5th Grade Spelling
Unit 3 Lesson 15
1.formal
2.whistle
3.label
4.puzzle
5.legal
6.angle
7.normal
8.needle
9.angel
10.pupil
11.struggle
12.level
13.local
14.bicycle
15.channel
16.global
17.stumble
18.quarrel
19.article
20.fossil
21.child
22.strange
23.wish
24.soil
25.human
Challenge Words
1.identical
2.vehicle
3.mineral
4.colonel
5.artificial
We Were There, Too!
Biography
Big Idea
History is made by individuals.
Essential Question
How did two young people's heroic actions differ?
Target Vocabulary
mimic - having qualities of imitating or copying something
mocking - imitating someone in an insulting way
efficient - getting maximum results from minimum work; wasting nothing
personally - something done by a person with no help from anyone else
lacked - didn't have something necessary
rural - country areas that often have many farms and few people
tedious - boring or annoying
organize - to arrange things according to a system
summons - an official request for you to go somewhere
peal - a sudden, loud sound
Comprehension
Target Skill
Compare and Contrast - to find ways that two or more things are similar and different. Signal words such as both signify comparisons, while phrases like on the other hand signal contrasts. A Venn Diagram is used to compare and contrast information.
Target Strategy
Monitor/Clarify - to pay attention to how well you understand what you read/to figure out something that doesn't make sense. Readers should monitor their understanding as they read and clarify any questions they might have. Comparing text details can clarify understanding.
Vocabulary Strategies
Prefixesin-,im-,il-,ir- - affixes attached at the beginning of a base word or root word that changes the meaning of the word and they all mean "not." The prefixesin- andim- can also mean "in." You can use a dictionary to determine whether the prefix means "in" or "not."
Grammar
Easily Confused Verbs - some verbs have meanings that are related but not the same. It is important to know the exact meaning of these verbs so they are not used incorrectly. Parts of speech can be used to determine whether a word is used correctly.Canandmayare helping verbs andrise,sit,setandlayare irregular verbs. Helping verbs are verbs that add detail to the main verb, and irregular verbs are verbs with a special form of the past tense.