1. Explorers, Pioneers, and Discoverers
Unit 4 Week 2 Skills

2. Question of the Week:
Why is it important to study animals responsibly?

3. Skill: Author’s Purpose
Authors need to have a purpose in mind before they write
They may write to persuade, inform, express feelings, or entertain

4. Strategy: Test Structure
Text structure of a piece of writing is defined by its external and internal organization
Titles, headings, and photographs are examples of external text structure
The organization of ideas within the text is internal text structure

5. Tested Vocabulary: captive companionship existence ordeal primitive
sanctuaries
stimulating

6. Pronouns and Antecedents
A pronoun is a part of speech that replaces a noun
Examples: he, she, it, they, them, her, him
An antecedent is the noun or nouns to which a pronoun refers
A pronoun and its antecedent must agree in number and gender
Practice grammar transparency

7. Independent Work:
Tested vocabulary
Spelling menu
Read choice novel