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Unit 3 Week 1

This document provides information for a 5th grade unit on learning about different cultures. It includes spelling words, weekly reading skills like using context clues and identifying themes, and a vocabulary lesson focused on words related to culture. The reading skills are identifying themes, summarizing stories, and understanding the realistic fiction genre. The vocabulary words help describe appreciation, communication, and cultural understanding.

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Unit 3 Week 1

This document provides information for a 5th grade unit on learning about different cultures. It includes spelling words, weekly reading skills like using context clues and identifying themes, and a vocabulary lesson focused on words related to culture. The reading skills are identifying themes, summarizing stories, and understanding the realistic fiction genre. The vocabulary words help describe appreciation, communication, and cultural understanding.

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5​th ​Grade Wonders Unit 3 Week 1 

Essential Question: What can learning about different cultures 


teach us?  
Spelling Words Weekly Skills  
   
Open Syllables   * Vocabulary Strategy– Context Clues 
 
1. minus   - Readers can determine the meaning of an unknown word in a 
2. loser  sentence by using context clues in the sentence or paragraph. The 
3. humor   word may be restated in different terms or there may be phrases to 
4. closet   help describe the word. 
 
5. recent  
6. student   * Comprehension skill - Theme 
 
7. equal   - The theme of a story or poem is the big idea or message about life 
8. profile   that the author wants the reader to understand. The theme is usually 
9. local   not stated. The reader must use details from the story or poem to 
10. comet   identify what the theme may be. 
 
  * Comprehension strategy- Summarize 
High Frequency  - Readers can summarize a story by telling the important details, 
events, and 
Words:   
  ideas in their own words. 
11. dog   
12. don’t  * Genre- Realistic Fiction 
13. door   
14. down  - Realistic fiction has characters and events that are realistic. The 
15. during  setting of realistic fiction is real or could seem real. It includes 
dialogue (conversations) and very descriptive details.  
 

Vocabulary Words  
1. appreciation- an understanding of the value of something  
2. blurted- said suddenly or without thinking 
3. complimenting- expressing praise or admiration 
4. congratulate- to give good wishes or praise for someone’s success or for 
something nice that has happened 
5. contradicted- said the opposite of; disagreed with 
6. critical- finding something wrong with things 
7. cultural- having to do with the arts, beliefs, and customs of a group of people  
8. misunderstanding- failure to understand one another  
 

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