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Reading Street Unit 4 Stories
Reading Street Unit 4 Stories
Week 1: The Case of the Gasping Garbage
Week 1: The Case of the Gasping Garbage
The Case of the Gasping Garbage is a mystery about two kid detectives.
We will be learning about comparing and contrasting.
Week 2: Encantado: Pink Dolphins of the Amazon
Week 2: Encantado: Pink Dolphins of the Amazon
Encantado is an expository text about the mysterious pink dolphins of the Amazon River.
We will be learning about comparing and contrasting as well as summarizing.
Week 3: Navajo Code Talkers
Week 3: Navajo Code Talkers
Navajo Code Talkers is an expository text about the code talkers of World War II.
We will be learning about sequencing and important ideas.
Week 4: Seeker of Knowledge
Week 4: Seeker of Knowledge
Seeker of Knowledge is a biography about the man who deciphered the hieroglyphics.
We will be learning about graphic sources and setting purpose.
Week 5: Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Slippery Salamander
Week 5: Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Slippery Salamander
Encyclopedia Brown is a mystery story with a kid detective who is solving the case of a missing salamander.
We will be learning about character and plot.
Reading Street Unit 4 Spelling
Reading Street Unit 4 Spelling
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Unit 4 Week 1
Unit 4 Week 1
In contractions, an apostrophe replaces omitted letters: do not becomes don’t; there is becomes there’s.
1. don’t
2. won’t
3. wouldn’t
4. there’s
5. we’re
6. you’re
7. doesn’t
8. I’ve
9. here’s
10. wasn’t
11. shouldn’t
12. couldn’t
13. where’s
14. hadn’t
15. aren’t
16. they’re
17. it’s
18. we’ve
19. when’s
20. haven’t
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Unit 4 Week 2
Unit 4 Week 2
The schwa in final syllables is often spelled differently: jungle, animal, eleven, summer, calendar.
1. chicken
2. eleven
3. brother
4. jungle
5. natural
6. together
7. calendar
8. needle
9. several
10. summer
11. threaten
12. caterpillar
13. paddle
14. animal
15. pitcher
16. shelter
17. oval
18. frighten
19. mumble
20. deliver
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Unit 4 Week 3
Unit 4 Week 3
The digraph /sh/ can be spelled si, ti, and ci: mansion, lotion, special.
1. nation
2. special
3. lotion
4. mansion
5. precious
6. creation
7. vacation
8. tension
9. especially
10. motion
11. tradition
12. gracious
13. extension
14. addition
15. caution
16. official
17. solution
18. suspension
19. politician
20. portion
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Unit 4 Week 4
Unit 4 Week 4
The sound /j/ can be spelled ge and dge: charge, bridge. The sounds /ks/ and /kw/ can be spelled xc, x, and qu: except, expect, equal.
1. village
2. except
3. explain
4. quick
5. charge
6. bridge
7. knowledge
8. question
9. equal
10. queen
11. excited
12. expect
13. Texas
14. fudge
15. excellent
16. exercise
17. quart
18. liquid
19. quilt
20. expert
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Unit 4 Week 5
Unit 4 Week 5
When adding prefixes un-, dis-, and in-, make no change in the base word: uncertain, discount, incomplete.
1. distrust
2. uncertain
3. incomplete
4. unlikely
5. unfair
6. discontinue
7. unaware
8. disorder
9. discount
10. indirect
11. unopened
12. disrespect
13. unimportant
14. unlisted
15. disrepair
16. inability
17. disapprove
18. unsolved
19. disobey
20. unsuspecting
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