Language
4 Types of Sentences
Declarative – a sentence that tells something
Interrogative – question
Imperative – a command
Exclamatory – shows excitement
Comprehension Skills
Check for Understanding
Cross Checking (Does it look right, does it sound right, does it make sense?)
Back up and reread
Tune into interesting words
Vocabulary Skill
Homophones – words that sound alike, but are spelled in different ways and have different meanings
mail
male
High Frequency Words
always
around
because
been
before
Key Vocabulary
balanced – even; not too much of one thing
dairy – foods made from milk or cream
diet – the usual food and drink of a person
hungry – wanting food
shopper – a person who buys
things
shopping – going to the store to buy things
vegetables – roots, leaves, stems, flowers of plants used as food
steep – rising or falling sharply