Grammar
Syllable type that ends in a consonant
Close Syllable
VC CVC
An area of land that is protected by the government for people to visit because of its natural beauty & historical/scientific interest.
National Park
Who were at least two people we read about throughout our Unit 1 readings?
Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Wangari Maathai & John Muir
Asking Questions
Wonder about the text before, during, and after reading
Type of ROOT that means "life"
bio = life
Give all 3 plurals in Subjective Pronouns
We
You
Thay
Naturalist
It's a person who studies animals, plants, birds & other living things.
What did we read about Maathai?
She was born in Nyeria and lived on a farm. She studied both in the U.S. and Kenya, having a Ph.D. from the University of Nairobi. She helped a lot of impoverished African women have basic resources and created a grassroots planting group. She was the first African woman to win a Nobel Prize in 2004.
When the author doesn't say everything directly
Inference
Types of SUFFIXES that make a VERB
-ize/-ise = to become or make
-ate = to make, to cause
Yesterday, last time, last week, last month, ago, in 2021.
Are time markers to identify the __________ tense?
Past Tense
He began a petition in ________ of the farmers.
behalf
Main Idea
It's the most important point the author wants the reader to understand.
When you need to explain what you read
Summarize/Synthesize
support
sub/su = under, below
port = to carry
to bear weight, provide assistance, offer financial or emotional backing, or verify a claim
I ______ to church every Sunday.
go
Present Tense
The scientific study of plants & their structure
Botany
A chart that helps you visualize the main idea by using key ideas and putting them to connect them to the main idea
Umbrella Chart
"I could clearly picture the life of the women in Kenya, how hard their daily struggles were, and the effect differentiation had on their community."
This is an example of what?
Mental Image
Create a word that means "less" or "not" content with the results.
Unsatisfied
Unfulfilled
Unwanted
Three elements that you can use to build a word
PREFIX + ROOT + SUFFIX
To attract and hold attention
Fascinate
Give the 5 strategies to help you find the main idea
READ the text carefully
ASK: "What is this mostly about?"
LOOK for repeated words or ideas
CHECK the first and last sentences
ASK: "What details support this idea?"
"This Protector of the Land and Friends of the Everglades talk about the power people have with taking care of the environment."
This is an example of what?
Connection
Create a word that means "before our time"
Prehistoric