Unit One consists of:
- Spelling Lessons 1-6
- Greek & Latin Affixes & Bases: uni/mono, bi, tri, quad/quart, pent/quint, hex/sext, hept/sept, oct, nov, dec, hecto/cent, kilo/mill, poly/multi, medi, and hemi/semi.
- Grammar focuses on Parts of Speech, Types of Sentences, Capitalization, Clauses, & Subjects & Predicates. Ask to see your child's orange "Unit Booklet".
- Literature focuses on "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury, "Papa's Parrot" by Cynthia Rylant, and from "An American Childhood" by Annie Dillard. Some skills developed: recognizing idioms, following technical directions, and studying characterization.
- Writing focuses on 5-step Essay Format, writing a summary, using descriptive language, and recognizing narrative elements. Your child has learned to write a bibliography, using proper bibliographic form (MLA style), and how to fine-tune a thesis statement.
- Long-Term Project: Author Studies
(began Monday, September 12 --- presentations begin on Friday, October 7). This is a group project and requires outside
research. Please help your child plan a schedule of time devoted to
research. Ask to see the Author Studies guidelines which were given out
on Monday, Sept. 12.
Note to Parents: The best way to help prepare your child for the Unit 1 test is to quiz him or her on the Unit 1 Booklet (little orange booklet) and the authors they are studying this trimester.
Authors:
ERNEST HEMINGWAY
F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
HERMAN MELVILLE
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
WALT WHITMAN
WASHINGTON IRVING
JACK LONDON
JOHN STEINBECK
MARK TWAIN
CHARLES DICKENS
A.A. MILNE
LEWIS CARROLL
SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
JANE AUSTEN
HUGH LOFTING
RUDYARD KIPLING
Study tip for authors:
Have your child tell you famous books each author wrote.
Have your child tell you what each author wrote about.
Have your child tell you interesting facts they learned.
These questions will help them study for the grammar section of the test:
“A, An, and The” are all adjectives that are often said to be their own part of speech. What are they called?
The class of sentence that expresses emotion or strong feeling
The part of speech that takes the place of a noun
Mystery, fantasy, science fiction, and historical fiction are all examples of _________.
“Cut it out!” is an example of an __________.
These Greek & Latin prefixes mean “one thousand”.
The class of sentence that contains two or more independent clauses
The part of speech that connects or joins words or groups of words
The class of sentence that contains an independent clause and one or more subordinate clauses
The class of sentence that asks a question
The class of sentence that expresses a command or makes a request
The part of speech that modifies verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
The class of sentence that states a fact
The part of speech that is an action or state-of-being word
A group of words that does not express a complete thought is called a ___________.
Two or more complete sentences that are not properly joined or separated is called a __________ sentence.
These Greek & Latin prefixes mean “many or much”.
The part of speech that modifies nouns and pronouns
The _____________ in a sentence is the simple subject and its modifiers.
The part of speech that joins a noun or pronoun (its object) to some other part of the sentence
The _____________ in a sentence is the simple predicate and its modifiers.
This clause does not make a complete statement when standing alone.
These Greek & Latin prefixes mean “five”.
The part of speech that is used to express surprise or emotion
ANSWERS
ARTICLES
EXCLAMATORY SENTENCE
PRONOUN
GENRE
IDIOM
KILO/MILL
COMPOUND SENTENCE
CONJUNCTION
COMPLEX SENTENCE
INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE
IMPERATIVE SENTENCE
ADVERB
DECLARATIVE SENTENCE
VERB
SENTENCE FRAGMENT
RUN-ON SENTENCE
POLY/MULTI
ADJECTIVE
COMPLETE SUBJECT
PREPOSITION
COMPLETE PREDICATE
DEPENDENT CLAUSE
PENT/QUINT
INTERJECTION
Alternative study activities: bingo card with these words, author names, and/or titles of famous books---you ask the questions (make sure they mix the words up),
Have your child make a crossword puzzle demonstrating their knowledge of the unit concepts & skills.
