5th Grade Spelling
Unit 4 Lesson 17
1.tiring
2.borrowed
3.freezing
4.delivered
5.whispered
6.losing
7.decided
8.amazing
9.performing
10.resulting
11.related
12.attending
13.damaged
14.remarked
15.practicing
16.supported
17.united
18.expected
19.amusing
20.repeated
21.north
22.seven
23.famous
24.late
25.pay
Challenge Words
1.assigned
2.entertaining
3.operated
4.rehearsing
5.donated
LAFFF
Science Fiction
Big Idea
Everyone has a story to tell.
Essential Question
What problem does the character face?
Target Vocabulary
impressed - left with a positive feeling
admitted - agreed that something is true
produced - created, made
destination - a place to which people travel
original - first or fresh
concentrate - focus one' attention
collected - calm and sensible; together
rumor - a piece of information people talk about that may not be true
suspense - tension felt when waiting for something to happen
compliment - a positive, admiring, or respectful remark
Comprehension
Target Skill
Story Structure - how the author organized important parts of the story, called story elements, including character, setting and plot. Setting includes where and when a story takes place. The plot is the story events, including a conflict, or problem, and its resolution. The resolution is how the conflict or problem in a story is solved. Understanding each element of a story helps readers understand the story as a whole.
Target Strategy
Infer/Predict - inferring and predicting can help readers better understand the story as they read.
Vocabulary Strategies
Using Reference Sources - Use dictionary, thesaurus and glossary entries to learn word meanings and identify synonyms and antonyms. A dictionary entry includes the definition, part of speech, origin, pronunciation and spelling of the entry word. When an entry appears in a dictionary, the part of speech is identified before the word's definition. Parts of speech include nouns, adjectives, verbs, pronouns and adverbs. The part of speech may be abbreviated; for example,verb=v. A glossary entry includes information on the words in a specific text, such as a school book, including the definition and pronunciation. Glossaries function much like dictionaries, but they are specific to a text, such as a textbook. Glossaries contain the meaning of the entry words as it is used in the text, the pronunciation, and sometimes, where it is used in the text. A thesaurus entry is a listing of synonyms and antonyms for a word. You can use a thesaurus to add more descriptive words to their writing and to identify words related to the entry word. You can also use a thesaurus to find antonyms for the entry word.
Grammar
Adverbs - describe a verb. Some adverbs tellhow oftenan action happens. They are calledadverbs of frequency. Adverbs that tell how muchor to what degree an action happens are calledadverbs of intensity.