Theme 1 Study Guide

Vocabulary (use pages 8, 22, and your vocabulary journal)

Define each of the words, write a synonym, and use the word in a sentence.

Word / Definition / Synonym / Sentence
conflict
revolution
military
splintered
representatives
conquer
assemble
defeat
union
taxes

Word Study (use pages 14 and 26)

Week 1 spelling list focuses on short vowel sounds.

  • a, e, i, o, u are vowels
  • Long vowels sound like the name of the letter, but short vowels do not
  • Write a word with a short vowel sound, and use it in a sentence. The first one has been done for you!

Word / Used in a sentence
sent / I sent the letter to his teacher.

Week 2 spelling list focuses on initial consonants.

  • Consonants are all the other letters of the alphabet that are not vowels.
  • An initial consonant is a consonant at the beginning of a word.
  • Write a word with an initial consonant, identify the initial consonant, and use it in a sentence. The first one has been done for you!

Word / Initial Consonant / Sentence
letter / l / I sent the letter to his teacher.

Target Skill – Genre: Personal Narrative (use pages 34-37)

  • A personal narrative is a type of writing that tells about true events that the author took part in. The story is told in first person.
  • List some ideas of personal narratives you could write.

Personal Narrative Brainstorm List

Comprehension Strategy –Making Connections (review page 10)

  • To make a connection, relate new ideas in the text to what you already know, either from your own experiences, from the same or other texts, or to things you know about the world.
  • Practice making connections using this theme’s selections.

Grammar – Simple and Compound Sentences

  • A simple sentence expresses one complete thought.
  • A compound sentence consists of two or more simple sentences that are linked by a comma and a conjunction.
  • Are the following sentences simple or compound sentences? Explain.

Sentence / Answer
I walk to school, but my brother drives. / Compound sentence – there are two sentences joined by a comma and conjunction
Luis loves to run, bike, and swim.
He is not the fastest runner, but he works hard.
Luis runs long distances, and he hopes to one day compete in the Olympics.
I wore a coat and scarf

Grammar – Simple Subjects and Predicates

  • The simple subject of a sentence is the noun or pronoun that performs the action
  • The simple predicate of a sentence is the verb.
  • Write the simple subject and simple predicate of each sentence. The first one has been done for you!

Sentence / Answer
Eva went to the movies. / Eva (simple sub.), went (simple pred.)
Jamie cleaned the house.
Sung Yee went to the library
Lindsay jumped in the pool.
Matt rode his bike to school today.

Grammar – Compound Subjects and Predicates

  • A sentence has a compound subject if more than one simple subject performs the same action.
  • A sentence has a compound predicate if there are two or more simple predicates.
  • Identify if the following sentences have a compound subject or a compound predicate. The first one has been done for you!

Sentence / Answer
Eva and Michelle went to the movies / Compound subject
The teachers and parents met with the principal.
Joes hiked and fished at the lake.
Max and his brother worked at the grocery story and delivered papers.
Sung Yee went to the library and checked out a book.

Writing Process

  • What are the steps of the writing process? Explain each step.

Step / Explanation

Writing Organizational Pattern – Main Idea and Support

  • Explain the main idea and the details of a story we have read in class.

Story / Main Idea / Details