Grammar
How do you make something past tense, meaning it happened already?
add the suffix -ed
A vocabulary word meaning to come up with, prepare or create something.
formulate
a vocabulary word that means seen or visible
exposed
a vocabulary word meaning all over the world, or global.
international
a word made up of two smaller words
compound word
How do you make something present tense, meaning it is happening now?
add the suffix -ing
a vocabulary word meaning the warmth, or the cold, or the weather outside.
temperature
a vocabulary word that means huge, big, or gigantic
enormous
a word meaning the level of elevation, how high up you are.
altitudes
story structure used by an author to tell the "what" is happening and then they tell the "why"
cause and effect
What suffix is added to a word when you are comparing 2 things?
-er
a vocabulary word meaning valuable.
precious
a vocabulary word that means to achieve, or to finish
accomplish
a vocabulary word meaning observed, paid attention to, or watched.
surveyed
using words that you are familiar with, around a word, to figure out what a word you aren't familiar with means
context clues
Which suffix is added to a word when you are comparing 3 or more things?
-est
Name two ways the science squad gathered information to solve the mystery of the sick porpoises.
-talked to fishermen
-took water samples
-asked people on the beach
-took pictures
-used technology to identify DDJ
Name 3 ways Mary learned the world around her.
-gathered information
-made drawings
-ask questions
-searched for fossils
How does the author use specific word choice in the story?
-uses certain words to help describe the story
-description words
a story structure used when the author tells the what the story is going to be about and then follows with examples
Why is the suffix -or or -er added to a verb?
to change the verb to a noun (a person doing the action).
How did the Science Squad use this information to solve the mystery?
What are the two new branches of science that Mary helped discover.
-paleontology
-geology
why does the author use specific word choice?
-to make readers more interested
-to help them paint a picture in their minds
as tory structure telling the similarities and differences between two or more texts
compare and contrast