PLEASE REMEMBER THE ELA FINAL EXAM IS ON MONDAY. I have reposted the STUDY GUIDE for each grade below and added some information for fourth and third at the end. Remember to review all corrections on past quizzes and tests thoroughly and review writng an essay including wriitng a proper introduction, conclusion, transition words, using text evidence to support your statements, and avoiding fragments and run on sentences. Second grade needs to review writing a letter with all five letter parts. PLEASE CHECK OUT UPDATED INFORMATION IN BOLD PRINT AT THE END OF EACH GRADE'S STUDY GUIDE.
FOURTH GRADE
Module 1A: Oral Tradition, Building Community
Vocabulary: constitution, wampum, democracy, quilt, bound, anxious, admitted
Grammar: multiple meaning words (light, roll)
fragment, run- on, or complete sentence GWpp 32-33
declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory sentences GW pp 8-9
Phonics: blend (cl) / digraph (ch)
Text question based on symbols of The Keeping Quilt
Module 2B: Animal Defense Mechanisms
Vocabulary: predator, prey, venemous, adaptation, camouflage, invertebrate,nocturnal
Grammar: homonyms: there/their/they're
prepositional phrases GW pp. 152, 154
progressive verb forms GW pp. 92-93
Phonics: spelling rules for adding suffixes
Text question based on a pufferfish's defense mechanisms
Module 3B: Perspectives on the American Revolution
Vocabulary: prose, poetry, drama (AND ELEMENTS OF EACH), act, scene, establish, absolute, point of view, first or third person
Grammar: multiple meaning words (object, right)
relative adverbs / relative pronouns GW p.180
use of punctuation in sentences with dialogue GW p. 220
Phonics: prefixes meaning not : un-, dis-, in-., im- and suffixes meaning like: -en, -ish, -y
Text question based on Divided Loyalties play
Module 4: The Suffrage Movement
Vocabulary: elaborate, reconvene, involuntary, unsuited, reassured, accomplished, ratify
Grammar: simple/complex/compond sentences GW pp. 24,28
choosing plural or possessive form based on context (see quizzes 5/13)
correct use of capitalization (see quizzes)
Phonics: number of syllables in a word
possessives: singular or plural (boy's, boys') GW p. 52
Text question based on The Hope Chest
**** BE SURE TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PROSE AND DRAMA AND STUDY THE ELEMENTS ASSOCIATED WTH EACH GENRE ON: http://mhschool.com/lead_21/grade4/ccslh_g4_rl_1_2c.html.
***Review describing similar character traits and explaining how family values of main characters are affected by the time period in Divided Loyalties and The Hope Chest.
THIRD GRADE
Module 1A: How Books Are Brought to Children Around the World
Vocabulary: rumpled, consist, evidence, motivation, disagreeable, clue, argued
Grammar: multiple meaning words (roll, light)
statement, question, command, exclamation GW pp. 12, 16
fragment, run-on, or complex sentence GW pp. 8, 36
Phonics: spelling rules for adding suffixes
Text question based on My Librarian Is a Camel
Module 2B: Studying Culture: Then and Now
Vocabulary: culture, entree, sushi, tsunami. sumo. emperor, Mardi Gras
Grammar: past tense of irregular verbs GW p. 104
subject/verb agreement GW p. 76
correct use of pronoun antecedent GW p. 176
Phonics: comparative form : -er/ superlative form: -est GW p. 128
Text question based on Japan's culture
Module 3B: Wolves in Fiction and Fact
Vocabulary: dominant, alpha pair, rendezvous site, territorial, prowl, meager, scrawny
Grammar: simple/complex/ compound/sentence GW pp. 28, 32
correct use of capitalization in titles GW p. 200
abstract nouns GW p. 44
Phonics: beginning blend (small) and ending blend (lamp)
Text question based on Face to Face with Wolves
Module 4:Role of Freshwater Around the World
Vocabulary: access, conserve, agriculture, industry, chemicals, livestock, percipitation, evaporation
Grammar: correct use of capitalization (not in titles) (see examples on quizzes)
use of possessives: singular & plurals (boy's / boys') (see examples on quizzes)
use of irregular plural nouns GW p. 60
Phonics: two sounds for final -y (lazy/try)
****Be sure to review reasons why our water supply on earth is being threatened and why we are at risk of not having enough to survive and what we can do to help solve this problem. You can review the article on http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/freshwater/freshwater-crisis/
SECOND GRADE
Domain 1: Fairy Tales and Tall Tales
Vocabulary: fairy tale, tall tale, moral, legend, hesitate, swindler, feat, inseparable, displeased
Grammar: statement, question, command, exclamatory sentence Voyages p. 28
synonym / antonym smart: intelligent / ignorant
multiple meaning word: tracks
Phonics: using -es as a plural (churches)
Text question on Paul Bunyan (tall tale) and The Emperor's New Clothes (fairy tale)
Domain 2: Early Asian Civilizations
Vocabulary:: prosperity, venture, conquer, archer, fertile, callegraphy
Grammar: use of apostrophes in contractions (isn't) Progress p. 96
use of apostrophes in possessives (boy's, boys') Voyages pp. 55, 57
use of commas in a letter (date. greeting, closing) Progress p. 194
Phonics: distinguishing short vowels: pat, pet, pit , pot
Text question based on the Chinese New Year
Domain 4: Cycles in Nature
Vocabulary: resist, accurate. amuse, tending, foresight, spectators, securely, aimlessly
Grammar: irregular plural nouns (women, mice) Progress p. 48
multiple meaning word (pine) see quizzes
collective nouns (batch, pack, team) Progress p. 50
Phonics: recognize prefixes and suffixes in a word
Text question on a myth (eg. Icarus and Daedalus)
Domain 11: Immigration
Vocabulary: immigrate, ancestor, descendent, opportunity, wage, afford, support, traditional
Grammar: recognize adjectives and adverbs Progress pp. 140, 142
past tense of irregular verbs (went, built) Progress p. 94
idiom: "to turn over a leaf"
Phonics: recognize silent letters: kn, wr
use of digraphs: ch , sh, th
Text question on how to become a naaturalized citizen. BE SURE YOU KNOW HOW TO WRITE A LETTER CORRECTLY INCLUDING ALL FIVE PARTS !
