Vocabulary
'Narrative' is just another word for...
story
Animal defenses can be _______ or _________.
physical or behavioral
Where do prefixes go on a word?
the beginning
Name a synonym of the word 'big'.
large, huge, gigantic, etc.
Free Points!
YAYYYYY!!!
What does 'gist' mean?
What the text is mostly about
Name ONE animal defense mechanism of a monarch butterfly.
flying OR camouflage OR colors to warn predators
What does the prefix 'dis-' mean?
not
Is this dialogue punctuated correctly? Why or why not?
"Marc, please bring me a spoon".
No, because the period should be before the closing quotation mark.
How many minutes should you complete for iReady Reading each week?
At least 45 minutes
What does 'analyze' mean?
To examine or study something closely
Name ONE animal defense mechanism of an armadillo.
Rolling into a ball OR jumping to shock/evade predators
What does the suffix '-less' mean?
without
Name all of the FANBOYS (coordinating conjunctions).
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
What do we do after EL Module Block?
ALL Block
What does the phrase 'cite evidence' mean?
to find proof in the text that supports your thinking
Name TWO animal defense mechanisms of a millipede.
rolling into a ball and oozing poison
Provide three words with the same root: react
reactor, reactive, reacting, reacted, etc.
What two things does a simple sentence need?
What is waiting for us at the end of this unit?
Performance Task
What is a focus statement?
A sentence that tells the main point of an essay
Name your animal and TWO of its defense mechanisms.
Teacher will score
Provide three examples of modal auxiliaries.
What is a fragment?
an incomplete sentence
What question are we trying to answer in our informative essays?
"How does my expert group animal use its body and behavior to survive?"