Unit 2 Week 3: Government
How do people make government work?
Skills
Comprehension Strategy
Ask and Answer Questions-reread text and use details from the text to ask and answer questions
Comprehension Skill
Sequence-is the order in which a story’s events happen.
Genre
Narrative Nonfiction-an example would be an autobiography which tells the true story of a person’s life.
Vocabulary
Compound words-a word made up of two smaller words.
Grammar
Subjects-tells what or whom the sentence is about.
Writing
Narrative text-this includes friendly letters or personal narratives (when you write about personal experiences).
Prompts:
Other Skills
Inflected endings
Ask and Answer Questions-reread text and use details from the text to ask and answer questions
Comprehension Skill
Sequence-is the order in which a story’s events happen.
Genre
Narrative Nonfiction-an example would be an autobiography which tells the true story of a person’s life.
Vocabulary
Compound words-a word made up of two smaller words.
Grammar
Subjects-tells what or whom the sentence is about.
Writing
Narrative text-this includes friendly letters or personal narratives (when you write about personal experiences).
Prompts:
- Write about something that really happened to you. Put your ideas in order.
- Tell about a time when you experienced a different culture. Put your ideas in order.
Other Skills
Inflected endings
Vocabulary
Strategy: prefixes
Announced- something, you told people about it
Candidates- the people seeking an office or honor
Convince- to cause someone to believe or do something
Decisions- when you make a decision, you make choices
Elect- to choose by voting
Estimate- to guess an amount
Government- a government is the people who guide a city, state, or country
Independent- you do things for yourself
Candidates- the people seeking an office or honor
Convince- to cause someone to believe or do something
Decisions- when you make a decision, you make choices
Elect- to choose by voting
Estimate- to guess an amount
Government- a government is the people who guide a city, state, or country
Independent- you do things for yourself
Spelling: silent letters
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Literature
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Textbooks: (NOT AR)
Vote!- Expository Text "A Plan for the People" - Expository Text "Every Vote Counts!" - Expository Text |
Leveled Readers:
Orange- The Race for the Presidency 4.4 AR# 913488 Blue – The Race for the Presidency 5.3 AR# 913516 Green- The Race for the Presidency 6.4 AR# 913459 Purple- The Race for the Presidency 5.0 AR# 913546 |
Vote!
Christelow, Eileen
AR Quiz No. 69956 EN Nonfiction
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 0.5
AR Quiz Types: RP, VP
Rating:
This book uses a campaign for mayor as an example, showing the steps involved in an election, from the candidate's speeches and rallies, to the voting booth where every vote counts, to the announcement of the winner.
Christelow, Eileen
AR Quiz No. 69956 EN Nonfiction
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 0.5
AR Quiz Types: RP, VP
Rating:
This book uses a campaign for mayor as an example, showing the steps involved in an election, from the candidate's speeches and rallies, to the voting booth where every vote counts, to the announcement of the winner.