Week 2:

Unit 4 Week 2: Skills and Talents

How can you use what you know to help others?

Skills

Comprehension Strategy
Ask and Answer Questions-reread and look for details.

Comprehension Skill
Point of View-identify what the narrator thinks based off actions and reactions made by the character in the story.

Genre
Realistic Fiction-made-up story that has events, character, and setting that seem like real life.

Grammar
Contractions with Not.

Writing
Narrative text/Poetry-this includes fictional narratives (which are made-up stories that include a problem and solution) and Poetry (where feeling and ideas are expressed in writing).
Prompts:

Tell about a time you or someone you knew solved a problem. Use dialogue in your story.
Think about who you would go to if you had a problem you could not solve. Think about what you would say to that person and what he or she might say to you.

Other Skills
Using apostrophes

Vocabulary
Strategy: prefixes

Achievement- something that you accomplish

Apologized- said you were sorry

Attention- watch, listen, or concentrate on something

Audience- group of people gathered together to see or hear something

Confidence- you have trust or faith in something or someone

Embarrassed- feel shy, uncomfortable, or ashamed

Realized- you understood something completely

Talents- natural abilities or skills

Spelling: plural words

years
twins
trays
states
ashes
foxes
inches
flies
cities
ponies

bunches
alleys
lunches
cherries
daisies
spoon
clues
shook
heroes
libraries

Literature

Textbooks: (NOT AR)
The Talented Clementine- Realistic Fiction
"Clementine and the Family Meeting" - Realistic Fiction
"The Impossible Pet Show" - Realistic Fiction

Leveled Readers:
Orange- Every Picture Tells a Story 2.9 AR# 913466
Blue – A Chef in the Family 3.1 AR# 913491
Green- Stepping Forward 3.9 AR# 913450
Purple- A Chef in the Family 2.7 AR# 913521