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Biweekly #2: 9/23 Name: Date:

Biweekly #2: Study Guide


Vocabulary: 6.4 The student will read and learn the meanings of unfamiliar words and phrases within authentic texts by: b. using synonyms and antonyms to expand vocabulary c. using context to determine meanings and differentiate among multiple meanings of words e. using word reference materials Grammar: 6.8: The student will edit writing for correct grammar by b. using subject verb-agreement d. maintaining consistent verb tense across paragraphs Reading: 6.5: The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of a variety of fictional texts by a. identifying the elements of narrative structure including setting, character, plot and conflict. f. Using information in the text to draw conclusions and make inferences g. Explaining how character development is used in a selection to support a central conflict. Vocabulary: Part I: Context Clues and Synonyms. Use the sentence to help you understanding the meaning of the underlined word. Replace it with another word that makes sense. You may not use a dictionary for this activity. 1. Dana couldnt suppress a smile when the puppy skidded off the rug. 2. The salesman was haughty and rude. He behaved as if he were better than us, so we decided not to buy anything from him. 3. My sister and her husband had to consolidate their belongings when they got married because they had too many things to fit in their new house. 4. The coach tried to pacify the players when the referees call went against them. 5. Rory is a gregarious person who loves people and parties.

Biweekly #2: 9/23 Part II. Word Reference Materials and Synonyms. Look up the word bear in the dictionary. 1. Write down one definition where bear is used as a verb.

2. Write at least one synonym for the verb bear. 3. Write down a definition where bear is used as a noun.

4. How can context clues in a sentence help you determine which meaning of the word bear is being used?

Grammar: An action verb tells the action of a sentence. o The girl prances through the garden. A helping verb is used with an action verb to help the action of the sentence. o The girl should have pranced through the garden. Past tense expresses an action or situation that was started and finished in the past. o The girl pranced about the garden yesterday, but today she is running. Present tense expresses an unchanging, repeated, or reoccurring action or situation that exists only now. o The boy runs through the garden, because he thinks prancing is silly. Singular verbs are used with singular subjects. o The boy runs through the garden. Plural verbs are used with plural subjects. The girls prance through the garden, making fun of the boys as they do.

Biweekly #2: 9/23 Part I. Practice. Directions: Underline the action verb in each sentence. Circle any helping verbs in each sentence. In the line at the end of the sentence, write down the verb tense and whether it was a singular or plural verb. 1. The family celebrated Thanksgiving at Uncle Bens house. 2. Ellie should have stopped talking about koalas. 3. Deveney and Sarah write their homework down every day. 4. Emma giggles incessantly. 5. Carmen may have been running down the hall. Part II. More Practice. Circle the correct form of the verb. 1. Yesterday, Carlos (run runs ran) through the school. 2. Mr. Taylor (tell tells told) him that (is are was) a bad idea. 3. Tia and Brianna (confuse confuses) students who cant tell them apart. 4. Margaret secretly (read reads) books in class. It (drive drives drove) Ms. Espo crazy. 5. Charlie and William (like likes liked) horrible, terrible, awful football teams. Ms. Espo (feel feels felt) bad for them. Part III. Conjugating verbs. Complete the chart. Conjugate the verb to be. Singular Present First person: am I Second person: you Third person: is he, she, it Conjugate the verb to run Singular Present First person: I Second person: you Third person: he, she, it Past Plural First person: we Second person: you Third person: they Plural First person: we Second person: you Third person: they Present Past

were

Past

Present

Past

Biweekly #2: 9/23 Reading Part I. Narrative Structure. Define each of these words. Using a book you are currently reading, give an example for each of the words. The book Im using for my examples: 1. Setting: a. Example: 2. Plot: a. Example: 3. Character: a. Example: 4. Conflict: a. Example: 5. Internal Conflict: a. Example: 6. External Conflict: a. Example: 7. Inference: a. Give an example of an inference youve made while reading this book. Support it with evidence from the story.

Biweekly #2: 9/23 Part II. More Narrative Structure. Answer each of the following questions using the same book as you did in the last section, if necessary. 1. Why does the setting change during a story?

2. How does a character change during a story?

3. How are character and conflict connected?

Part III. Read the attached reading selection. Answer the questions below. 1. (Literary Elements) Do you think, as the author does, that Christa McAuliffe was a heroine? Why?

2. (Inference) Could the Challenger have been avoided? How do you know? Describe the cause and effect relationship that resulted in the accident.

Biweekly #2: 9/23 3. (Theme/Concept) In what ways does the author address the concept of bravery?

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