🔺Module 6 - W3 - Day 3 - ELA

Lesson Instructions

You will go through two lessons (one in grammar and one in reading). 

Phone.png GRAMMAR

Introduction

We are continuing our work on reference materials. Today's reference tool is the THESAURUS. No, it's not a dinosaur, it's a book of synonyms and antonyms. 

Video

Stop and Jot

In Your Notebook:  Copy down this chart.

Reference Materials

 

Dictionaries

A book of words in alphabetical order
Gives definition, part of speech, and pronunciation
Glossaries Domain-specific vocabulary words in alphabetical order
In the back of the reference material
Give definitions
Thesaurus

A book of synonyms and antonyms in alphabetical order
Helps improve word choice while writing

Interactive

Phone (2).png READING

Introduction

Hey readers! We are continuing our work on text features and how we can use these features to support our understanding of the text.

Here are some text features examples that you may have seen in other grades:

Nonfiction Text Features Print - bold, colored, italics, highlighted, big or small Diagrams Timelines Index Bullet points Table of contents glossary graphs tables/chairs maps pictures/captions

Video

Stop and Jot

In Your Notebook:  Continue reading informational text and adding to your chart from the last reading session. If you are having trouble locating text features, use the graphic above to help you.

While you are reading your informational book, find text features and fill out the chart. Read for 30 minutes.

Text Feature Why did the author include it?
   
   
   
   

 

 

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