Unit 1 Amazing Words and Story Words



Fourth Grade Reading Street ( ) Unit 4.4.1 The Houdini Box Genre: Historical FictionVocabulary Words:appeared – was seen; came in sightbustling – being noisily busy and in a hurrycrumbled – fell to pieces; decayedescape -to get out and away; to get freemagician – person who entertains by art or skill of creating illusions; especially a sleight of handmonument- something set up to honor a person or an event. A monument may be a building, pillar, arch, statue, tomb, or stone.vanished – disappeared, especially suddenly Spelling Words:don’twon’twouldn’tthere’swe’reyou’redoesn’tI’vehere’swasn’tshouldn’tcouldn’twhere’shadn’taren’tthey’reit’swe’vewhen’shaven’tit’llwho’llmight’vemustn’twe’dMore Words to Know:engraved - cut deeply in; carved in; carved in an artistic wayunexplainable – unaccountable; without apparent cause or reasoninvisible – not visible; not capable of being seenpretending –making believejudge – form an opinion or estimate aboutSpelling:ContractionsGrammar: Singular and Plural PronounsWriting Trait of the Week:SentencesVocabulary Strategy: Context Clues Comprehension Skill:Compare and ContrastComprehension Strategy:PredictScience Concepts: BreathingIllusionsDai VernonFourth Grade Reading Street ( ) Unit 4.4.2 Encantado Genre: Expository NonfictionVocabulary Words:aquarium – building used for showing collections of live fish, water animals, and water plantsdolphins – any of numerous sea mammals related to the whale, but smaller with beaklike snouts and remarkable intelligenceenchanted - delighted greatly; charmedflexible – easily bent; not stiff; bending without breakingglimpses – short, quick views or lookspulses – regular, measured beatssurface – the top of the ground or soil, or of a body of water or other liquidSpelling Words:chickenelevengivenjunglenationalseveralnaturalneedlesinglecitizenthreatendiagonalpaddleanimalspiralmarbleovalmumbletanglefrightenstrengthenknuckleindividualcubiclethree-dimensional More Words to Know:destination – place to which someone or something is going or is being sentsubmerged - put under water; covered with waterteem – to be full of; abound; swarmagility – the ability to move quickly and easily; nimblenessendowed – born with; provided with some ability, quality, or talentrelationship – condition that exists between people or groups that deal with each otherSpelling:Final le, al, enGrammar: Subject and Object PronounsWriting Trait of the Week:Focus/IdeasVocabulary Strategy: Context Clues Comprehension Skill:Compare and ContrastComprehension Strategy:VisualizeScience Concepts: Animal CharacteristicsAnimal Survival, Food WebHabitat, Dolphin Facts Fourth Grade Reading Street ( )Unit 4.4.3 The King in the Kitchen Genre: PlayVocabulary Words:duke – nobleman of the highest title; ranking just below a princedungeon – a dark underground room or cell to hold prisonersfuriously – with unrestrained energy, speed, etc.genius – person having very great natural power of mindmajesty – title used in speaking to or of a king, queen, emperor, empress, etc.noble – high or great by birth, rank, or titlepeasant – farmer of the working class in Europe, Asia, and Latin Americaporridge – food made of oatmeal or other grain boiled in water or milk until it thickensSpelling Words:brothertogetherdinnerpopularcentercalendarsimilarregularsummercleversupperpitcherfilterhangarneversheltercellarcaterpillartheaterdelivercharactersingularreceiverspectacularbinocular More Words to Know:exiled – forced to leave your country or home, often by law as a punishment; banishedinferior – not very good; below most others; low in qualitytreasury – money owned; fundsadvertising – the act of bringing to public notice by radio or TV announcements, published notices, posters, or other meansconcentrate – pay close attention; focus the mindsecret – something kept from the knowledge of othersSpelling:Final er, atGrammar: Pronouns and AntecedentsWriting Trait of the Week:VoiceVocabulary Strategy: Dictionary/Glossary Comprehension Skill:Character and SettingComprehension Strategy:Monitor and Fix UpScience Concepts: Getting a Patent, Inventing Super GlueKitchen Chemistry, Find a New Use Fourth Grade Reading Street ( ) Unit 4.4.4 The Seeker of Knowledge Genre: BiographyVocabulary Words:ancient – of times long pastlink – anything that joins or connects, as a loop of a chain doesscholars – learned people; people having much knowledgeseeker – one who tries to find; one who searchestemple - building used for the service or worship of God or godstranslate – to change from one language into anothertriumph – victory; successuncover – to make known; reveal; exposeSpelling Words:villageexceptexplainquickchargebridgeknowledgequestionequalqueenexcitedexpectTexasfudgeexcellentexercisequartliquidquiltexpertexpeditionaquariuminquirefrequentadvantage More Words to Know:decipher – to change something in cipher or code to ordinary language; decodehieroglyphs – pictures, characters, or symbols standing for words, ideas, or sounds. The ancient Egyptians used hieroglyphs instead of an alphabet like ours.spellbound - too interested to move; fascinatedSpelling:Consonants /j/, /ks/, and /kw/Grammar: Possessive PronounsWriting Trait of the Week:ConventionsVocabulary Strategy:Word Structure Comprehension Skill:Graphic SourcesComprehension Strategy:Ask QuestionsSocial Studies Concepts:Napoleon Bonaparte, The Rosetta Stone, Create a CodeFourth Grade Reading Street ( ) Unit 4.4.5 The Great Kapok Tree Genre: Realistic FictionVocabulary Words:amphibians – cold-blooded animals with backbones and moist, scale-less skins. Their young usually have gills and live in water until they develop lungs for living on land.crime – activity of criminals; violation of lawexhibit – act of displaying; public showinglizards – reptiles with long bodies and tails, movable eyelids, and usually four legs. Some lizards have no legs and look much like snakes.reference – used for information or helpreptiles – cold-blooded animals with backbones and lungs, usually covered with horny plates or scalessalamanders – animals shaped like lizards, but related to frogs and toads. Salamanders have moist, smooth skin and live in water or in damp places.stumped - puzzledSpelling Words:distrustuncertainincompleteunlikelyunfairdiscontinueunawaredisorderdiscountindirectunopeneddisrespectunimportantunlisteddisrepairinabilitydisapproveunsolveddisobeyunsuspectingdisintegratedisillusionedunconsciousunappetizingintolerant More Words to Know:confided – told as a secretfrustration – a feeling of anger and helplessnessspecimen – one of a group taken to show what the others are likecase – matter for a court of law to decidedamage – harm or injury that lessens the value or usefulnesscourt – an assembly of persons (judges) who are chosen to administer justiceSpelling:Prefixes un-, dis-, and in-Grammar: Contractions and NegativesWriting Trait of the Week:Organization/ParagraphsVocabulary Strategy: Context Clues Comprehension Skill:PlotComprehension Strategy:Prior KnowledgeScience Concepts: SalamandersExperimentsReptiles and Amphibians ................
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