Mrs. Richards

Unit 1 Week 3

Genre Study 2

Spelling

grass

milk

trips

belt

cracks

foggy

still

bathtub

west

by

mask

he

clapped

she

planning

Vocabulary

actions- things someone or something does

afraid- scared of something

depend- need or count on someone

nervously- act in a fearful or restless way

peered- looked hard or looked closely at something

perfectly- wonderful in the best way possible

rescue- save something from danger

secret- something that is private or not known by many people

Genre: Fantasy

a made-up story

has imaginary characters that could not be real

Comprehension Skill: Key Details

Key Details are in important pieces of information that help readers understand the story.

Readers can find key details in the text or illustrations

Vocabulary Strategy: Root Words

A root word is a word to which other word parts are added to make a longer word

Example: jump, jumped (The ending -ed is added to the root word jumped to make the word jumped.)

Essential Question:

How do friends depend on each other?