Monday, February 14, 2011

ELA notes from 2/14/11

Phonics
Aim: How do we identify the prefixes co-, con-, and com-?
The prefixes co-, con- and com- all mean with or together.
examples:
coexist: to live together 
cosign: to sign together
coworker: someone who works with you 
combine: to put together 
Finish these riddles:
to work together is to... cooperate
to admit defeat is to...concede
to write music is to...compose 
          concede      compose     cooperate

Reading
Aim: How do we identify cause and effect relationship when we read?
When we think about cause and effect you must use your skill of sequence of events know understand which event happened or caused the effect.
Language Arts
Aim: How do we use the correct articles in our sentences?
a, an, the 
These are called articles
A and an refers to ANY person, place or thing.
Ex: A bright red apple is sweet.
   An elephant is very large.
The refers to a specific noun.
ex: The water is hot today.
  1. Take a look at this book. (a,an)
  2. This page shows an engine from long ago.(a, an)
  3. That building was a shoe factory many years ago.(a,an)
  4. Today it is an aquarium with exhibits. (a,an)
  5. There is the corner of Prospect and Tremont. (a, the)

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