What are we focusing on in Reading?
Reading Selection: Thunder Rose
written by: Jerdine Nolen
Vocabulary Terms
1. branded: marked by burning the skin with a hot iron
2. constructed: put together; fitted together; built
3. daintily: with delicate beauty; freshly and prettily
4. devastation: destruction
5. lullaby: a soft song for singing to a child
6. pitch: a think, black, sticky substance made from tar
7. resourceful: good at thinking of ways to do things; quick- witted
8. thieving: stealing
9. veins: the blood vessels that carry blood to the heart from all parts of the body
Writing and ConventionsSubjects and Predicates
subject (noun or pronoun): words that tell whom or what the sentence is about
predicate (verb): words that tell what the subject of a sentence is or does
Visit the following link for extra practice:
Subjects & Predicates - Worksheetworks.com
Reading Selection: Thunder Rose
written by: Jerdine Nolen
Vocabulary Terms
1. branded: marked by burning the skin with a hot iron
2. constructed: put together; fitted together; built
3. daintily: with delicate beauty; freshly and prettily
4. devastation: destruction
5. lullaby: a soft song for singing to a child
6. pitch: a think, black, sticky substance made from tar
7. resourceful: good at thinking of ways to do things; quick- witted
8. thieving: stealing
9. veins: the blood vessels that carry blood to the heart from all parts of the body
Writing and ConventionsSubjects and Predicates
subject (noun or pronoun): words that tell whom or what the sentence is about
predicate (verb): words that tell what the subject of a sentence is or does
Visit the following link for extra practice:
Subjects & Predicates - Worksheetworks.com