Unit 4: Determination Weekly Theme: Protecting Our Natural Resources Selection 3: Title: Washington Weed Whackers Author: Time for Kids Genre: Nonfiction Article

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Unit 4 Determination Weekly
Theme Protecting Our Natural ResourcesSelectio
n 3Title Washington Weed WhackersAuthor
Time for KidsGenreNonfiction Article gives
information about real people, places, or
things.Comprehension Strategy I can monitor
my own comprehension as I read a
passage.Comprehension SkillI can compare and
contrast two items.
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• Spelling words for Unit 4 Week 3
• Washington Weed Whackers
• I can decode words with soft c and g.
• Spelling Focus
• words with soft c and g
• cell, gems, age, place, gyms, city, cents,
  price, space, nice, giant, changes, pages,
  gentle, message
• Review Words crowd, clouds, found
• Challenge Words giraffe, celebrate

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• Key Vocabulary
• native originally living or growing in a
  place
• shouldnt contraction of should not
• research careful study or investigation in
  order to learn facts
• sprout to begin to grow
• clumps groups or clusters, as of dirt or
  plants

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• Vocabulary Skills Contractions
• I can identify contractions as words that are
  made by putting two words together and then
  shortening them.
• An apostrophe takes the place of the letter or
  letters that are left out.
• Examples it is its
• you have youve
• Grammar Skills
• I can identify the main verbs and helping verbs
  in a sentence.
• The main verb tells what the subject is or does.
• The helping verb helps the main verb show
  action.
• Have, has, and had can be helping verbs.
• Helping verbs must agree with the
  subject.
• Example John has finished his chores.