Mrs. Wiseman's Reading Newsletter
Week of September 2nd-5th
UNIT 1: WEEK 2
Genre Study 1:
Spelling Test: September 5th
Spelling Packet due: September 5th
Vocabulary Test: September 5th
Upcoming events: No School September 1st
Spelling Words
major | save |
clay | cane |
today | pale |
tray | face |
paid | crate |
rail | late |
drain | mane |
faint | break |
aim | weigh |
rain | they |
Vocabulary Words
alter- to make different or change | hazard- something that can cause harm or injury |
collapse- to fall down or cave in | severe- very harsh or serious |
crisis- a difficult or dangerous | substantial- of a great amount or size |
destruction- great damage or ruin | unpredictable- not able to tell beforehand |
Essential Question:
How do people respond to natural disasters?
Expository Text
explains facts about a topic
possible text features: headings, photographs and captions, diagrams
Comprehension Skill:
Compare and Contrast
Comparison and contrast is one kind of text structure (way authors organize a text).
When you compare, you tell how things are alike.
Comparison signal words: same, both, like
When you contrast, you tell how things are different.
Vocabulary Strategy:
Multiple-Meaning Words
Multiple-meaning words have more than one meaning.
To figure out the meaning of a multiple-meaning word, check the words and phrases near it for clues.