Informational Assignment 4.4.5

Let's Solve Some Problems

By Jill McGurgan

​Word Work

Brand new prefixes! Are there any you recognize?

Draw

Underline the prefix in each word.

Let's Make a Difference

“A Kenyan Teen's Discovery: Let There Be Lights To Save Lions” is a nonfiction article written by Nina Gregory. The article highlights the problem Kenyan farmers were having with lions attacking livestock and their retaliation against the already endangered species. A young teenager, Richard Turere, identifies a real-world problem and solves it to help not just the lions but also the farmers and their livestock.

​It's Your Turn

Step 1: Complete Vocab Review, Matching on Page 3.

Step 2: Think of a real world problem (or use the list provided), then brainstorm something you could "create" to solve this problem on Page 4.
-Use the sentence starters provided to describe your creation
-Use the sketch pad to draw your creation

​ASK QUESTIONS!

Let's find some Zen!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od_x2A3qx68&list=PLd3ay607mCCQeTvnPXDK01u_HM6k3pF0d&index=3

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Brain
Break

Grammar: Adjectives

Adjectives are words that describe nouns or pronouns. They provide details and allow people to visualize what another person is describing.

Pronouns can be:
-colors (my red glasses)
-numbers (the three dogs)
-some pronouns (her brother)
-Proper nouns (African elephants)

Draw

How many adjectives can you find?

​Time to finish Your Outline

1. Open your informational outline.

2. Review the information from the first 4 boxes

   1. Introduction

   2. Body 1 (your interview)

   3. Body 2 (recording of interview)

   4. Body 3 (2nd recording OR personal interview)

​3. Let's complete the conclusion paragraph today!

Poll

How do you feel about all the graded assignments recently?

• I CRUSHED them all. Yay, me!

• Pretty good. Definitely helped my grade!

• Well... Okay, I hope I did good.

• Yikes! That was NOT fun!