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Author’s Purpose

• Theauthor’s purposeisthereasonorreasonstheauthorhasforwriting.

• Anauthormaywritetopersuade,toinform,toentertain,ortoexpressideasandfeelings.Anauthormayhavemorethanonereasonforwriting.

Directions Read the following passage. Then complete the diagram.

One very cool invention is the refrigerator. Before refrigeration, it

was difficult to store and ship fresh food. In the early twentieth century, food was kept cold with a block of ice in a cabinet called an “icebox.” The cooling process used in today’s refrigerators dates back to Michael Faraday’s experiments in

the eighteenth century with liquefying ammonia. The first refrigeration machine was designed in 1805 by the American inventor Oliver Evans. Other inventors improved on this device. The first commercial home refrigerator was sold in 1911 by General Electric. Today, homes all over the world have refrigerators.

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5. How did the author’s language or style help meet the purpose?

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Writing • Summary

Key Features of a Summary

• tellswhataselectionisabout

• includesthemostimportantideasanddetails

• leavesoutunnecessarydetails

Dancing Wheels is the story of a dance troupe in Cleveland, Ohio, that includes

both “stand-up” dancers and “sit-down” dancers who dance in wheelchairs.

The story begins by showing how dancers prepare for a performance and then tells how the troupe got started. Its founder, Mary Verdi-Fletcher, was born with a disease that weakened the lower half of her body. When she grew up, Mary formed The Dancing Wheels School and Company so that people with similar conditions could dance.

The book goes on to explain how dancers prepare for performances. It tells about workshops and rehearsals. Readers learn how the dancers work together. They also learn about some of the children in the dance troupe.

The last part of the book conveys what a Dancing Wheels performance is like. In words and pictures, it describes the show “The Sorcerer’s Apprentices” and the reader learns what can happen when one person follows a dream.

1. What are some of the important details that are included in this summary?

2. Give an example of the kind of information that you wouldn’t include in a summary about a dance performance.

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VocabularyDirections Choose the word from the box that best matches each definition. Write the word on the line.

1. to invent

2. allowance, figured by percent

3. produced

4. sent out signals by means of electromagnetic waves or by wire

5. to make a copy of

Directions Choose the word from the box that best completes each sentence below. Write the word on the line shown to the left.

6. The inventor that he had a great invention.

7. He claimed that his machine food from one place to another, electronically.

8. “It food into electrical pulses,” he declared.

9. If it worked, it could result in more by saving time.

10. Although the idea much interest, it turned out to be a fake.

Write a News ReportOn a separate sheet of paper, write a news report you might make after observing a new invention. Use as many vocabulary words as you can.

Home Activity Your child identified and used vocabulary words from Inventing the Future. Have a conversation about useful inventions. Why are they useful? What do they do? Use the vocabulary words from the selection while conversing.

Check the Words You Know

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Home Activity Your child learned about using who and whom. Have your child look through a magazine, point out the pronouns who and whom, and explain why each pronoun is used.

The pronoun who is used as a subject.

Who planted the garden? (Who is the subject of the sentence.) My sister is the only one who likes roses. (Who is the subject of the clause who likes roses.)

The pronoun whom is used as the object of a preposition, such as to, for, and from, and as a direct object. Very often, whom will be a direct object in questions.

To whom did you send the flowers? (Whom is the object of the preposition to.) This is a man whom I admire. (Whom is the direct object of the verb admire in the clause

whom I admire.) Whom did you invite? (Whom is a direct object.)

You can check if whom should be used as a direct object. Change the word order so that the subject comes first. (Whom did you invite? You did invite whom?)

Directions Circle the pronoun in ( ) that correctly completes each sentence.

1. These are the inventors (who, whom) you should acknowledge.

2. Mr. Edison, (who, whom) was a fond father, nicknamed his children Dot and Dash.

3. Edison was the inventor (who, whom) wealthy investors supported.

4. The lab assistants were the ones (who, whom) built Edison’s prototypes.

5. Edison worked with the assistants (who, whom) were best suited for the positions.

6. He is one of the people (who, whom) history honors as a brilliant inventor and scientist.

7. Give the data to the woman (who, whom) calls for it.

8. People (who, whom) own CD players can thank Edison for his inventions.

Directions Write who or whom to complete each sentence correctly.

9. Batchelor and Kruesi were two assistants to Edison entrusted his work.

10. Edison believed negative results were valuable to a scientist wanted to learn.

11. stole Edison’s heart and married him?

12. To shall we award the patent for this clever invention?

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Home Activity Your child spelled words that end in -ty, -ity, and -tion. Ask your child to choose five list words, say them, and then spell them.

Word Endings -ty, -ity, -tion

Definitions Write a list word that fits each definition.

1. faithfulness to a cause, ideal, or custom

2. freedom from danger, fear, or anxiety

3. the passing of information and beliefs from one generation to the next

4. the quality of being clear

5. reduced in number or size

6. condition of being liked by most people

7. an account in words

8. condition of being free from doubt

9. condition of realizing someone or something is previously known

10. readiness to give pain to others

Words in Context Write a list word to finish each statement below.

11. It’s time for me to renew my ___ to my local newspaper.

12. I can’t believe I actually got an autograph from my favorite ___.

13. That company has a ___ for doing fine work.

14. I have many hobbies, but collecting baseball cards is my ___.

15. It was not my ___ to hurt your feelings.

16. I am glad that we live in a free and open ___.

17. I don’t believe that you should live your life based on lies and ___.

18. The ___ of the two teams makes the game more interesting.

19. The ___ went off during that big storm last night.

20. I spent some time in the ___ box during today’s hockey game.

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Vocabulary • Prefixes re-, pro-, trans-

• Ifyouseeanunfamiliarwordwhileyouarereading,usewordpartstofigureoutitsmeaning.Prefixesarewordpartswiththeirownmeaningsthatareaddedtobasewords.Theychangethemeaningsofbasewords.

