5th Grade Wonders Unit 3 Week 1
Essential Question: What can learning about different cultures
teach us?
Spelling Words Weekly Skills
Open Syllables * Vocabulary Strategy– Context Clues
1. minus - Readers can determine the meaning of an unknown word in a
2. loser sentence by using context clues in the sentence or paragraph. The
3. humor word may be restated in different terms or there may be phrases to
4. closet help describe the word.
5. recent
6. student * Comprehension skill - Theme
7. equal - The theme of a story or poem is the big idea or message about life
8. profile that the author wants the reader to understand. The theme is usually
9. local not stated. The reader must use details from the story or poem to
10. comet identify what the theme may be.
* Comprehension strategy- Summarize
High Frequency - Readers can summarize a story by telling the important details,
events, and
Words:
ideas in their own words.
11. dog
12. don’t * Genre- Realistic Fiction
13. door
14. down - Realistic fiction has characters and events that are realistic. The
15. during setting of realistic fiction is real or could seem real. It includes
dialogue (conversations) and very descriptive details.
Vocabulary Words
1. appreciation- an understanding of the value of something
2. blurted- said suddenly or without thinking
3. complimenting- expressing praise or admiration
4. congratulate- to give good wishes or praise for someone’s success or for
something nice that has happened
5. contradicted- said the opposite of; disagreed with
6. critical- finding something wrong with things
7. cultural- having to do with the arts, beliefs, and customs of a group of people
8. misunderstanding- failure to understand one another