January 23, 2014

Reading BLOCK 1 ~ 1/23

Today we went over our root words and added to our chart.  We also began a new story.  We will be reading An Island Scrapbook.  Students took notes on our genre Narrative Nonfiction and they received their new vocabulary words.  

Roots Chart
Root
Definition
Example
Picture
Anti -
Against
Antisocial


Bio-
Life
Biology

Con-
Together
Conversation

Equi -
equal
equation

Inter-

Intersection

Rupt-

Erupt

Struct-

Structure

Sub-
Below
Submarine

Tele-

television

Trans-

Transportation

Semi-
Half
Semicircle

Aqua-
Water
aquarium
















Notes and Vocabulary Words

An Island Scrapbook
Genre: Narrative Nonfiction
  • Presents information in the context of a real-life story
  • Presents interesting facts about a topic, usually in time order
  • May include photographs, illustrations, charts, and other visuals

~ Vocabulary ~

  1. Naturalist
  2. Barrier
  3. Parallel
  4. Teeming
  5. Emerge
  6. Fireball
  7. Erosion
Homework
  • Finish filling in your roots chart
  • Write the definition for each vocabulary word
  • Don't forget your AR reading












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