Unit 4 Week 2 Skills Question of the Week Why is it important to study animals responsibly Skill Authors Purpose Authors need to have a purpose in mind before they write They may write to persuade inform express feelings or entertain ID: 267167
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Explorers, Pioneers, and Discoverers
Unit 4 Week 2 SkillsSlide2
Question of the Week:
Why is it important to study animals responsibly?Slide3
Skill: Author’s Purpose
Authors need to have a purpose in mind before they write
They may write to persuade, inform, express feelings, or entertainSlide4
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 structureSlide5
Tested Vocabulary:
captive
companionship
existence
ordeal
primitive
sanctuaries
stimulatingSlide6
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 transparencySlide7
Independent Work:
Tested vocabulary
Spelling menu
Read choice novel