Fifth Grade Reading Street ( ) Unit 5.5.1 The Three Century Woman Genre: Humorous Fiction Vocabulary Words: eerie – causing fear because of strangeness or weirdness intersection – point, line, or place where one thing crosses another pondered – considered carefully; thought over severe – serious; grave spectacles – eyeglasses withered – lost or caused to lose freshness; made or became dry and lifeless Spelling Words: elementary vehicle miniature probability definition substitute variety literature elevator Pennsylvania ravioli cafeteria mosaic tuxedo meteorite fascination cylinder intermediate centennial curiosity documentary stegosaurus pediatrician mediocre More Words to Know: airtime – specific amount of time in a television, radio, or any broadcast media program Alzheimer’s – disease of the brain that causes confusion and gradual loss of memory close-up – picture taken with a camera at close range bombers = airplanes used to drop bombs Pearl Harbor – U.S. naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii; site of Japanese attack on December 7, 1941, which caused U.S. entry into World War II torpedo – large, cylinder-shaped metal tube containing explosives Spelling: Multisyllabic Words Grammar: Contractions and Negatives Writing Trait of the Week: Vocabulary Strategy: Word Structure: Greek and Latin Roots Comprehension Skill: Character and Plot Comprehension Strategy: Prior Knowledge Social Studies Standards: U.S. History
anxious foreign bargain condemn intrigue villain cantaloupe flood depot cordial subtle disguise bureau reminiscent adjective monologue environment More Words to Know: ascent – the act of going up intact – with nothing missing or broken; whole viewport – a small window in a small vessel discovered – found something that already existed but that was not known about or seen foreign – outside your own country treasure – wealth or riches stored up; valuable things Spelling: Unusual Spellings Grammar: Adjectives and Articles Writing Trait of the Week: Word Choices Vocabulary Strategy: Dictionary/Glossary Comprehension Skill: Graphic Sources Comprehension Strategy: Ask Questions Science Standards: Technology Fifth Grade Reading Street ( ) Unit 5.5.3 Talk with an Astronaut Genre: Interview
Unit 5.5.4 Journey to the Center of the Earth Genre: Science Fiction Vocabulary Words: armor – any kind of protective covering encases – covers completely; encloses extinct – no longer existing hideous – very ugly; frightful; horrible plunged – fell or moved suddenly downward or forward serpent – snake, especially a big snake Spelling Words: project audience decade territory auditorium terrier decimal injection December reject eject terrace decimeter audition audible decathlon terrarium dejected terrain terra cotta subterranean conjecture trajectory terrestrial More Words to Know: calculations – careful thinking; deliberate plans ichthyosaurus – a large fishlike reptile, now extinct, that lived in the sea plesiosaurus – any of several large sea reptiles that lived about 200 million years ago caverns – large caves chambers – enclosed spaces stalactites – mineral formations shaped like icicles hanging from a cave roof stalagmites – mineral formations shaped like cones coming up from the floor of a cave Spelling: Latin Roots Grammar: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Writing Trait of the Week: Comprehension Skill: Cause and Effect Comprehension Strategy: Summarize Science Standards: Dinosaurs Earth’s Layers
Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues Fifth Grade Reading Street ( ) Unit 5.5.5 Ghost Towns Genre: Expository Nonfiction Vocabulary Words: economic – of or the management of the income, supplies, and expenses of a household, government, etc. independence – freedom from the control, influence, support, or help of others overrun – to spread over scrawled – written or poorly or carelessly vacant – not occupied More Words to Know: mercantile – of merchants or trade; commercial prosperity – prosperous condition; good fortune; success tumbledown – ready to fall down; not in good condition; dilapidated claim – a piece of public land a settler or prospector marks out for possession pay dirt – earth, rock, etc., containing enough metal to be worth mining sluice – a long, sloping trough through which water flows, used to wash gold from sand, dirt, or gravel
cleanse resign resignation unite unity magic magician remedy remedial individual individuality Spelling: Related Words Grammar: Adverbs Writing Trait of the Week: Sentences Vocabulary Strategy: Word Structure: Prefixes Comprehension Skill: Generalize Comprehension Strategy: Graphic Organizers Social Studies Standards: U.S. History Gold Rush Westward Expansion