Spelling Words/Greek Roots
Spell......
parameter
Who is our weekly story about?
Chris and his team
If I want to show the geography of a place, what text feature will I use?
A map
What do sensory details appeal to?
The 5 senses
What is the author's purpose of Informational Text?
To inform
Spell.......
photocopy
What two places do Chris and his team go to in our Weekly Story?
The Dry Valleys in Antarctica and the Atacama Desert in Chile.
If I want to describe a photograph, what text feature will I use?
A caption
Why do we use sensory details in our writing?
To make our writing interesting/give it some pizzazz.
When you pull a sentence straight from the text word for word to answer a question, what is that called?
Text evidence
Spell.......
chronology
What does our weekly story discuss that all life needs to survive?
Water
If I want to add extra information into the text, what text feature will I use?
A sidebar
What sense is this sentence appealing to?:
The pillow was fluffy, soft, and cool when I laid my head on it.
Touch
What do all of our spelling words have in common this week?
Greek Roots
Define biology
The study of life
What were the names of the rovers that were sent to Mars?
Opportunity and Spirit
What is the purpose of a heading?
To organize information in the text/ To give you an idea of what you are going to read about
What sense is this sentence appealing to?:
All of a sudden, there was a loud crash of thunder that reminded me of a beating drum.
Hearing
A personal narrative. It is a story that you write about yourself.
What word means to measure Earth?
geometric/geometry
Describe what the camp life looked like for Chris and his team. Give two examples.
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What would be a good heading for the following paragraph? Be specific.:
Butterflies come in all shapes and sizes. Some are as large as a human's palm, while some are as small as a quarter. Sometimes, a butterfly's environment can affect its size.
Sizes of Butterflies
Write a sentence that appeals to the sense of taste.
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What is the definition of each greek root we went over in class the past couple of weeks?
Chron, Meter, Photo, Geo, Bio, and Logy
Time, Measure, Light, Earth, Life, and Study Of