Download Title: David`s New Friends Author: Pat Mora

Unit 2:
Investigations
Weekly Theme:
Being a Writer
Selection 5:
Title: Author: A True Story
Author: Helen Lester
Genre:
Autobiography– a story of a person’s life written
by that person.
Comprehension Strategy:
Summarize
Comprehension Skill:
Author’s Purpose
Phonics:
decode words with /n/ gn, kn; /r/ wr
Spelling Focus:
wrap, knit, gnat, wrists, knots, wrote, knight,
sign, knock, wreck, know, wring, gnaws,
write, wrong
Review Words: throw, spray, scratch
Challenge Words: wristwatch, knapsack
Key Vocabulary:
talented – having a natural ability
single – only one
proper – correct
excitement – a feeling of being happy
because something good has happened
or will happen
acceptance – an agreement to take
something
useful – helpful
Vocabulary Skills:
Context Clues: Word Clues
Look for words in the same sentence or
a nearby sentence that give a clue to the
meaning of the word. The clue might be
a synonym or another word that helps
you to figure out the unfamiliar word’s
meaning.
Word Work:
Grammar Skills:
Sentence Combining with Nouns
Combine sentences by joining two nouns in the
subject.
Use the word and to join the nouns.
Leave out the words that repeat.
Make sure subjects and verbs agree.
Example: John likes science. Bob likes science.
John and Bob like science.