Week 24 ELA

3.24 Spelling: VCCV Pattern, Week 2

Write your words in your agenda Monday.  Spelling bonuses are due no later than Thursday.  (Dividing these words into syllables would be very beneficial.) 

            You will choose your own bonus word this week.  What over words follow this VCCV pattern?

1.     basket

2.     napkin

3.     invite

4.     bedtime

5.     number

6.     chapter

7.     problem

8.     chicken

9.     Monday

10. reptile

11. actor

12. powder

13. quarter

14. chamber

15. fifteen

Vocabulary: Story Elements

            Not only do you need to know what these words mean, but you will also need to be able to use them correctly in a sentence.

1.     plot: the main events of a story

2.     character: a person or animal who is important in a story

3.     antagonist: the main bad character

4.     protagonist: the main good character, who must overcome obstacles and resolve the conflict

5.     setting: the time and place of a story

6.     conflict: problem in the story

7.     climax: most exciting moment of the story; the turning point; generally near the end

8.     resolution: the end of the story when the problem is solved

IRA: Story Elements

            Using the current book that you are reading, choose five of this week’s vocabulary words and identify them in your book.  For example, identify and describe the protagonist and the antagonist (plus three more of these terms).  If you are reading nonfiction, use at least three of these terms and then describe at least two of the text features we have studied. 

            Please include your book title on your IRA. 

            These are due no later than THURSDAY (no school Friday).

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