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Fifth Grade Reading Street (www.freidalewis.com )
Unit 3.1 Wings of the King
Genre: Play
Vocabulary Words:
1. admiringly – with wonder, pleasure, and approval
2. permit – to let; allow
3. scoundrel – an evil, dishonorable person
4. subject – person under the power, control, or influence of another
5. worthless – without value; good-for-nothing, useless
More Words to Know:
1. parapet – a low wall at the edge of a balcony, roof, or bridge
2. reproachfully – with disapproval
3. experiment – trial or test to find out something
4. suggested – put forward; proposed
5. theory – an explanation based on observation and reasoning
Spelling:
Schwa
Comprehension Skill:
Author’s Purpose
Grammar:
Past, Present, and Future Tenses
Comprehension Strategy:
Story Structure
Writing Trait of the Week:
Conventions
Science Content:
Inventors
Scientific Method
Insects
Vocabulary Strategy:
Context Clues
Spelling Words:
1. jewel
2. kingdom
3. gasoline
4. factory
5. garage
6. tropical
7. pajamas
8. estimate
9. tomorrow
10. humidity
11. Chicago
12. bulletin
13. carnival
14. illustrate
15. elegant
16. census
17. terrific
18. celebrate
19. operate
20. celery
21. rehearsal
22. salamander
23. prominent
24. significant
25. parakeet
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Unit 3.2 Leonardo’s Horse
Genre: Biography
Vocabulary Words:
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4.
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achieved – carried out to a successful end
architect – person who designs and makes plans for buildings
bronze – a dark yellow-brown alloy of copper and in
cannon – a big gun, especially one mounted on a base or wheels
depressed - gloomy; sad
fashioned – made, shaped, or formed
midst – in the middle of
philosopher - person who attempts to understand the basic nature of knowledge and reality
rival – person who wants and tries to get the same thing as another; competitor
More Words to Know:
rebirth – a new birth; being born again
Renaissance – the great revival of art and learning in Europe during the 1300-1500s
togas – loose, outer garments worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome
canvas – strong cloth with a coarse weave made of cotton, flax, or hemp used for painting
charcoal – a black, brittle form of carbon used for drawing made by partly burning wood in the
absence of air
6. easel – a stand for holding a picture
7. Norman Rockwell – a popular 20th century American painter
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5.
Spelling:
Compound Words
Comprehension Skill:
Main Idea
Grammar:
Principal Parts of Regular Verbs
Comprehension Strategy:
Summarize
Writing Trait of the Week:
Focus/Ideas
Vocabulary Strategy:
Word Structure – Greek and Latin Roots
Social Studies Standards:
The Renaissance
Humanities
Culture
Spelling Words:
1. waterproof
2. teaspoon
3. grasshopper
4. homesick
5. barefoot
6. courthouse
7. earthquake
8. rowboat
9. scrapbook
10. countryside
11. lightweight
12. fishhook
13. spotlight
14. blindfold
15. whirlpool
16. tablespoon
17. greenhouse
18. postcard
19. hummingbird
20. thumbtack
21. sledgehammer
22. brokenhearted
23. chalkboard
24. straightforward
25. granddaughter
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Unit 3.3 Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins
Genre: Biology
Vocabulary Words:
1. erected – put up; built
2. foundations – parts on which the other parts rest for support; bases
3. mold – a hollow shape in which anything is formed, cast, or solidified
4. occasion – a special event
5. proportion – a proper relation among parts
6. tidied – put in order; made neat
7. workshop – space or building where work is done
More Words to Know:
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2.
3.
4.
5.
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anatomy – structure of a living thing
dignitaries – people who have positions of honor
monumental – very great
fossils – the hardened remains or traces of something that lived in a former age
paleontologists – scientists who study the forms of life in prehistoric time
sandstone- a sedimentary rock made mostly of sand
Spelling:
Consonant Sounds /j/, /ks/, /sk/, and /s/
Comprehension Skill:
Fact and Opinion
Grammar:
Principal Parts of Irregular Verbs
Comprehension Strategy:
Predict
Writing Trait of the Week:
Organization/Paragraphs
Science Standards:
Fossils
Dinosaurs
Paleontology
Extinction
Vocabulary Strategy:
Context Clues
Spelling Words:
1. excuse
2. scene
3. muscle
4. explore
5. pledge
6. journal
7. science
8. schedule
9. gigantic
10. scheme
11. Japan
12. excellent
13. exclaim
14. fascinate
15. ginger
16. scholar
17. scent
18. dodge
19. smudge
20. schooner
21. extraordinary
22. reminisce
23. acknowledge
24. prejudice
25. allergic
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Unit 3.4 Mahalia Jackson
Genre: Expository Nonfiction
Vocabulary Words:
1. appreciate – think highly of; value; enjoy
2. barber – person whose business is cutting hair and shaving or
trimming beards
3. choir – a group of singers who sing together, often in a church service
4. released – permitted to be published, shown, sold, etc.
5. religious – much interested in the belief, study, and worship of God or
gods; devoted to religion
6. slavery- the condition of being owned by another person and being
made to work without wages
7. teenager – a person in his or her teens
More Words to Know:
1. gospel – religious music with much emotion and enthusiasm
2. posthumously – happening after death
3. spirituals - religious songs which originated among African Americans
of the southern United states
Spelling:
One Consonant or Two
Comprehension Skill:
Main Idea
Grammar:
Troublesome Verbs
Comprehension Strategy:
Graphic Organizers
Writing Trait of the Week:
Word Choice
Social Studies Standards:
U.S. History
Contributions of African Americans
20th Century Culture
Vocabulary Strategy:
Context Clues
Spelling Words:
1. address
2. college
3. mirror
4. recess
5. committee
6. collect
7. Mississippi
8. immediate
9. command
10. appreciate
11. announce
12. possess
13. Tennessee
14. gallop
15. opponent
16. barricade
17. broccoli
18. accomplish
19. allowance
20. zucchini
21. silhouette
22. millionaire
23. dilemma
24. embarrassment
25. compassionate
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Unit 3.5 Special Effects in Film and Television
Genre: Graphic Sources
Vocabulary Words:
1. background – the part of a picture or scene toward the back
2. landscape – a view of scenery on land
3. miniature – reduced image or likeness; done on a small scale
4. prehistoric – belonging to periods before recorded history
5. reassembled - came, brought, or put together again
More Words to Know:
1. boundaries - limits
2. prototype – the first or original type or model of anything that is designed or
constructed
3. spectacular – making a great display
4. digital effects – pictures and sounds created by a computer
5. illusion – something that appears to be different from what it actually is
6. props – any piece of furniture or small item used in performing or making a movie
or TV show
Spelling:
Prefixes un-, de-, dis-
Comprehension Skill:
Graphic Sources
Grammar: Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
Comprehension Strategy:
Prior Knowledge
Writing Trait of the Week:
Sentences
Vocabulary Strategy:
Word Structure – Prefixes
Social Studies Standards:
Careers
Technology
Entertainment Industry
Spelling Words:
1. uncover
2. defrost
3. uncomfortable
4. discourage
5. disadvantage
6. unfortunate
7. unfamiliar
8. disability
9. discomfort
10. deodorant
11. unemployed
12. deflate
13. disbelief
14. unpredictable
15. disapprove
16. disappoint
17. unpleasant
18. dehydrated
19. disqualify
20. undecided
21. unnecessary
22. disobedient
23. dehumidifier
24. disinfectant
25. disenchanted
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