2. VOCABULARY Pronounce: To say Please pronounce your name loudly and clearly. Realize: To see or to understand. Do you realize that your socks don’t match? Discovery: Something new that has been learned. Julia was shocked by the discovery that she had won the leading role. Defend: Protect from danger. “I will defend your honor my love” Settle: Accept Never settle for less than you deserve. Earnest: Serious Mom gave me an earnest look, followed by a firm “no.”
3. Narrative Text What is the main purpose of a Narrative? To tell a story. What are the three elements of a narrative? Setting-when and where Plot-sequence of events characters-
4. Plot:unfolds sequence of events Beginning-the author usually tells us main characters and setting. Middle-Most of the action End-wrap up or conclusion Arno Girard France
5. Voyager Journeys 1February 8, 2010E.4/L6 Prefix- goes in the beginning. De- Decode Means to reverse or get rid of a condition. Declaw To get rid of claws Defrost? To get rid of frost.
6. suffix- goes in at the end of word -ness Freshness Means conditions or state of being Shyness In a state of being shy Sadness In a state of being sad
8. Positive: Happy, sure and upbeat. Mr. Fernandez always has a positive attitude. Effect: Change caused by someone else. Some effects of the flu are a fever and body aches. Recover: To get better. When you recover from the cold you stop sneezing. Level: An amount; how much of something. There are higher levels of illness in our school . Sickness: A disease or condition of being ill. Her sickness was not too serious and she felt better the next day.
9. Names to look for: Norman Cousins Rx Laughter Alana Beard Washington Mystics
10. Main Ideas Who, what, where, when, why or how. Why are athletes afraid of getting sick? How does our immune system protect us? What causes germs to spread from one person to another? Optimist are positive, but pessimist feel things are not ok.
