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1. Unit 2: Investigations Weekly Theme: Being a WriterSelection 5:Title: Author: A True StoryAuthor: Helen Lester
2. Genre:
Autobiography– a story of a person’s life written by that person.
Comprehension Strategy:
Summarize
Comprehension Skill:
Author’s Purpose
3. Phonics:
decode words with /n/ gn, kn; /r/ wr
Spelling Focus:
wrap, knit, gnat, wrists, knots, wrote, knight, sign, knock, wreck, know, wring, gnaws, write, wrong
Review Words: throw, spray, scratch
Challenge Words: wristwatch, knapsack
4. Key Vocabulary:
talented – having a natural ability
single – only one
proper – correct
excitement – a feeling of being happy because something good has happened or will happen
acceptance – an agreement to take something
useful – helpful
5. Vocabulary Skills:
Context Clues: Word Clues
Look for words in the same sentence or a nearby sentence that give a clue to the meaning of the word. The clue might be a synonym or another word that helps you to figure out the unfamiliar word’s meaning.
6. Word Work:
Grammar Skills:
Sentence Combining with Nouns
Combine sentences by joining two nouns in the subject.
Use the word and to join the nouns.
Leave out the words that repeat.
Make sure subjects and verbs agree.
Example: John likes science. Bob likes science.
John and Bob like science.