Mrs. Wiseman's Reading Newsletter

Unit 6: Week 1

Genre Study 1:

Week of March 23rd-27th

Spelling Test: March 27th

Vocabulary test : March 27th

Spelling Packet Due: March 27th

Upcoming Events:

No School April 3rd and 6th

Early Release April 2nd 12:45

Spelling Words:

shaken

sunken

eleven

woven

widen

ridden

proven

often

robin

cousin

raisin

muffin

penguin

button

reason

cotton

wagon

dragon

common

skeleton

Vocabulary Words:

coincidence	a remarkable occurrence of events or circumstances at the same time, apparently by chance
consequences	the results of an action
consume	to use something or destroy it
converted	changed in its character, condition, or use
efficient	to get the wanted results with a minimum of time or effort
incredible	hard or impossible to believe
installed	put in for use or service
renewable	able to be replaced or restored

Essential Question:

How have our resources changed over the years?

Comprehension Skill:

Main Idea and Key Details

The main idea is the most important idea or point that an author makes about a topic.
Key details give important information to support the main idea.
To find the main idea, decide what key details have in common or how they are connected.

Vocabulary Strategy: Latin and Greek Prefixes

A prefix is a word part added to the front of a word to change its meaning.
Common Latin and Greek prefixes:
- non=not
- hyper=excessively
- pre=before
- bio=life

Narrative Nonfiction

tells a story
presents facts and information about a topic
text features: headings, photographs and captions, sidebars

Contact Information

Email: ashley.wiseman@sepanthers.org