Vocabulary
What your friends and family should do for you...
encourage
John eat 3 apple yesterday he thinks apples are better than oranges.
John ate 3 apples yesterday. He thinks that apples are better than oranges.
Double Jeopardy!
Judy, bob, tom, and I.
Bob. Tom. No predicate
Who invented the windshield wipers?
Mary Anderson
What is a something an inventor does before they make their first model?
They design it
Things that are made with cheap materials will easily fall apart so they are not________.
quality
What should a good paragraph have?
Topic sentence, evidence, and concluding statement
slipping and tumbling all the way down the mountain.
no subject
What problem did Elijah McCoy's invention solve?
It meant the trains can travel faster and safer because they will not need to stop.
Double Jeopardy!
What is being compared? What is the shared feature?
The house was a mountain rising up from the horizon.
House and Mountain. They are both very big
The answer to a problem or a powder dissolved in water.
solution
Double Jeopardy!
What is the difference?
A. She is like a mother bear.
B. That man is an ox.
a= simile
b=metaphor
Talk about the sentence features:
Judy and Elly ran to the bakery and bought 2 dozen eggs.
compound subject and predicate
Double Jeopardy!
What did Beulah Henry's typewriter do differently than others?
It could make copies.
The backpack and suitcase are packed and are full to the top.
backpack. suitcase. compound subject and predicate.
We should exchange our candy for fruits and video games for books.
substitute
What does a metaphor do?
compares 2 things that are different.
kicks and screams for food there are cookies in the oven
no subject, run-on
What causes Elijah to take the job with
the railroad?
He needed work, and likes engines and trains.
Who is a modern day inventor?
Any
Detectives and scientists look for clues to solve their problems.
investigations
What are 3 text features and how do they help us read the text?
accept all
what is a run-on sentence?
A sentence with 2 ideas that need to be separated
What was the problem with early electric lights?
The material would burn out too fast.
What was the theme of the week?
How people come up with new ideas from looking at problems.