Unit 3.1 Hatchet                                                                    Genre: Realistic  Fiction

Vocabulary Words:

1.   hatchet – a small ax with a short handle, for use with one hand

2.   ignite – to set on fire

3.   painstaking – very careful; particular; diligent

4.   quill – a stiff, sharp hair or spine like the pointed end of a feather

5.   registered – to have made some effect; to have made an impression

6.   smoldered – burned and smoked without flame

7.   stiffened – to have been made or become rigid; fixed

Spelling Words:

1. crescent

2.  language

3. vehicle

4. exhibit

5. examine

6. Michigan

7. parachute

8. unique

9. conquer

10. rhyme

11. penguin

12. exertion

13. exotic

14. brochure

15. symptom

16. antique

17. exhausted

18. heirloom

19. rhinoceros

20. bureau

21. hygiene

22. chauffeur

23. ricochet

24. chandelier

25. chalet

More Words to Know:

1.   exasperation –extreme annoyance; irritation;  anger

2.   imbedded – enclosed in a surrounding mass; fastened or fixed firmly

3.   flammable – easily set on fire

4.   blustery -  blowing violently

5.   temperatures – degrees of heat or cold

6.   tracks - footprints

Spelling:

Unusual Spellings

Grammar:

Principal Parts of Regular Verbs

Writing Trait of the Week:

Conventions

Vocabulary Strategy:

 Word Structure - endings

Comprehension Skill:

Sequence

Comprehension Strategy:

Visualize

Science Standards:

Organisms in Ecosystems

Interdependence

   Unit 3.2 When Marian Sang                                                             Genre: Biography

Vocabulary Words:

1.    application – a request for something, such as employment, an award, or a loan

2.    dramatic – like a drama; of or about  plays

3.    enraged – made very angry; made furious

4.    momentous – very important

5.    opera – play in which music is an essential and prominent part

6.    prejudice- unreasonable dislike of an idea, or group of people

7.    privileged – having some special rights, advantage, or favor

8.   recital – a musical entertainment, given usually by a single performer  

Spelling Words:

1. international

2. prehistoric

3. untrustworthy

4. constellation

5. honorary

6. disagreement

7. preparation

8. Philadelphia

9. promotional

10. constitution

11. unbreakable

12. biodegradable

13. coordination

14. compassionate

15. impossibility

16. entirety

17. executive

18. companionship

19. unthinkable

20. predicament

21. inappropriately

22. nonnegotiable

23. nondiscriminatory

24. instantaneously

25. decaffeinated

More Words to Know:

1.    segregated – separated by race by having separate schools, restaurants, and other facilities

2.    tuition – money paid for instruction

3.    harassed – bothered; disturbed

4.    ignorance – lack of knowledge

5.   treated – acted toward

Spelling:

Multisyllabic Words

Grammar:

Principal Parts of Irregular Verbs

Writing Trait of the Week:

Word Choice

Vocabulary Strategy:

 Word Structure - suffixes

Comprehension Skill:

Generalize

Comprehension Strategy:

Ask Questions

Social Studies Standards:

U.S. History

Civil Rights and Values

   Unit 3.3 Learning to Swim                                             Genre: Autobiography

Vocabulary Words:

1.   customary – according to custom; usual

2.   emphasized – stressed; called attention to

3.   frantic – very much excited; wild with rage, fear, pain, or grief

4.   stunned – to have  been dazed, bewildered, shocked, overwhelmed

5.   treaded – to have kept the body straight in the water with the head above the surface by moving the arms and legs 

Spelling Words:

1. nuclear

2. helicopter

3. anxious

4. appreciate

5. plastic

6. familiar

7. athletic

8. escape

9. apologize

10. Washington

11. pastime

12. exquisite

13. lantern

14. fulfill

15. souvenir

16. tragedy

17. sherbet

18. algebra

19. icicles

20. escort

21. judgmental

22. argumentative

23. excursion

24. consumable

25. pavilion

More Words to Know:

1.   coordinate – to work or cause to work together in the proper way; fit together

2.   turbulent – stormy; tempestuous

3.   attitude – a way of thinking, acting, or feeling

4.   challenges – things calling for work, effort, and the use of one�s talents

5.   courage – the strength to overcome fear and face danger; bravery

Spelling:

Using Just Enough Letters

Grammar:

Verbs, Objects, and Subject complements

Writing Trait of the Week:

Organization/Paragraphs

Vocabulary Strategy:

 Context Clues

Comprehension Skill:

Sequence

Comprehension Strategy:

Predict

Science Standards:

Bodies of Water

Riptides and Currents

Swimming and Safety

   Unit 3.4 Juan Verdades                                                                Genre: Folk Tale

Vocabulary Words:

1.   confidently - certainly; surely; with firm belief 

2.   dismounted – got off something, such as a horse or bicycle

3.   distressed – great pain or sorrow

4.   flourish – to grow or develop well; thrive

5.   fulfill – to perform or carry out a duty or command

6.   permission – consent

7.   repay – to do or give something in return for something received

8.   vigorously – strongly;  actively; energetically

Spelling Words:

1. field trip

2. someone

3. snowflakes

4. polka dot

5. roller coaster

6. solar system

7. thunderstorm

8. leftovers

9. cell phone

10. whitewash

11. lightning rod

12. myself

13. life jacket

14. bulldozer

15. masterpiece

16. area code

17. cliffhanger

18. wheelchair

19. hour hand

20. rain forest

21. graham cracker

22. rhinestone

23. chain reaction

24. racquetball

25. thoroughbred

More Words to Know:

1.   compadre – fellow countryman; close friend

2.   gloated – thought about or gazed at with great satisfaction

3.   heartsick - sick at heart; very depressed; very unhappy

4.   devoted – very loyal; faithful

5.   mercy – kindly treatment; pity

6.   hope – a feeling that one�s desires will happen

Spelling:

Compound Words

Grammar:

Troublesome Verbs

Writing Trait of the Week:

Focus/Ideas

Vocabulary Strategy:

Prefixes

Comprehension Skill:

Generalize

Comprehension Strategy:

Predict

Social Studies Standards:

Colonization

Class Structure and Cultural Influences

   Unit 3.5 Elizabeth Blackwell                                                            Genre: Drama

Vocabulary Words:

1.   absurd – plainly not true; ridiculous

2.   behalf – side, interest, or favor

3.   candidate – person who seeks some position

4.   dean - head of a division or school in a college or university

5.   delirious – wildly  excited

6.   diploma – a printed paper given by a school, which states that someone has graduated from a certain course of study

7.   hovers – waits nearby

8.   obedient – doing what you are told

9.   reject – to refuse to take; to turn down 

Spelling Words:

1. heel

2. heal

3. symbol

4. cymbal

5. herd

6. heard

7. patients

8. patience

9. capitol

10. capital

11. straight

12. strait

13. aisle

14. isle

15. stationery

16. stationary

17. sheer

18. shear

19. bread

20. bred

21. martial

22. marshall

23. discreet

24. discrete

25. adolescents

26. adolescence

More Words to Know:

1.   attired – dressed

2.   enrollment – number who are members, who are registered

3.   malnourished – improperly nourished

4.   fateful – determining what is to happen

5.   suffrage – the right to vote

6.   victory – success in a contest

Spelling:

Homophones

Grammar:

Prepositions

Writing Trait of the Week:

Voice

Vocabulary Strategy:

 Context Clues

Comprehension Skill:

Draw Conclusions

Comprehension Strategy:

Text Structure

Science Standards:

Medicine

Progress and Improvements in Medicine