splash
strange
scratch
squeeze
squeak
squeal
screen
split
splat
sprain
sprint
strip
strap
scrap
easy
eighteen
elbow
program
splurge
scrawl
squirrel
1 - convention - A convention is a meeting of people who share the same purpose or ideas..
2 - delegates - People who have been chosen to make decisions for a larger group are called delegates.
3 - domestic - When something is domestic, it is a part of or about the country in which you live.
4 - welfare - If someone looks out for your welfare, that person makes sure you are healthy and happy.
5 - posterity - If you think ahead to all the people who will be alive in the future, you are thinking about posterity.
1 - capture - (n.) the act of catching or gaining control by force or skill ~ (v.) to grab and hold onto; to hold the attention of
2 - coward - (n.) one who has no courage or gets scared easily
3 - exclaim - (v.) to speak with strong feelings or emotions; to cry out
4 - gloomy - (adj.) partly or completely dar; wearing a frown
5 - insist - (v.) to state something or make a demand firmly
6 - passage - (n.) the act of moving from one place to another; a trip by sea or by air; a way in or out; a part of a written work or piece of music
7 - restless - (adj.) unable to rest, relax, or be still; without rest or sleep
8 - shallow - (adj.) not deep; not showing much thought
9 - shatter - (v.) to break into many pieces; to cause much damage
10 - talent - (n.) an ability to do something well; a skill or gift
Need to Know
Phonics
Short vowels and long vowels
Vocabulary Strategies
Context Clues
Synonyms and Antonyms
Prefixes mis-, un-, dis-, re-, pre-
prefix - a word part added to the beginning of a base word that changes the meaning of the word
base word - a word in its simplest form, without any word parts added to it
Comprehension Strategies
Make and Confirm Predictions
Literary Elements
Point of View
Theme
INSTRUCTIONAL VOCABULARY
1 - figurative language - expressions that mean something different from dictionary definitions
2 - hyperbole - an exaggerated statement
3 - idiom - a phrase meaning something different from what the words say
4 - metaphor - phrases stating that something is something else
5 - onomatopoeia - word that imitates the sound it represents
6 - simile - a phrase comparing two different things using like or as
LITERATURE TERMS
1 - character - a person or animal in a story
2 - literary elements - the pieces that make up a story, such as characters, setting, plot, and events
3 - plot - the conflict, events, and resolution that make up a story's structure
4 - setting - where and when the story takes place
5 - narrator - the person who tells a story
6 - point of view - describes how readers experience a story, either through a character in the story (first-person) or an outside narrator (third-person)
7 - moral - the lesson in a story
8 - theme - the big idea, moral, or lesson of a piece of writing
9 -topic - the person or thing a text is about