own as a complete thought and is usually introduced by a subordinating conjunction. An independent clause can stand on its own as a complete thought.
Writing
Write to Respond
- Focus Trait: Ideas - in a response to literature, good writers support their ideas with strong reasons and give specific details from the selection to support each reason. Good writers also include details that show, rather than tell, their ideas to the reader.