Mrs. Wiseman

Week of May 5th-May 9th

Spelling Words

  1. discourage

  1. disappoint

  1. disbelief

  1. distrust

  1. disloyal

  1. misnumber

  1. mislabel

  1. mislead

  1. misplace

  1. misstep

  1. nonfat

  1. nonfiction

  1. nonstop

  1. nonsense

  1. unable

  1. uncertain

  1. uncomfortable

  1. unclean

  1. uncover

  1. unplug

Vocabulary Words

  1. ancestors- people from whom one is descended

  1. despised-looked down on as worthless, or scorned

  1. endurance- the power to put up with hardships or difficulties

  1. forfelt- to lose or have to give up because of some fault, accident, or mistake

  1. honor- to show or feel great respect for a person or thing

  1. intensity- having or showing strong feeling, purpose, or effort

  1. irritating- something that can make someone angry or impatient

  1. retreated- to have withdrawn or moved back

Essential Question:

How do traditions connect people?

Historical Fiction

  • takes place in the past

  • includes realistic characters, events, and settings

  • may include real people and actual events

Comprehension Skill:

Theme

  • Theme is overall message or lesson that an author wants readers to understand.

  • Theme is usually not stated directly.

  • To identify theme, think about what characters say and do and how they change.

  • Lessons characters learn are sometimes closely related to the theme.

Vocabulary Strategy: Latin and Greek Prefixes

  • Connotation is an idea, meaning, or feeling associated with a word. (Example: scrawny= weak and vulnerable)

  • Denotation is literal, dictionary definition of a word. (Example: scrawny= very thin)