Story of the Week- "Because of Winn Dixie" by Kate DiCamillo
Reading Skill:
Character, Setting, Plot
Making Inferences
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Grammar Skill: Main and Helping Verbs
Writing Skill: Narrative Paragraph
Spelling Skill: Words with suffixes -ant, -ent, -eer, -ist, -ian
Spelling Words-
assistant, consultant, coolant, defendant, radiant, disinfectant, ignorant, absorbent, confident, different, engineer, activist, cyclist, motorist, pianist, typist, comedian, electrician, librarian, musician, puppeteer, occupant, technician, relevant, pertinent
Robust Vocabulary:
consisted- if something consisted of several things, it was made up of those things
prideful- a person is prideful if he or she feels very satisfied because of something he or she has done
intends- when someone intends to do something, he or she plans to do it
snatched- if you snatched something, you grabbed it or pulled it away quickly
recalls- when a person recalls something, he or she remembers it
select- a select group is one that is special and among the best of its kind