MODULE 1A
VOCABULARY: caption, glossary, time line, Haudenosaunee, alliance, lacrosse, ancestor, reservation, unprecedented, preserve, reputation, event, griot, culture, clan, tribe, culture, tradition, quilt, huppa, lei, Sabbath, embroidery, poverty, simile, metaphor
GRAMMAR:
fragment/sentence/run on GW p. 32
declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory sentences GW p. 8
simple/compound/complex sentences GW pp. 24, 28
coordinating/subordinating conjunctions GW pp. 24, 28
abstract/concrete words GW p. 40
PHONICS:
distinguishing blends/digraphs PH p. 7
WRITING: Review quiz corrections and notes on the traditional life of the Iroquois based on The Iroquois: The Six Nations Confederacy
MODULE 2B
VOCABULARY: problem, solution, rising action, camouflage, prickly, venom, warning colors, dialogue, narrative, transition words, edit, revise, source
GRAMMAR:
prepositions and prepositional phrases GW p. 152
sensory details (adjectives) GW pp. 112-113
homophones GW 224
use of capitals, commas, and quotation marks in dialogue GW p. 220
use of capitalization and punctuation GW pp.234, 235
PHONICS:
different sounds for ear ow, ou, aw, s(z) PH pp. 21, 23
WRITING: Review quiz corrections on writing an informational paragraph versus a narrative on the animal you researched.
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THIRD GRADE ELA STUDY GUIDE
MODULE 1
VOCABULARY: evidence, excerpt, gist, moral, prediction, motivation
cupboard, dusk, tremulously, periphery, proficient, access, demonstrate, challenge, mobile, obstacle, refurbished, destination, literacy, rummage, physical environment, rural / urban
multiple meaning words:brilliant (smart), long (desire), means (way), remote (far), program (booklet)
GRAMMAR:
fragment/sentence/run on GW pp. 8, 36
statements, questions, commands, exclamations GW pp. 12, 16
simple/compound/complex sentences GW pp. 28, 32
coordinating/subordinating conjunctions GW pp. 28, 32
PHONICS:
initial s-blends and final blends PH p. 55, 56
short and long vowels PH p. 43
WRITING:Review quiz corrections and notes on My Librarian Is a Camel.
MODULE 2B
VOCABULARY: culture, generation, custom, entree, Tour de France, Mardi Gras, landform
parts of a letter: heading (date), greeting, body, closing, signature (name)
GRAMMAR:
forming past tense by doubling the final consonant or changing y to i GW p. 84
identifying adjectives GW pp. 120, 121
PHONICS:
compound words PH p. 61
different sounds for final y PH p. 63
WRITING: Review quiz corrections on writing a letter to an author asking her to use information about the culture of the country you researched.
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SECOND GRADE ELA STUDY GUIDE
DOMAIN 1
VOCABULARY: fairy tale (magic), tall tale (exaggeration), moral (lesson)
displeased, hesitated, ignorant, inspect, enchanted, swindler, legendary, challenge, persuaded, inseparable, admiration, passenger
GRAMMAR:
synonyms (same meaning) / antonyms (opposite meaning) Voyages pp. 178, 184
prefixes: un-, dis- Progress p. 130
fragment / sentence Voyages p. 8
telling, question, command, exclamation Voyages pp. 18, 24
PHONICS:
long vowel signals PH p. 71
WRITING: Review quiz corrections on identifying magical parts in a fairy tale and exaggerated pars in a tall tale.
DOMAIN 4
VOCABULARY: glimpse, spectator, foresight, hindsight, immortal, tending, securely, amusing, sanctuary, stern, convinced, sneered, labyrinth, flattered, unraveling, arachnid
GRAMMAR:
using correct capitalization Voyages p. 9, 44
identifying parts of a letter and correct letter form Voyages pp. 66, 67
PHONICS:
rhyming words PH p. 148
WRITING: Review quiz corrections on explaining the myth of Prometheus and Pandora.
DOMAIN 6
VOCABULARY: cycle, axis, thrive, hemisphere, equator, stage, rotation, revolution, reproduce, tilt, germination, decomposer, protective, dependent, piney smell
GRAMMAR:
recognizing adjectives Voyages p. 122
recognizing adverbs Voyages p. 97
PHONICS:
consonant blends PH p. 90
WRITING: Review quiz corrections on describing the life cycle of a frog using time order words.
short and long vowels PH p. 43
WRITING:Review quiz corrections and notes on My Librarian Is a Camel.
MODULE 2B
VOCABULARY: culture, generation, custom, entree, Tour de France, Mardi Gras, landform
parts of a letter: heading (date), greeting, body, closing, signature (name)
GRAMMAR:
forming past tense by doubling the final consonant or changing y to i GW p. 84
identifying adjectives GW pp. 120, 121
PHONICS:
compound words PH p. 61
different sounds for final y PH p. 63
WRITING: Review quiz corrections on writing a letter to an author asking her to use information about the culture of the country you researched.
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SECOND GRADE ELA STUDY GUIDE
DOMAIN 1
VOCABULARY: fairy tale (magic), tall tale (exaggeration), moral (lesson)
displeased, hesitated, ignorant, inspect, enchanted, swindler, legendary, challenge, persuaded, inseparable, admiration, passenger
GRAMMAR:
synonyms (same meaning) / antonyms (opposite meaning) Voyages pp. 178, 184
prefixes: un-, dis- Progress p. 130
fragment / sentence Voyages p. 8
telling, question, command, exclamation Voyages pp. 18, 24
PHONICS:
long vowel signals PH p. 71
WRITING: Review quiz corrections on identifying magical parts in a fairy tale and exaggerated pars in a tall tale.
DOMAIN 4
VOCABULARY: glimpse, spectator, foresight, hindsight, immortal, tending, securely, amusing, sanctuary, stern, convinced, sneered, labyrinth, flattered, unraveling, arachnid
GRAMMAR:
using correct capitalization Voyages p. 9, 44
identifying parts of a letter and correct letter form Voyages pp. 66, 67
PHONICS:
rhyming words PH p. 148
WRITING: Review quiz corrections on explaining the myth of Prometheus and Pandora.
DOMAIN 6
VOCABULARY: cycle, axis, thrive, hemisphere, equator, stage, rotation, revolution, reproduce, tilt, germination, decomposer, protective, dependent, piney smell
GRAMMAR:
recognizing adjectives Voyages p. 122
recognizing adverbs Voyages p. 97
PHONICS:
consonant blends PH p. 90
WRITING: Review quiz corrections on describing the life cycle of a frog using time order words.