• Theprefixre-means“again;”pro-means“before;”andtrans-means“across.”

Directions Read the following article. Then answer the questions below.

Who deserves to be recalled as the inventor of the telephone? The

principle behind the telephone is that it converts sound waves to electrical impulses that are then transmitted through a wire to reproduce the sound. Although Alexander Graham Bell claimed to be the inventor of the telephone, a little-known

inventor named Elisha Gray also devised a telephone. Both men raced to the patent office to apply for a patent, and Bell beat Gray by only hours. Alexander Graham Bell will always be remembered but not Elisha Gray. If Gray had arrived at the patent office a little bit earlier, he would be the famous one.

1. What does transmitted mean? How does the prefix contribute to the meaning?

2. How does the prefix in reproduce help you to determine the meaning of the word?

3. How would the prefix help you to determine the meaning of proclaimed?

4. What are two other words in the article that use the prefix trans-, re-, or pro-?

5. Write a sentence using one of the words from your answer to Question 4.

Home Activity Yourchildidentifiedandusedprefixestounderstandnewwordsofapassage.Workwithyourchildtoidentifyunfamiliarwordsinanotherarticle.Thenseeifheorshecanfindprefixestohelpwiththeunderstandingofthenewwords.Confirmthemeaningswithyourchild.

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• Advertisements are designed to sell a product or service. Usually advertisements have four elements: a headline, image, body copy, and signature.

• Whenyoureadadvertisements,watchforpersuasivelanguageandloadedwordsthatappealto emotions. Also look for generalities that don’t have any specific meaning, testimonials, and slogans.

Directions Use this advertisement to answer the questions below.

NEW! Have the music in you!

Anexcitingnewinventionletsyouenjoy music all day long—even in the showerandasyousleep!Nowiresor headphones, just a tiny clip. For fabulous nonstop music. You have to hearittobelieveit!

Music Magic. . . . . . . $49.95 at leading department stores

Love that music!

1. What is this advertisement selling?

2. Where are the four parts of this advertisement?

3. How do loaded words in the advertisement above appeal to emotions?

4. What is an example of a generality the advertisement contains? Explain.

5. What is the slogan in this advertisement? How does it appeal to the reader?

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Directions Use this advertisement to answer the questions below.

Hello, Robot! Bye-Bye, Chores!

Teenage movie star Lindsay Cooper says, “I don’t clean my room. Why should you clean yours?”

Have more time for fun! Hello, Robot will pick up, clean, dust, make your bed, and even prepare snacks. Let Hello, Robot do the work. Don’t miss out! Get yours today!

Hello, Robot Meet your fun machine!

6. Where are the four parts of this advertisement?

7. How is a testimonial used to persuade readers?

8. What loaded words does the advertisement use? How do they appeal to emotions?

9. What is an example of a generality the advertisement contains?

10. What is the slogan in this advertisement? How does it appeal to the reader?

Home Activity Your child learned about reading advertisements critically. Look at an advertisement together. Ask your child to explain what techniques are used to sell the product or service.

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Home Activity Your child identified misspelled words. Say a word from the list and have your child spell it aloud.

Word Endings -ty, -ity, -tionProofread an Article Circle six misspelled words in the article below. Write them correctly. Find a sentence with a misplaced adjective. Write it correctly.

The Importance of Society

Humans are beings social. We all feel the need to belong to a social group. Within such a group, we come to value our reputashion and strive for recignition and populerity. Being members of society provides us with sicurity, and clarety about social tredition. And perhaps most important, being members of society prevents us from being alone.

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Proofread Words Circle the word that is spelled correctly. Write it on the line.

8. electricity electrisity elecktricity

9. penlty penilty penalty

10. sosiety society socety

11. certainty curtainty cirtainty

12. cruelty crulty creulty

13. subscribtion subscription subscripshun

14. celebrty cellebrity celebrity

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16. speclty specialty specalty

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Home Activity Your child prepared for taking tests on using who and whom. Have your child write a paragraph about friends. Ask him or her to use each pronoun who and whom at least once.

Using Who and Whom

Directions Read the passage. Then read each question. Circle the letter of the correct answer.

Geography Bee(1) “Who will enter this year’s geography bee?” asked Ms. Graham. (2) “It’s a

contest for kids for maps are a passion. (3) Are you one of those kids who loves maps?” (4) I knew a lot about the United States, and the family’s atlas was my favorite book. (5) But who would help me learn about the African states? (6) My parents, who were born in South America, encouraged me. (7) They suggested that I find a buddy with whom I could study. (8) They named a friend who had entered the contest last year. (9) “I’m in,” I said to Hector, “but gets the atlas this weekend?” (10) I was ready to prepare for the geography bee.

1 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 1?

A Change year’s to years

B Change asked to said

C Change Who to Whom

D Make no change

2 Which pronoun best completes sentence 2?

A who

B us

C whom

D them

3 Which describes the underlined word in sentence 5?

A Subject

B Object of preposition

C Direct object

D None of the above

4 Which describes the underlined word in sentence 7?

A Subject

B Object of preposition

C Direct object

D None of the above

5 Which pronoun best completes sentence 9?

A who

B they

C whom

D them

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