Theme 6-1 Animal Encounters
Selection Title:
The Grizzly Bear Family Book
Author:
Michio Hoshino
Illustrator:
Michio Hoshino
Genre:
Nonfiction
Strategy Focus:
Evaluate
Comprehension Skill:
Making Generalizations
Key Vocabulary
1. Abundant:
More than enough; plentiful.
2. Aggressive:
Bold; ready and quick to fight.
3. Carcass:
The dead body of an animal.
4. Caribou:
A type of Arctic deer.
5. Dominance:
The condition of having the most control.
6. Subservience:
The state of being willing to yield to others’ power.
7. Territory:
An area inhabited by an animal or animal group & defended
against intruders.
8. Tundra:
A treeless Arctic region where the subsoil is permanently frozen &
where only low shrubs, lichens, & mosses can grow.
9. Wariness:
The state of being on one’s guard.
10.Wilderness:
Any unsettled region in its natural state.
Spelling
Basic Words
1. Propose
2. Convince
3. Concern
4. Enforce
5. Compare
6. Excuse
7. Conduct
8. Preserve
9. Contain
10. Excite
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Extend
Prefix
Engage
Pronoun
Consist
Enclose
Consent
Proverb
Complete
Exchange
Challenge
1. Enactment
2. Procedure
3. Confront
4. Preamble
5. Concise
Review
1. Compose
2. Exact
3. Enjoy
4. Common
5. Expert
Theme 6-2 Animal Encounters
Selection Title:
The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Home
Author:
George Ancona
Illustrator:
George Ancona
Genre:
Nonfiction
Strategy Focus:
Clarify/Monitor
Comprehension Skill:
Topic, Main Idea, Supporting Details
Key Vocabulary
1. Canopy:
The high, sheltering branches of rain forest trees.
2. Captive:
Captured; held against one’s will.
3. Dilemma:
A situation in which one is given difficult choices to make.
4. Extinction:
The condition of having died out.
5. Genes:
Tiny pieces of matter in cells that carry the blueprints for
characteristics.
6. Habitat:
A natural environment for native creatures.
7. Humid:
Containing a large amount of water vapor.
8. Observation:
The act of paying close attention.
9. Predators:
Animals that prey on others.
10. Reintroduction:
The process of returning animals to their native habitats.
Spelling
Basic Words
1. Dangerous
2. History
3. Vacation
4. Popular
5. Favorite
6. Memory
7. Personal
8. Educate
9. Regular
10. Continue
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Potato
Natural
Sensitive
Energy
Emotion
Period
Property
Condition
Imagine
Attention
Challenge
1. Juvenile
2. Astonish
3. Ovation
4. Amateur
5. Obvious
Review
1. Together
2. Beautiful
3. Library
4. Hospital
5. Another
Theme 6-3 Animal Encounters
Selection Title:
My Side of the Mountain
Author:
Jean Criaghead George
Illustrator:
Gary Aagaard
Genre:
Realistic Fiction
Strategy Focus:
Summarize
Comprehension Skill:
Drawing Conclusions
Key Vocabulary
1. Cache:
A hidden store of goods.
2. Fashion:
To make into a particular form.
3. Harsh:
Cruel or severe.
4. Harvesting:
Gathering plant parts to be eaten later.
5. Migration:
A mass movement of an animal group to a different habitat,
usually in search of food.
6. Storehouse:
A place where supplies are stored for future use.
7. Survival:
The preservation of one’s life; the continuing of life.
Spelling
Basic Words
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Fashionable
Comfortable
Different
Suitable
Merchant
Profitable
Student
Possible
Resident
Terrible
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Absent
Vacant
Servant
Valuable
Accident
Horrible
Honorable
Reasonable
Remarkable
Laughable
Challenge
Review
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Excellent
Prominent
Extravagant
Durable
Reversible
Current
Important
Moment
Silent
Parent