Coyote School News
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Unit 2 – Work and Play
Concept Question: What is the value of work and play?
Week 2 – Coyote School News
Weekly Question
Vocabulary Words
Skills & Strategy
Spelling Words
How can we work together to achieve a goal?
offers
Draw Conclusions
videos
radios
convince
Setting
teeth
sheep
energetic
Vocab Strategy – Dictionary/Glossary
potatoes
cuffs
bawling
themselves
beliefs
coyote
Regular Plural Nouns
lives
patios
dudes
leaves
banjos
roundup
cliffs
tornadoes
spurs
roofs
tomatoes
mesquite
halves
hoofs
promoted
moose
loaves
Challenge Spelling Words
portfolios
calves
embargoes
lassoes
handkerchiefs
Build Background - Web
- Click on the file below to complete a web about life on a ranch.
- Brainstorm what you know about working on a ranch. Think about any books, movies, or TV shows you remember that have been set in the Southwest.
Vocabulary
What doe calves sound like when they are bawling?
What do ranchers hear at night when a coyote is nearby?
Why would a dude want to visit a ranch?
What happens during a roundup on a ranch?
To what does a cowhand attach a pair of spurs?
The word coyote comes from a Spanish word that is based on a Native American word for the animal.
Draw Conclusions
Suppose you go to the bus stop. Usually there are lots of kids there, but today you are the only one. You wait and wait for the school bus, but it doesn't come. Then one of your friends rides by on his bike. What conclusion can you draw?
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When you read, think about facts & details in the text to draw conclusions.
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Think about what the text reminds you of from your own life, the world, or another text. This prior knowledge helps you draw conclusions.
facts & details
facts & details -----------> CONCLUSION
facts & details
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Click on the links below to review drawing conclusions / making inferences.
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/inferchar.cfm
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/inferchar.cfm
Vocabulary Strategy - Dictionary/Glossary
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When you are reading and come to a word you don't know first try to sound the word out. Break it into smaller chunks to look for familiar base words, prefixes, or suffixes. Try replacing the word with another word that makes sense. Use the context clues around the word to determine its meaning. When all else fails ======> LOOK IN A DICTIONARY or GLOSSARY.
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A glossary is found in the back of your book.
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All entries (dictionary or glossary) are in alphabetical order.
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Use the guide words at the top of the page to locate the word you are searching for.
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Read the pronunciation to yourself and all the meanings given for the word.
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Choose the meaning that makes sense in the sentence.
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Click on the link below for more review.
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/dictless.cfm
http://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus.htm
Regular Plural Nouns
Rules for forming regular plural nouns:
Noun ending Forming the plural Examples s, x, ch or sh Add -es boss - bosses
tax - taxes
bush - bushesconsonant + y Change y to i
then
Add -esfly - flies
try - tries
country - countriesmost nouns Add -s cat - cats
face - faces
day - dayshttp://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/plural.htm
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/nounexplorer/index_pre.html