Mrs. Siders

Oct. 6th - 10th

UNIT 2 WEEK 2

Genre Study 1

Genre: Expository Text

  • gives true fact and information about a topic

  • has headings that tell what a section is about

  • includes text features, such as bar graphs

Essential Question:

How do people make government work?

Vocabulary Strategy: Prefixes

  • A prefix is a word part added to the beginning of a word

  • A prefix changes the meaning of the word

  • Examples: un - means "not" re-means "again"

Vocabulary Words:

We will have a vocabulary test over the attached words on Thursday, Oct. 9th.

We practice them often in the classroom, but it helps greatly if they can read the words and definitions as well.

  1. announced - told people about something

  2. candidates - the people seeking an office or honor

  3. convince - to cause someone to believe or do something

  4. decisions - to make choices

  5. elect - to choose by voting

  6. estimate - to guess an amount

  7. government - the people who guide a city, state, or country

  8. independent - to do things for yourself

Spelling Words:

There will be a spelling test on Friday, Oct. 10th. The words are listed on the back of the newsletter.

  1. heel

  2. week

  3. creek

  4. free

  5. green

  6. street

  7. freeze

  8. seal

  9. weak

  10. bean

  11. speaks

  12. team

  13. clean

  14. cream

  15. field

Comprehension Skill: Author's Point of View

  • An author often has a point of view about a topic

  • To find the author's point of view, look for details that show what the author thinks

  • Think about whether or not you agree with the author's point of view

Homework

Homework will be sent home on Monday, Oct. 6th. Please be sure that your child read it once each night and bring it back each day. They receive a grade for this, and it helps them to stay on track with their reading.

How to contact Mrs. Siders

Phone- (740) 774-2003

Email- carrie.siders@sepanthers.org

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