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Theme 2-3
“How Animals Talk”: Photo Essay
“Partners in the Wild”: Expository Nonfiction
Robust Vocabulary
1. charging: If an animal is charging, it is rushing or moving quickly
towards something or someone.
2. ferocious: A ferocious animal is angry and dangerous.
3. signal: A signal is a sound or an action that sends a message.
4. flick: When you flick something, you move it or snap it quickly.
5. alert: If you alert people to something, you get their attention and
let them know to be careful.
6. communicate: When two people or animals communicate, they share
information.
7. chatter: When animals chatter, they repeat their sounds quickly.
8. grooms: When an animal grooms itself, it makes itself neat and
clean.
9. dominant: The strongest or most powerful member of a group is
dominant.
10. conflict: If two animals are fighting, they are in a conflict.
Spelling List- Words with Diphthongs /ou/ ou, ow; /oi/ oi, oy
foil
annoy
spoil
loud
growl
mouse
CHALLENGE WORDS:
gown
moist
clown
eyebrows
coil
enjoy
bounce
voyage
house
round
cowboy
boiling
cloudy
avoid