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Unit 3.1 The Stranger
Genre: Fantasy
Vocabulary Words:
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draft –current of air
etched – engraved; a design or drawing on a metal plate, or glass
fascinated – interested greatly
frost – moisture frozen on or in a surface; feathery crystals of ice
parlor – a room for receiving or entertaining guests; sitting room
terror – great fear
timid – easily frightened; shy
More Words to Know:
1. drab –not attractive; dull; monotonous
2. hermit - person who goes away from others and lives alone
3. hypnotized – put into a condition resembling deep sleep in which the person acts
out suggestions
4. barren – not able to produce
5. crops – plants grown or gathered by people for their use
6. sprout – to produce new leaves, shoots, or buds
7. wilt – to become limp and bend down; to wither
Spelling:
Adding –ed and -ing
Comprehension Skill:
Cause and Effect
Grammar:
Action and Linking Verbs
Comprehension Strategy:
Ask Questions
Writing Trait of the Week:
Voice
Science Content:
Fall in the U.S., Seasons and Crops,
Global Seasons, Animals and
Seasons
Vocabulary Strategy:
Context Clues
Spelling Words:
1. watched
2. watching
3. danced
4. dancing
5. studied
6. studying
7. stopped
8. stopping
9. dried
10. drying
11. happened
12. happening
13. noticed
14. noticing
15. robbed
16. robbing
17. slipped
18. slipping
19. hurried
20. hurrying
21. answered
22. answering
23. magnified
24. magnifying
25. interfered
26. interfering
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Unit 3.2 Adelina’s Whale
Genre: Photo Essay
Vocabulary Words:
Spelling Words:
1. biologist – scientist who studies living things, including their origins, structures,
1. piece
activities, and distribution
2. peace
2. bluff – a high, steep slope or cliff
3. break
3. lagoon – a pond or small lake, especially one connected with a larger body of
4. brake
water
5. threw
4. massive – big and heavy; bulky
6. through
5. rumbling – making a deep, heavy, continuous sound
7. by
6. tropical – of or like the regions 23.45 degrees north or south of the equator where
the sun can shine directly overhead
8. bye
More Words to Know:
9. beat
1. encounter- an unexpected meeting
10. beet
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exhaling - breathing out
altitude – height above sea level
ascent - act of going up
swans – large water birds with long, slender, curing necks
zone – any of the five great regions of Earth’s surface, bounded by imaginary
lines parallel to the equator
Spelling:
Homophones
Comprehension Skill:
Fact and Opinion
Grammar:
Main and Helping Verbs
Comprehension Strategy:
Graphic Organizers
Writing Trait of the Week:
Sentences
Vocabulary Strategy:
Context Clues
Science Content:
Oceans
Animal Behavior
Animal Biology
11. thrown
12. throne
13. aloud
14. allowed
15. past
16. passed
17. weight
18. wait
19. there
20. their
21. principal
22. principle
23. symbol
24. cymbal
25. stationary
26. stationery
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Unit 3.3 How Night Came from the Sea
Genre: Pourquoi Tale
Vocabulary Words:
1. brilliant –shining brightly; sparkling
2. chorus – anything spoken or sung all at the same time
3. coward – person who lacks courage or is easily made afraid; person who runs
from danger, trouble, etc.
4. gleamed – flashed or beamed with light
5. shimmering – gleaming or shining faintly
More Words to Know:
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dwells - makes your home; lives
reigns – rules, as over a kingdom
creatures – any living things
darkness – night; state of being without light or with very little light
prowl – go about slowly and secretly like an animal hunting for something to eat
or a thief looking for something to steal
Spelling:
Vowel sound in Shout
Comprehension Skill:
Generalize
Grammar:
Subject-Verb Agreement
Comprehension Strategy:
Visualize
Writing Trait of the Week:
Word Choice
Science Content:
Earth Science
Astronomy
Animal Biology
Vocabulary Strategy:
Context Clues
Spelling Words:
1. however
2. mountain
3. mound
4. scout
5. shout
6. couch
7. towel
8. ounce
9. coward
10. outdoors
11. flowerpot
12. scowl
13. browse
14. announce
15. hound
16. trout
17. drowsy
18. grouch
19. eyebrow
20. boundary
21. cauliflower
22. foundation
23. surround
24. allowance
25. counselor
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Unit 3.4 Eye of the Storm
Genre: Expository Nonfiction
Vocabulary Words:
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destruction – great damage; ruin
expected – thought something would probably come or happen
forecasts – statements of what is coming; predictions
inland – in or toward the interior
shatter – to break into pieces suddenly
surge – a swelling motion; sweep or rush, especially of waves
More Words to Know:
potential – something possible
withstand – to stand against; hold out against; resist; endure
wreckage – what is left behind after destruction
ditch –a long narrow hole dug into the earth. Ditches are usually used to carry
off water.
5. shelter – something that covers or protects from weather, danger, or attack
6. unpredictable – uncertain; unable to tell about beforehand
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Spelling:
Compound Words
Comprehension Skill:
Graphic Sources
Grammar:
Past, Present, and Future Tenses
Comprehension Strategy:
Predict
Writing Trait of the Week:
Organization/Paragraphs
Science Content:
Climatology
Technology
Vocabulary Strategy:
Word Structure - Endings
Spelling Words:
1. watermelon
2. homemade
3. understand
4. sometimes
5. shoelace
6. highway
7. upstairs
8. thunderstorm
9. shortcut
10. doorbell
11. jellyfish
12. touchdown
13. campfire
14. skateboard
15. anyway
16. fireworks
17. haircut
18. loudspeaker
19. laptop
20. flashlight
21. masterpiece
22. stomachache
23. cliffhanger
24. sweatshirt
25. afterthought
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Unit 3.5 The Great Kapok Tree
Genre: Fantasy
Vocabulary Words:
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canopy – the upper most layer of branches in forest trees
dangle – to hang and swing loosely
dappled – marked with spots; spotted
fragrant – having or giving off a pleasing odor; sweet-smelling
pollen – a fine, yellowish powder released from the anthers of flowers
pollinate – to carry pollen from anthers to pistils; bring pollen to
slithered – moved with a sliding motion
wondrous – wonderful; marvelous; remarkable
More Words to Know:
1. gash – a long, deep cut or wound
2. lulled – soothed with sounds or caresses; caused to sleep
3. landmarks – places or things used as guides or designated as important or
interesting
4. mountains – very high hills that rise 2,000 feet or more above surrounding land
5. wilderness – a wild, desolate region with few or no people living in it
Spelling:
Possessives
Comprehension Skill:
Generalize
Grammar:
Irregular Verbs
Comprehension Strategy:
Story Structure
Writing Trait of the Week:
Conventions
Vocabulary Strategy:
Word Structure - Suffixes
Science Content:
Biology
Entomology
Spelling Words:
1. its
2. ours
3. mine
4. yours
5. family’s
6. families’
7. man’s
8. men’s
9. girl’s
10. girls’
11. hers
12. theirs
13. brother’s
14. brothers’
15. teacher’s
16. teachers’
17. aunt’s
18. aunts’
19. boy’s
20. boys’
21. country’s
22. countries’
23. witness’s
24. witnesses’
25. laboratory’s
26. laboratories’
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