2. Genre:
Fantasy– a story with characters, settings, or
other elements that could not exist in real life
Comprehension Strategy:
Generate Questions
Comprehension Skill:
Compare Characters, Settings,
Events
3. Phonics:
decode words with /ch/
Spelling Focus:
words with /ch/
chick, much, pitch, teacher, chum, lunch,
ditch, cheek, hatch, cheese, bench, chunk,
stretch, watching, crunching
Review Words: weak, seal, green
Challenge Words: catcher, sandwich
4. Key Vocabulary:
passion – a very strong feeling or liking
admire – respect or think well of
concentrate – pay attention or think carefully about
something
splendid – very good or beautiful
bothering – 1. giving someone trouble or annoying
them 2. taking time to do something
dangerous – likely to cause harm
ached felt a dull and steady pain
5. Vocabulary Skills:
Multiple Meaning Words
** Words that have more than
one meaning.
To figure out the meaning that fits in
a sentence, look up the word in a
dictionary and choose the meaning
that makes sense in context.
6. Word Work:
Grammar Skills:
Singular and Plural Nouns
A singular noun names one person, place, or thing.
A plural noun names more than one person, place, or
thing.
Add –s to form the plural of most nouns.
Add –es if the singular noun ends in s, ch, sh, or x.
