When do we use "and"
When we are combining ideas
What are things you should do before reading a story?
Skim the story
Read title
Read questions
Any more?
What does C.U.P.S. stand for?
C: Capitalize
U: Understand (grammar)
P: Punctuation
S: Spelling
What are some things you can do during reading a story?
Mark up your story (circle, highlight, underline)
When do we use "but"
To show a change in direction
What was your favorite activity to do in speech?
Favorite story/ activity?
Up to you!
What is main idea?
The whole purpose of the story
What the story is mostly about
How do you expand you sentences to make them more detailed.
Use the 5 Whs
Who, what, where, when, why, how
What is inferencing?
Using background knowledge and clues from the story to answer questions.
When do we use "so"
What are the 4 steps to identifying the meaning of an unknown word?
1.
2. Context clues
3.
4. Ask someone
1. Separate word (prefixes/ suffixes)
3. Look it up (dictionary)
When do we use C.U.P.S.
To edit written work