Word Study
Open syllables end with what?
Vowel sound
What does Mrs. Alford say about the subject and the verb?
They "disagree" because one has to be plural and one has to be singular.
What is the purpose of informational text?
to inform or explain
What text features can you use to find text evidence to support your main idea?
The body, sidebars, bold words, bullet points, captions
Base words that start with the letter p, are paired with what prefix? -im or -in?
im-
What do the prefixes in- and im- mean?
Not
What is the past tense of become?
What is first person P.O.V?
The story is written from the narrator's P.O.V
What is the purpose of argumentative text?
to persuade
What is the correct syllable division for vacation?
va/ca/tion
What are the final stable syllables?
-tion, -sion, -ble
What does active voice show?
The subject doing the action.
What should you never skip when reading informational text?
Text features
What is the author's claim?
A statement where the author tells us what they are going to try and persuade us about.
What is the correct syllable division of the word recommend?
rec/om/mend
What do you do with a doublet when you are splitting a word into syllables?
split it
Fill in the blank.
Tom _________ tree houses for fun.
builds
What is the first step you should do before you are about to read an informational text?
Read the text features and make a prediction.
Which text feature shows location?
Maps
No
in-
The sentence "Jose packed the boxes carefully" is written in ________ voice.
active
Which text features can you use to make a prediction?
Title, headings, sub headings, pictures, maps
What is a sidebar?
permission