Reading
What the story is mostly about -
(It is the big message of the passage - not small details.)
main idea
to watch carefully
observe
Which is correct?
She goes
She go
She goes
Which is correct?
important
importent
important
Which is correct?
begining
beginning
beginning
Where and when the story takes place -
setting
underwater rock and coral ecosystem
reef
Which is correct?
They are
They is
They are
Which is correct?
Different
Differant
Different
Spelling trick: Break words into ____
parts
Chronological order
story events in order
first, next, last
moved smoothly
glided
She __________ (identify present, past, and future tenses of run)
Past: She ran (or she went)
Future: She will run
Which is correct?
separate
seperate
separate
Spelling trick: Say the word -
slowly
character
moving water in the ocean
currents
Pronoun: belonging to them
Their
Which is correct?
betiful
beautiful
beautiful
Spelling trick: Look for familiar word -
chunks
An inference -
is when you use what you know and what you read and go beyond
shined with gentle movement
shimmered
Make this a quote:
She said I love the ocean.
She said, "I love the ocean."
Which is correct?
interesting
intresting
interesting
Eliminate words that look
wrong