Today we will start by learning this weeks Vocabulary Words: developed, messages, impossible, advance, intense, reveal, headquarters, and exhausting, Read each vocabulary word and their definition. The correct pronouciation can be heard by playing the audio track.
After each vocabulary word, work with a partner and create sentences for each word. Bring your papers to snack for a share-a-thon
After each vocabulary word, work with a partner and create sentences for each word. Bring your papers to snack for a share-a-thon
developed - Scientists have developed more complex technology over time. Developed is the past tense of develop. Developed means “brought into being or activity.”
messages - The bulletin board is covered with messages. Messages are words sent or
delivered from one person or group to another.
impossible - It is impossible to fit a square peg into a round hole. Impossible means “not able to be or happen.”
advance - These advance troops travel ahead of the main army and prepare the way. Advance means “in front of others; forward.” Advance can also mean “ahead of time.”
intense - It takes intense concentration to play the trumpet. Something intense is very great, very strong, or extreme.
reveal - The cloth is slowly pulled back to reveal the new truck. To reveal something is to make it known.
exhausting -Running in a long race can be exhausting. Exhausting means “very tiring.”
headquarters - A building like this may house a company’s headquarters. Headquarters can mean “the main office of an organization.” Headquarters can also mean “the place from which the chief or commanding officer of any army, police force, and so on, sends out orders.”
Below are digital flashcards to also help you learn these vocabularly words. Click on the speaker to hear the word and its meaning. Go through the list once and then test your comprehension by flipping the cards over.
Go to Reading Street. Log onto your account. In your To Do list, select Day 1, Get Ready to Read and Read & Comprehend.
Sequence
Sequence is the order in which events or ideas happen. There are clues in the text that can help you identify sequence (first, next, then). Sometimes there might not be any clue words about sequence, and you will have to figure out the order of events on your own.
On your own, read "Merrill Sandoval: The Life of a Code Talker" on page 85 of your student book. After you read, click on this graphic organizer. Type in your name. Type in the sequence of events (beginning, middle, and end) in the story. When you are finished, print out your organizser and share your story sequence with your peer.