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New List Words: Lesson 12
gnat, knew, sign, knob, gnaw, write, knees, wrinkle, kneel, wrist, cough,
known, rough, wrench, knight, knitting, laughter, wring, unknown, and
playwright.
Lesson 12: "A Pen Pal for Max"
Robust Vocabulary:
deciphered-if you have figured out a message that is difficult to understand
or that is written in code, you have deciphered it.
mistaken-if you are wrong about something.
catastrophe-something really terrible that has happened.
fortuate-lucky.
translate-say or write something in another language.
repairs-when something needs to be repairs, it needs to be fixed.
heaving-throwing something heavy with great effort.
bothersome-something that is bothersome bothers you and gives you problems.
din-if there is a din, there is so much noise that it is hard to hear
anything over it.
dodging-avoiding something that is coming towards you.
Lesson 12: "A Pen Pal for Max"
Focus skills: comparing and contrasting (use of venn diagrams), plot
(characters/setting/problem/solution), context clues
Genre: Realistic Fiction ( can happen but did not really)
Summary of story:
Max doesn’t know what to expect when he slips a note into a box of grapes
headed to the United States, so he is thrilled when he receives a response
from a girl named Maggie. The two quickly become pen pals.
Then one day Max’s village in Chile is hit by a huge earthquake, and his
school must be closed because of damages. When the school finally reopens, a
surprise is waiting for Max from his faraway friends.
source:amazon.com
This week in Grammar:
Lesson 12: singular and plural pronouns
A PRONOUN takes the place of one or more nouns
examples: Annie shoots the ball.
She scores. (she takes the place of Annie)
Jack and Sophia stand up.
They cheer for Annie. (they takes the place of Jack and Sophia)
A SINGULAR PRONOUN names one person, place, or thing.
Singular pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, me, you, him, her
A PLURAL PRONOUN names more than one person, place, or thing
plural pronouns- we, they, you, us, them