Transcript Viva New Jersey by Gloria Gonzalez

Viva New Jersey
by Gloria Gonzalez
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porch
servant
shore
disturb
market
margin
worth
purchas
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perhaps
ignore
concern
attorney
barge
detergent
corridor
ornament
artistic
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nervous
trustworthy
versatile
particular
porcelain
carbohydrate
Skill
Compare & Contrast
• Tell how two or
more things are
alike or different
• Similes (like, as,
than) and
metaphors
• Uses summarizing
skills
Strategy
Summarize
• Brief statement of
the most important
ideas in a selection
• Focus on the main
ideas rather than
the details
Read “This New Town” p. 67
In your Reading notebook,
complete the “Write to Read” #1
and #2.
Vocabulary
In your Reading
Notebook, write the
vocabulary words
and definitions
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mongrel
menacing
groping
pleas
• persisted
• destination
• corridors
Vocabulary Strategy p. 68
Context Clues
Words and sentences around an
unfamiliar word that help you figure
out the meaning of the word.
Read “The Traveler,” p. 69. What
clues are found in the text that help us
understand the new vocabulary terms.
What does it mean to be
independent?
What does it mean to be
dependent?
Independent & Dependent Clauses
Independent Clause
• has a subject and a verb
• can stand alone as a complete sentence
Dependent Clause
• has a subject and a verb
• … but CANNOT stand alone as a complete
sentence.
COMPLEX SENTENCE
A sentence that includes an
Independent Clause and a
Dependent Clause
Dependent Clauses
• Introduced by a conjunction—a word
that is used to join words, phrases, or
sentences.
• When a dependent clause starts the
sentence, a comma separates it from
the independent clause.
Conjunctions
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after
although
because
before
if
since
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though
then
unless
until
when
Write I if the group of words is an independent clause.
Write D if it is a dependent clause and circle the
conjunction.
1. Before the U.S. Coast Guard cutter
towed them.
2. The perilous journey lasted two days.
3. Lucinda’s family moved to West New
York, New Jersey.
4. If the dog has not been found.
5. Whenever she heard a Spanish song.
Write each sentence. Underline the independent
clause once and the dependent clause twice.
1. When you move, it can be hard to make
friends.
2. The task is harder still if you speak a different
language.
3. Before the first day of school arrived, I
worried.
4. The new home would not feel like home until I
made friends.
5. Although I have many friends now, once I had
none.
Grammar textbook p. 62-63
• Complete Part A -- #6-10, and B -- #
6-10
• I will walk around and help you out.
• Though we still have several days to
talk about and learn this, please let
me know if you are having trouble
understanding.