Gr. 4 Unit 1 SAVAAS MyView

Week 1

100

Vocab Word that means to donate or give

Contribute

200

Text structure that means "time order"

Chronological Order

300

Vocab word that means "gained specific knowledge"

ex: Buzz Aldrin __________ in rendevous.

Specialized

400

Give an example of a simile comparing a a storm to something

The storm was as ______ as a ______.

The storm was like a ______.

500

The story, "Reaching for the Moon" by Buzz Aldrin was what type of Genre?

Autobiography

Week 2

100

Vocab word that means "important"

Significant

200

Text structure that looks at similarities and differences between things

Compare & Contrast

300

Vocab word that means "the state of being extremely poor"

ex: After Mary Anning's father died, the family fell into extreme __________.

Poverty

400

Kind and mean are ___________.

Antonyms

500

Suffix that means "the act of process of"

-ment

Week 3

100

Vocab Word that means revealed or uncovered

Exposed

200

Text structure that means because something happens, something else happens

Cause & Effect

300

Vocab Word that means "energy that travels in the form of waves outward from a source, such as the sun"

Radiation

400

Say a word that has a VCe spelling pattern

Any word with a VCe spelling pattern that includes a long vowel sound and a silent e

500

The story, "Twins in Space" was what type of Genre? Hint: Scholastic News contains many examples of this genre.

Magazine Article

Week 4

100

Vocab word that means something done regularly or often

Habit

200

Say a word with a vowel team/digraph

any word that has ea or ee, ai or ay, oa or ow, ue or ui, ea (short e) or ow (cow)

300

Vocab word that means "to do well or to be the best at something"

ex: People who __________ at running will likely win the race.

Excel

400

What are 2 examples of print and/or graphic features (ex: maps)

Pronunciation guides, bold words, headings, photographs, illustrations, diagrams, tables, charts or graphs

500

The story, "Life at the Top" was what genre?

Hint: It's purpose is to inform or to explain

Informational Text

Week 5

100

Vocab Word that means harsh or serious

Severe

200

Chronological words has signal words that show events in order. What are 2 examples of signal words?

First, next, later, then, eventually, finally, in the beginning, after some time, in a while, etc

300

Vocab word that means "the family background or national origin of a person"

Descent

400

What part of speech is "habitually"?

Noun, adjective, verb or adverb?

ex: I habitually clean my teeth every morning.

Adverb

500

What were the three prefixes we learned?

mis-, en-, em-