I'd
aren't
haven't
doesn't
hadn't
would've
wouldn't
should've
we'd
weren't
hasn't
couldn't
he'd
they'd
whole
their
fur
hear
shouldn't
won't
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1 - concentrated - If you have concentrated on something, you have focused all your thoughts on it.
2 - disappointed - If you are disappointed, you are sad that something didn't happen the way you wanted it to.
3 - meets - When swimmers or runners take part in races, the events are called meets.
4 - personal - If something is personal, it is connected to and only about one person.
5 -upset - If you are upset, you are sad or unhappy about something.
1 - atmosphere - (n.) the air that surrounds Earth; the feeling or mood in a room or place
2 - brilliant - (adj.) sparkling or full of light; striking and shiny; very smart
3 - convince - (v.) to get someone to believe something or to do something; to win over
4 - endure - (v.) to put up with; to continue in the same way for a long time
5 - glance - (v.) to look quickly; to bounce off a surface and fly off to one side (n.) a quick look
6 - harsh - (adj.) rough or unpleasant to the senses; unkind in voice or behavior
7 -plunge - (v.) to fall quickly; to quickly throw oneself down or into something (n.) the act of jumping in
8 - precious - (adj.) very high-priced; loved and adored
9 - swift - (adj.) to move at a quick speed; quick to respond
10 - unite - (v.) to bring two or more parts together to make a whole
Need to Know
Phonics
Diphthongs oi, oy
Vocabulary Strategies
Homographs and Homophones
Suffixes -er, -est, -or
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