🟩Module 10 - W3 - Day 4 - ELA

Lesson Instructions

You will go through all lessons (grammar, reading, and writing).

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Introduction

This week, we will be reviewing root words.

Visual

agri - field, land ann - year aqua - water aud - hear bi - two cent - hundred chrono - time com/con - together graph - write therm - heat quad - four poly - many

Stop and Jot

In Your Notebook:  Think of other words that have these roots and write them down

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Introduction

We learned that sometimes root words come from Greek or Latin words, but sometimes our phrases and words in English also come from myths! We will continue to review how some phrases come from well known myths.

Video

Stop and Jot

To Do: Read a myth and think about it relates to a story that you have read before. How are the characters similar? How are the themes similar?

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Introduction

This week we will be reviewing informational writing.

Our goal is to write an informational/explanatory piece in the time span of a week. We should not be spending more than 20 minutes a day on this work. 

Our next step is to write our body paragraphs.

EXTENDED WRITING-RESPONSE WRITING TASK

Ecosystems support all forms of life.

Think about the ideas in the two passages. Then write an informational/explanatory essay on how food chains work in an ecosystem.

Be sure to use information from BOTH passages as you write an informational/explanatory essay.


Writer’s Checklist
Be sure to:
• Introduce the topic clearly, provide a focus, and organize information in a way that makes sense.
• Use information from the two passages so that your essay includes important details.
• Develop the topic with facts, definitions, details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.
• Identify the passages by title or number when using details or facts directly from the passages.
• Develop your ideas clearly and use your own words, except when quoting directly from the passages.
• Use linking words to connect ideas.
• Use clear language and vocabulary.
• Provide a conclusion that supports the information presented.
• Check your work for correct usage, grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation

Video

This video is a review from our previous unit.

To Do

Read the two articles listed below. Highlight the information as you read with the prompt in mind. 

  • Open your articles from this week
  • Open the document that you used to write your introduction and conclusion
  • Write your body paragraphs

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