Vocab 3
- trash
- barely; only just
- rubbish
- hardly
- something that helps to solve a problem or mystery
- to cover from view
- clue
- bury
What genre of story are Judy Moody Saves the World and My Smelly Pet?
humorous fiction
Where were the Albertosaurus bones found?
badlands in Alberta, Canada
What are adjectives? Give two examples.
a word that describes a noun, tells what kind and how many.
three sisters, glass bottles
- worldwide; relating to the entire earth
- not easy to understand, deal with, or solve
- global
- complicated
- the framework of bones in the body of a human being or animal
- to reveal or remove the cover from
- skeleton
- uncover
In Judy Moody Saves the World, how does Judy try to save the world?
She collects items in her family and tries to recycle them.
What was Philip Currie's question?
Why were the Albertosaurus buried together?
What are articles? Give examples.
words that come before the noun it describes.
indefinite articles (general): a, an
definite articles (specific): the
-a cardboard box used to hold goods
- to fall or let fall in drops
- carton
- drip
- all or part of a dead body, an old building, etc.
- a place where something is or can be found
- remains
- location
What happens in My Smelly Pet?
Judy brings her Venus Fly Trap to school.
What can fossils tell us?
What is a persuasive paragraph?
similar to an opinion paragraph; tries to persuade readers to agree with an opinion; has an opinion statement and details that support the opinion
- to treat materials that have been thrown away in order to use them again
- the natural world, including the climate, soil, plants, animals, etc.
- any activity that takes great effort or planning
- recycle
- environment
- project
- wild and savage; dangerous
- facts or signs that help you find out the truth or decide
- the leftover parts of a plant or animal that has been dead for a long time
- fierce
- evidence
- fossil
What are the similarities between Judy Moody Saves the World and My Smelly Pet?
characters, settings, etc.
What kind of text are The Albertosaurus Mystery and Finding Fossils for Fun?
informational text - gives factual information on a topic
What can adjectives compare? Give an example.
two nouns: add -er
more than two nouns: -est
The monster is scarier than the vampire.
The giant is the scariest.
nouns with three or more syllables: add more (for two nouns), most (for more than two nouns)
This flower is more beautiful than that flower./This flower is the most beautiful flower out of the enitre field of flowers.
- the act of making dirty, impure or harmful; the condition of being dirty, impure, or harmful
- an area that is partly dark because light has been blocked off from it
- a decayed mixture of plant material that is used to imporve garden soil
- pollution
- shade
- compost
- to use facts or other information to show that something is true
- a study or search to find out new information, the truth, facts, etc.
- a person with a lot of knoweldge or skill in a subject, area, field, etc.
- prove
- investigation
- expert
What are the differences between Judy Moody Saves the World and My Smelly Pet?
How are the fossil-hunting methods similar in The Albertosaurus Mystery and Finding Fossils for Fun? How are they different?
similar: taking notes, taking pictures
different: plastic box, newspapers, rubber bands
What is a persuasive essay?
What is strong voice?
has an opinion statement that is supported by strong reasons and details, asks readers to agree with the opinion or to do something
showing the readers what the writer is like and how he or she feels, makes a persuasive essay more convincing