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5TH 6 WEEKS VOCABULARY WORDS

Week 1:
"Leah's Pony"

county - a section of a state

auctioneer - a person who is hired to run a public sale

bid- the amount of money that is offered to buy something

clutched - held tightly

glistened - shone or sparkled

galloped - ran at a horse's or pony's top speed
 

Week 2:
"Yippee-Yay"

ranchers - people who own a large farm for raising animals

tending - taking care of

profit - money gained by selling something

corral - a fenced-in space for farm animals

stray - wandering or lost

market - a public place where goods are sold

Week 3:
"Boom Town"

miners - people whose job is working in a mine to extract minerals of ores from the earth

nuggets - small chunks

skillet - heavy iron pan used for cooling and frying

stagecoach - horsedrawn vehicle with four wheels and a covered top

settle - to make a home in a new place

boom town- a community that experiences sudden and rapid growth

landmark - an object or feature that marks a boundary or identifies a place

Week 4:
"Cocoa Ice"

harvest- to gather a crop

pulp- the soft part of certain fruits and vegetable

machete- a heavy knife used as a tool for cutting plants

trading- used for the purpose of exchanging one thing for another

schooner- a ship that has two or more masts with sails in the front and back

support- to hold the weight of

bargain- to talk about a trade in order to get a better deal

Week 5:
"If You Made a Million"

congratulations- an expression said to someone who has won or earned something

receive- to get

amount- the total number of things

choices- decisions about what to choose

combinations- sets of things grouped together

value- worth

Week 6:
**CMS Test Week**




STRATEGIES GOOD READERS USE

A strategy is a plan for doing something well.
You already use some strategies as you read.  For example, you may look at the title and pictures before you begin reading a story.  You may think about what you want to find out while reading.  Using strategies like these can help you become a better reader. 
 
  • use decoding/phonics
  • make and confirm predictions
  • create mental images
  • self-question
  • summarize
  • read ahead
  • reread to clarify
  • use context to confirm meaning
  • use text structure and format
  • adjust reading rate

STATE CURRICULUM OBJECTIVES TO BE COVERED

  • Summarize important information within a text (Benchmark 17)
  • Understand the use of comparison and contrast (Benchmark 19)
  • Decode words with the igh and  eigh patterns (Benchmark 6, 10, and 11)
  • Recognize and interpret an author's use of figurative language (Benchmark 4 and 16)
  • Demonstrate comprehension of words, sentences, directions, and stories (Benchmark 2 and 4)
  • Compare author's purpose (Benchmark 13)
  • Use story clues and prior knowledge about a genre to make predictions (Benchmark 18)
  • Write to describe (Writing Benchmark 5)


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