Unit 1 Week 4
Saving the Rainforest
Reading:fact: a statement that can be proved true or false
opinion: a statement of someone's judgment, belief, or way of thinking about something important ideas: the essential ideas in a text and the details that support them prefixes: come at the beginning of base words, to add to or change their meaning re-: again examples: replay, rewrite, reappear, rebuild ex-: out; beyond; removal examples: exclude, exhale, export |
Vocabulary:basin: all the land drained by a river and the streams that follow into it
charities: organizations for helping those in need or the environment equator: an imaginary circle around the middle of the Earth erosion: process of gradually wearing away by glaciers, running water, waves, or wind evaporates: changes from a liquid to a vapor exported: sent goods out of one country for sale and use in another industrial: engaged in or connected with business, trade, or manufactured goods recycled: processed or treated so it can be used again tropics: regions near the equator that are also the hottest parts of the Earth |
Grammar/Conventions:independent clause: a clause that can stand on its own without support; a complete sentence
dependent clause: a clause that cannot stand on its own; it's a fragment; it must be supported by an independent clause |
Spelling:difficult spellings
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