Theme 2

Author’s Purpose Authors write to: 1.Entertain 2.Inform 3.Persuade 4.Teach a Lesson **Many authors have more than one purpose for writing.

Author’s Purpose and Perspective: Purpose: why the author wrote the text Perspective: how the author feels about the topic he/she has written (their opinion)

Comprehension Work with a partner to discuss the read aloud story. Use the graphic organizer to guide your discussion. Conflict Plot Events Resolution

Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots A root is the basic part of a word and gives the word its meaning. A root that can stand on its own is called a root word. A prefix is a word part that is added to the beginning of the root word. A suffix is a word part that is added to the end of a root.

Locating Information Some electronic Sources: – Library Database is a collection of records about all the books and other resources in the library. – CD ROM encyclopedia the text of an encyclopedia stored in a CD ROM disc – Online Magazine and newspapers have been especially designed to be read on a computer that has an internet connection

Practice Locating Information 1. Which is the best way to search a library data base for books by David Shannon? A. book title B. by author’s name C. keyword 2. Which is the best way to search a library database for “Weaving a California Tradition”? A. book title B. by author’s name C. Keyword

Sequence: Story Events Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4

Main Idea and Detail Main Idea Detail

Drawing Conclusions Story DetailsWhat you knowDraw a Conclusion Take details from the story, combine with what you already know (based on your own experiences) and determine what isn’t directly told to you in the story to draw a conclusion.

darted An animal that darted moved suddenly and quickly in a particular direction. If someone darted out of a room, was the person acting serenely? Explain.

jostling If the people in a crowd push or knock against you, they are jostling you. Would extensive jostling in a crowd be likely to cause consternation? Explain.

untangled If you untangled something, you untied knots in it or straightened it if it was twisted. What kind of animal needed to be untangled from the fence?

inspecting Someone who is inspecting something is looking at it very carefully. Why might a farmer inspect a crop?

Bond A bond is a feeling or interest that unites two or more people or groups. What bond do California Native Americanweavers share?

solitary To live in a solitary way is to be alone most of the time. What is one activity that you prefer to do in a solitary way?

nimble If someone is nimble, he or she moves quickly, lightly, and easily. Do you think you are nimble? Why or Why not?

slick If something is slick, it is presented in an attractive way. What are some things about computers that you think are slick?

nurture If you nurture a living thing, you care for it while it is growing and developing. What might a mother animal do to nurture its baby?

Preserve To preserve something is to keep it from being harmed or changed. How do Carly Tex and her family preserve Western Mono culture?

Spelling Words Fable Candle Battle Lesson Soccer Bottom Ladle Jungle Sizzle Juggle Ankle Circle Pizza Rabbit Supper Accent College Hollow Number Harvest Subject Problem Blanket Welcome Mattress Kitchen Pumpkin Thursday Surprise Sandwich

Compound Subjects and Predicates A compound subject is 2 or more sujects joined by and or or. If a compound subject has three or more subjects, use commas to separate them. A compound predicate is 2 or more predicates joined by and or or. If a compound predicate has 3 or more predicates, use commas to separate them. Compound predicates share the same subject.

Simple and Compound Sentences A simple sentence is a group of words that describe one thought. A compound sentence is 2 or more simple sentences connected by a comma and a conjunction. A simple sentence can have a compound subject or a compound predicate, and so can each part of a compound sentence. A run-on sentence is 2 sentences run together with nothing joining them. A comma splice is 2 sentences joined with only a comma.

Complex Sentences A complex sentence is made up of an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

Prepositional Phrases A prepositional phrase is made up of a preposition, the object of the preposition, and any other words in between. If a long prepositional phrase appears at the beginning of a sentence, add a comma at the end of the phrase.

Clauses and Phrases A phrase is a group of words that is missing a subject of a verb. A dependent clause has a subject and a predicate, but does not express a complete thought. Phrases and dependent clauses cannot stand alone. An independent clause has both a subject and a predicate. It can stand alone as a sentence.