Unit 1 Week 2
"Mother Fletcher's Gift"
Reading:characters: the people who take part in the evetnts of a story
theme: the main idea or central message that the author wants you to learn from his/her piece of writing inferring (making inferences): figuring out what is not stated directly (reading between the lines) symbolism: a symbol is a person, object, or idea that represents (or stands for) something else, something larger than itself. Example: the American flag not only represents our contry, but it symbolizes freedom, liberty, democracy |
Vocabulary:apparently: seemingly; with the appearance of
fixtures: things put in place to stay flimsy: easily torn or broken incident: something that happens; event subscribe: to give your consent or approval; agree survive: to continue to exist; remain |
Grammar/Conventions:Simple subject: the "who" of the sentence; the main noun
Example: My little brother Josh broke his arm. Complete subject: all of the words that make up the subject Example: My little brother Josh broke his arm. Simple predicate: the verb; tells what the subject is or does Example: My little brother Josh broke his arm. Complete predicate: all the words in the predicate (the entire verb phrase) Example: My little brother Josh broke his arm. |
Spelling: |