SpeLling

Week 1 ~ Vowel r-Syllable Patterns

agricultural

quartered

confirmation

merchandise

determined

monitored

ruptured

premature

whirlwind

irrational

restoration

insurgent

Week 2 ~ Vowel Teams & Syllable Patterns

accountable

discreet

seedling

appointment

featuring

blueprint

jeering

unseated

maintained

typhoon

committee

unsustainable

Week 3 ~ Consonant -le Patterns

compatible

multiple

resettle

flexible

invisible

notable

incredible

marketable

principles

inedible

unforgettable

unsuitable

VocAbulary

Use context clues to define domain-specific words

Interpret Figurative Language- Metaphor

READING SKILLS

Distinguish between important and unimportant information

Explain the relationship between chronological events in a text

Summarize & Synthesize

Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence

Compare and contrast the overall structure of concepts in two texts

Determine two or more central ideas and explain how details support them

Integrate information from several texts

Grammar

Explain the functions of prepositions

Review verb tenses

Rules for comma usage

Linking words with the same clause

writing

Writing an Informative/Explanatory Essay