about matter, 312–313 about myths, 201 about photosynthesis, 150–151 about process, 100–101 about sequence, 85 about solar system, 190–191 about space exploration, 302 about storms, 32–33 about utensils, 314–315 about Viking exploration, 192–193 about waste management, 272–273 about weather, 5, 20–21, 41 about wind, 30–31 about world wonders, 45, 60–61, 70–73, 81 in context, 6–7, 46–47, 86–87, 126–127, 166–167, 206–207, 246–247, 288–289 vocabulary development connotative meanings, 167 context, 247 dictionary, 7, 207 multiple-meaning words, 47 recognizing dialogue, 127 silent letters, 87 word families, 289 thunderstorm, 6 tornado, 6 tour, 86 tribe, 86 trick, 166 W weigh, 46 whisper, 86 word study. See also grammar; writing tools antonyms, 311 base words, 29 homographs, 189 homophones, 69 idioms, 149 root words, 109 shades of meaning, 271 synonyms, 229 writing. See also text elements informational texts, 78–80 journals, 320–322 letters to the editor, 106–107, 118–120 narratives, 38–40, 280–282 persuasive texts, 106–107, 118–120 plays, 158–160 poetry, 238–240 stories, 38–40, 198–200 writing strategies dialogue, 158, 280 journal writing, 320 letters and emails, 118 planning ideas, 198 thinking about setting, 38 thinking about theme, 238 writing about history, 78 writing tools. See also grammar; word study capitalization, 310 compound and complex sentences, 68 condense ideas with that, 188 conjunctions, 68 dependent and independent clauses, 28, 68 fragments, 28 italics, 148 parts of letters, 108 punctuation for direct speech, 270 rhyme, rhyming patterns, and sound devices, 228 INDEX Index | T365
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