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Unit 2: Team Work

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Unit Question :
What is the Value of team work?

WHat Jo Did
By: Charles R. Smith, Jr.                             (Fiction)

Question of the Week:
How can we learn to appreciate the talents of others?

Skills and Strategies

Word Analysis: prefixes un-, in- (unbelievable)

Vocabulary Skill: Prefixes and Suffixes

Comprehension Skill: Cause and Effect

Comprehension Strategy: Prior Knowledge

Related Links:
Prefixes and Suffixes
Common Nouns and Proper Nouns Dunk
Noun Sort
Rats! Common and Proper Nouns

Vocabulary

1. fouled
2. hoop
3. jersey
4. marveled
5. rim
6. speechless
7. swatted

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Coyote School News
by: Joan Sandin          (realistic Fiction)

Question of the Week:

Skills and Strategies

Word Analysis: Understand meanings of words

Vocabulary Skill: Dictionary/ Glossary

Comprehension Skill: Draw Conclusions

Comprehension Strategy: Prior Knowledge

Related Links:
Dictionary vs. Thesaurus
Dictionary Rags to Riches
Dictionary Skills
Draw Conclusions Quiz
Drawing Conclusions and Inferences Rags to Riches
Guide Words to the Stars Rags to Riches

Vocabulary

1. bawling
2. coyote
3. dude
4. roundup
5. spurs

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Coyote School Grammar
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Scene Two
By: Don Abramson and Robert Kausal     (Play)

Question of the Week:
How does a group of classmates discover its town's history?

Skills and Strategies

Word Analysis: Latin Prefixes dis-, re-, non-

Vocabulary Skill: Prefixes

Vocabulary Strategy: Dictionary

Comprehension Skill: Draw Conclusions

Comprehension Strategy: Answer Questions, Figurative Language/Imagery

Related Links:
Drawing Conclusions Quiz
Guide Words Game
Prefixes Game
LOTS of prefix games! (important! this skill will be on your test!
Prefix matching game
Figurative Language Fling the Teacher
Noun review
Plural Girls Game
Plural Play
Irregular Plural Nouns Rags to Riches
Greek and Latin Roots- sec

Vocabulary

1. advice
2. arrangements
3. argument
4. descendants
5. dishonest
6. script
7. snag

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Horse Heroes
By:                      (Expository Nonfiction)

Question of the Week:
How do animals help with our work?   

Skills and Strategies

Word Analysis: Compound Words

Vocabulary Skill:  Singular Possessive Nouns

Vocabulary Strategy:

Comprehension Skill: Fact and Opinion, Main Idea and Supporting Detail 

Comprehension Strategy: Monitor and Clarify Using Graphic Sources

Related Links (games and stuff):
Apostrophes
Possessive Noun Play
Possessive Quiz
Compound Words
Make Compound Words
Binky's Facts and Opinions

Vocabulary

1. infested
2. landslide
3. quicksand
4. resistance 
5. rickety
6. roamed
7. vast
8. ambition

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So You Want to Be President?
By: Judith St. George and David SMall    (Expository Non-Fiction)

Question of the Week:
What is the job of the President of the United States?

Skills and Strategies

Word Analysis: adverbs

Vocabulary Skill:  Plural Possessive Nouns

Vocabulary Strategy:  Unfamiliar Words

Comprehension Skill: Main Idea and Details

Comprehension Strategy: Generalize

Related Links (games and stuff):
Apostrophe Lesson, Quiz, and GameMain Idea Video
Main Idea Video
Grammar Gorillas
Possesive Pronouns
Possessive Noun Play
Possessive Quiz
National Parks Webpage
Antonyms and Synonyms
More Synonyms and Antonyms!
Synonym Quiz 

Vocabulary

1. Constitution 
2. howling
3. politics
4.  responsibility 
5. solemnly
6. vain
7. humble

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