Mrs. Wiseman's Reading Newsletter
Week of October 6th - October 10th
UNIT 2: WEEK 2
Genre Study 1:
Spelling Test: October 10th
Spelling Packet due: October 10th
Vocabulary Test: October 10th
Upcoming events:
No School October 13th
No School November 4th, 7th, and 10th
Spelling Words:
thirty | sketched |
width | ketchup |
northern | snatch |
fifth | stretching |
choose | rush |
touch | whine |
chef | whirl |
chance | bring |
pitcher | graph |
kitchen | photo |
Vocabulary Words:
camouflaged- hidden by looking like its surroundings | pounce- to leap or spring suddenly in attack |
dribble- to flow or let flow in small drops | predator- an animal that lives by hunting other animals for food |
extraordinary- very unusual or remarkable | prey- an animal that is hunted by another animal |
poisonous- harms or kills by chemical action | vibrations- rapid motions back and forth or up and down |
Essential Question:
What helps an animal survive?
Expository Text
Gives facts and information about a topic
Possible text features: headings, photographs and captions, diagrams. maps, timelines
Comprehension Skill:
Main Idea and Key Details
The main idea is the most important point that the author makes in a text or a section of text.
Key details give important information to support the main idea.
To find the main idea, decide what the key details have in common
Vocabulary Strategy:
Prefixes
A prefix is a word part that is added to the beginning of a word to change the meaning of the word.
Common prefixes: un- (not). re- (again). dis- (opposite of)