ELA Unit 5

ELA Unit 5

Essential Question

"In what ways do people show they care about eachother?"

Open Ended

People can show they care about eachother by.....

Ways to show people care about one another:

• Asking if someone is alright

• helping with something

• Asking someone to hangout

• Doing kind gestures such as smiling/ giving someone a hug

Genre

Realistic Fiction

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT true about a Realistic Fiction story?

• the story uses made up characters but the events could happen

• The setting is realistic and believable

• The setting cannot be a made up place

• The plot is realistic with a realistic problem and realistic steps to solve it.

Realistic Fiction

• story using made up characters BUT could happen

• Characters can be based off of real people

• Setting is realistic and believable- it CAN be real OR made up.

• Plot is realistic with characters taht have a problem or goal and take realistic steps to solve or achieve goal.

VOCABULARY

Multiple Choice

A bunch of flowers is called a ..

• Bouquet

• Express

• Portrait

• Whirl

Multiple Choice

To say or show something is to....

• Emotion

• encircle

• Express

• Fussy

Multiple Choice

A strong feeling about something is

• Express

• Emotion

• Sparkle

• Bouquet

Multiple Choice

To surround or form a circle around

• Encircle

• Portrait

• Emotion

• Whirl

Multiple Choice

Hard to please or picky

• Whirl

• Portrait

• Express

• Fussy

Multiple Choice

Pictures of a person. Usually of their face.

• Whirl

• Sparkles

• Portrait

• Fussy

Multiple Choice

Shines in quick and bright flashes

• Sparkling

• Whirl

• Bouquet

• Express

Multiple Choice

To turn or spin around rapidly

• Fussy

• Whirl

• Encircle

• Emotion

Grammar

Adjectives that compare

Comparative Adjectives

Used to compare TWO things

Typically ends in -er or includes teh word more/less

Examples:

• "Today is warmer then yesterday."

• "Today is moving more quickly then the other day."

• "This movie is longer than the first one."

Superlative Adjectives

Used to compare THREE or more things

usually ends in -est or includes the word least/most

Examples

• "Today is the warmest day this week."

• "I am the bravest in my family."

• "This is my least favorite song on the CD"