Fifth Grade Reading Street ( ) Unit 5.5.1 The Three Century Woman Genre: Humorous Fiction Spelling Words: Vocabulary Words: eerie causing fear because of strangeness or weirdness elementary – intersection point, line, or place where one thing crosses another – vehicle pondered considered carefully; thought over – miniature severe serious; grave – probability spectacles eyeglasses – definition withered lost or caused to lose freshness; made or became dry and lifeless – substitute More Words to Know: variety airtime specific amount of time in a television, radio, or any broadcast – literature media program elevator Alzheimer’s disease of the brain that causes confusion and gradual loss of – memory Pennsylvania close-up picture taken with a camera at close range – ravioli bombers = airplanes used to drop bombs cafeteria Pearl Harbor U.S. naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii; site of Japanese – mosaic attack on December 7, 1941, which caused U.S. entry into World War II tuxedo torpedo large, cylinder-shaped metal tube containing explosives – meteorite Spelling: Comprehension Skill: fascination Multisyllabic Words Character and Plot cylinder Grammar: Comprehension Strategy: intermediate Contractions and Negatives Prior Knowledge centennial curiosity Writing Trait of the Week: Social Studies Standards: documentary U.S. History stegosaurus pediatrician Vocabulary Strategy: Word Structure: Greek and Latin mediocre Roots
Fifth Grade Reading Street ( ) Unit 5.5.1 The Three Century Woman Genre: Humorous Fiction Vocabulary Words: eerie – causing fear because of strangeness or weirdness intersection – point, line, or place where one thing crosses another pondered – considered carefully; thought over severe – serious; grave spectacles – eyeglasses withered – lost or caused to lose freshness; made or became dry and lifeless Spelling Words: elementary vehicle miniature probability definition substitute variety literature elevator Pennsylvania ravioli cafeteria mosaic tuxedo meteorite fascination cylinder intermediate centennial curiosity documentary stegosaurus pediatrician mediocre More Words to Know: airtime – specific amount of time in a television, radio, or any broadcast media program Alzheimer’s – disease of the brain that causes confusion and gradual loss of memory close-up – picture taken with a camera at close range bombers = airplanes used to drop bombs Pearl Harbor – U.S. naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii; site of Japanese attack on December 7, 1941, which caused U.S. entry into World War II torpedo – large, cylinder-shaped metal tube containing explosives Spelling: Multisyllabic Words Grammar: Contractions and Negatives Writing Trait of the Week: Vocabulary Strategy: Word Structure: Greek and Latin Roots Comprehension Skill: Character and Plot Comprehension Strategy: Prior Knowledge Social Studies Standards: U.S. History
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