5th Grade Spelling
Unit 4 Lesson 19
1. lately
2. settlement
3. watchful
4. countless
5. steadily
6. closeness
7. calmly
8. government
9. agreement
10. cloudiness
11. delightful
12. noisily
13. tardiness
14. forgetful
15. forgiveness
16. harmless
17. enjoyment
18. appointment
19. effortless
20. plentiful
21. oil
22. modern
23. fun
24. catch
25. business
Challenge Words
1. suspenseful
2. merciless
3. seriousness
4. contentment
5. suspiciously
Darnell Rock Reporting
Realistic Fiction
Big Idea
Everyone has a story to tell.
Essential Question
How do you persuade people to support your ideas?
Target Vocabulary
issue - a subject or problem that people think and talk about
deteriorating - becoming worse; falling apart
dependent - relying on others
exception - something that does not fit into a general rule
granted - given in an official way
effective - successful and achieves desired results
urge - to try to persuade strongly
violations - acts that show disrespect or break the rules
ordinance - a law or rule made by authorities
minimum - the very least
Comprehension
Target Skill
Persuasion - the author of a persuasive text might state a goal and give reasons why the goal is important. The author might also give facts and examples to support each reason.
Target Strategy
Summarize - to briefly tell the important parts of a text in your own words. Summarizing an argument helps readers understand how the author's reasons support the goal.
Vocabulary Strategies
Greek and Latin Suffixes -ism, -st, -able, -ible - a suffix is affix attached to the end of a base word or root that changes the meaning of the word. Two common Greek suffixes are -ism (belief in something) and -ist (one who is or does). Common Latin suffixes include -able and -ible (capable or worthy of an action).
Grammar
More Kinds of Pronouns - an indefinite pronoun refers to a person or thing that is not identified. A possessive pronoun replaces a possessive noun and shows ownership. Words such as my, your, his, her, its, our, their, mine, yours, and theirs are possessive pronouns. An interrogative pronoun begins questions. The words who, what, and which are interrogative pronouns.