1 WHAT CAN STORIES TEACH YOU? COMPREHENSION STRATEGY: VISUALIZE GOOD READERS COME ACROSS COLORFUL AND DESCRIPTIONS WHICH HELP THEM IMAGINE, OR FORM PICTURES IN THEIR MINDS. COMPREHENSION SKILL: CHARACTER TRAITS A CHARACTER S TRAITS ARE THE SPECIAL WAYS A CHARACTER BEHAVES THROUGHOUT THE STORY. CHARACTER S ACTIONS AND FEELINGS CONTRIBUTE TO THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS IN A STORY. FANTASY: HAS CHARACTERS, SETTING, OR EVENTS THAT DO NOT EXIST HAS A MESSAGES OR LESSON THAT IS REVEALED THROUGH KEY DETAILS IN THE STORY HAS PICTURES OR ILLUSTRATIONS THAT SHOW DETAILS OF THE STORY SYNONYMS THESE HAVE ALMOST THE SAME MEANING AS THE UNFAMILIAR WORD IN A SENTENCE. VOCABULARY ACHED CONCENTRATE DISCOVERY EDUCATED EFFORT IMPROVED INSPIRED SATISFIED 1. CLAP 2. CAMP 3. HAND 4. STAMP 5. SNACK 6. RACK 7. GRABS 8. GLAD 9. BILL 10. MISS 11. CLICK 12. PINK 13. SICK 14. GRIN 15. LIFT 16.FLICKER 17. BRICK 18.ANTHILL 19. STAND 20. BRAND
2 WHAT CAN TRADITIONS TEACH YOU ABOUT CULTURES? COMPREHENSION STRATEGY: VISUALIZE GOOD READERS COME ACROSS COLORFUL AND DESCRIPTIONS WHICH HELP THEM IMAGINE, OR FORM PICTURES IN THEIR MINDS. COMPREHENSION SKILL: SEQUENCE SEQUENCE IS THE ORDER IN WHICH A STORY S EVENTS HAPPEN. SEQUENCE TELLS WHAT HAPPENS AT THE BEGINNING, MIDDLE, AND END OF A STORY. REALISTIC FICTION: IT IS A MADE-UP STORY THAT COULD REALLY HAPPEN HAS A BEGINNING, MIDDLE, AND END HAS ILLUSTRATIONS AND DIALOGUE A STORY MAY BE SET IN REAL PLCAE, BUT EVENTS ARE NOT BASED ON HISTORY CONTEXT CLUES THESE OR PHRASES HELP YOU FIGURE OUT THE MEANING THE UNFAMILIAR WORD IN A SENTENCE. VOCABULARY CELEBRATE COURAGE DISAPPOINTMENT PRECIOUS PRIDE REMIND SYMBOLS TRADITION 1. STEP 2. MESS 3. HEAD 4. CROPS 5. STOP 6. ROCK 7. CLOCK 8. SOCK 9. POND 10. JUMPS 11. SHUT 12. LUCK 13. SLUMP 14. BUGS 15. MUG 16. TRUST 17. GUSH 18. FUNNEL 19.BATHTUB 20.READY
3 H OW DO P EOP LE F ROM D IFFE R ENT C U LT U R ES C ONT R I BU TE TO A COMMUNITY? COMPREHENSION SKILL: SEQUENCE SEQUENCE IS THE ORDER IN WHICH A STORY S EVENTS HAPPEN. THESE SIGNAL SHOW THE ORDER OF WHEN THINGS HAPPEN: FIRST, NEXT, THEN, FINALLY. NARRATIVE NONFICTION/ AUTOBIOGRAPHY: IT TELLS THE TRUE STORY OF A PERSON S LIFE THE AUTHOR IS WHO THE TEXT IS ABOUT TELLS THE EVENTS OF THE AUTHOR S LIFE IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER COMPOUND THESE ARE MADE UP OF TWO SMALLER. VOCABULARY ADMIRES CLASSMATE COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTE PRACTICING PRONOUNCE SCARED TUMBLED 1. DATE 2. LAKE 3. SKATE 4. PLANE 5. GRADE 6. FINE 7. LIFE 8. RICE 9. WISE 10. SMILE 11. ROSE 12. GLOBE 13. SMOKE 14. COME 15. USED 16. ENVELOPE 17. CRIME 18. SNEEZE 19. WHALE 20. SHAPES
4 H OW CAN P ROBLEM SOLV ING LEAD TO NEW IDEAS? COMPREHENSION SKILL: CAUSE AND EFFECT A CAUSE IS WHY SOMETHING HAPPENS. AN EFFECT IS WHAT HAPPENS. LOOK FOR AND PHRASES THAT INDICATE CAUSE AND EFFECT: BECAUSE, SO, AS A RESULT. INFORMATIONAL TEXT/ BIOGRAPHY: IT TELLS THE TRUE STORY OF A PERSON S LIFE IT IS WRITTEN BY ANOTHER PERSON TELLS THE EVENTS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER MAY HAVE TEXT FEATURES METAPHORS METAPHOR IS A TYPE OF A FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE THAT COMPARES TWO THINGS THAT ARE VERY DIFFERENT VOCABULARY DESIGN ENCOURAGED EXAMINE INVESTIGATION QUALITY SIMPLE SOLUTION SUBSTITUES 1. PLAIN 2. BRAID 3. FAIL 4. GRAIN 5. SNAIL 6. PAINT 7. SWAY 8. TRAY 9. GRAY 10. STAY 11. STATE 12. FAKE 13. SAME 14. WEIGH 15. THEY 16. SLEIGH 17. EIGHT 18. RADIO 19. OBEY 20.EXPLAIN
4 H OW DO LANDM AR KS H E LP US UNDE RSTAND OU R C OUNT RY S HISTORY? COMPREHENSION SKILL: MAIN IDEA AND KEY DETAILS A CAUSE IS WHY SOMETHING HAPPENS. AN EFFECT IS WHAT HAPPENS. LOOK FOR AND PHRASES THAT INDICATE CAUSE AND EFFECT: BECAUSE, SO, AS A RESULT. EXPOSITORY TEXT: GIVES TRUE FACTS AND INFORMATION ABOUT A TOPIC OFTEN INCLUDES TEXT FEATURES SUCH AS PHOTOGRAPHS, CAPTIONS, SIDEBARS, AND MAPS TO HELP UNDERSTAND THE SUBJECT OF THE TEXT MULTIPLE- MEANING MULTIPLE-MEANING HAVE MORE THAN ONE MEANING. VOCABULARY CARVED CLUES GRAND LANDMARK MASSIVE MONUMENT NATIONAL TRACES 1. COAST 2. FLOAT 3. TOAD 4. COAL 5. SOAK 6. GOLD 7. SOLD 8. SCOLD 9. SLOPE 10. BROKE 11. NOTE 12. BONE 13. SLOW 14. SHOW 15. FOE 16.GOES 17. PROGRAM 18. WINDOW 19.GROWTH 20.FOLK