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Literacy ActivitiesGrade 4, Week 12

Reference Material, Text Features, and Compound Sentences

Day Topic Pages

Day 1 Using a Thesaurus 2–3

Day 2 Choosing Which Reference Material to Use 4–5

Day 3 Text Features (Photographs, Captions, Diagrams, Cross Sections) 6–8

Day 4 Review of Text Features 9–10

Day 5 Compound Sentences 11–12

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Watch the Day 1 LessonDay 1

A thesaurus is a book in which you can find synonyms and antonyms for words. A synonym is a word with a similar meaning to another word. An

antonym is a word with an opposite meaning to another word.

Read the thesaurus entries shown below. Then, fill in the blanks and answer the questions.

afraid • easyafraid (adjective) To feel fear.

Synonyms: anxious, nervous, scared

Antonyms: calm, unafraid

clean (adjective) Not messy.

Synonyms: neat, spotless, tidy

Antonyms: dirty, filthy, sloppy

easy (adjective) Not hard.

Synonyms: basic, effortless, simple

Antonyms: complex, hard

gone • warmgone (adjective) Not there; left.

Synonyms: absent, departed, missing

Antonyms: around, present

tiny (adjective) Very small.

Synonyms: little, miniature, small

Antonyms: big, giant, huge

warm (adjective) Having mild heat.

Synonyms: balmy, hot, temperate

Antonyms: cold, freezing

1. What is a synonym for easy? ________________________________

2. What is an antonym for tiny? ________________________________

3. What part of speech is gone? ________________________________

4. What is the definition of clean? ________________________________

5. Rewrite the sentence by replacing the bold word with a synonym. It is warm in Florida today.

__________________________________________________________________________

6. Rewrite the sentence by replacing the bold word with a synonym. Olivia is afraid of spiders.

__________________________________________________________________________

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Day 1 (continued)Fill in the blanks in the thesaurus entries below.

before • quiet

before (preposition) Prior to.

Synonyms: ahead, prior, previous

Antonyms: ________________________________________________________

good (___________________________) Having a high quality.

Synonyms: acceptable, ____________________________________________

Antonyms: bad, poor, terrible

happy (adjective) Glad or pleased.

Synonyms: cheerful, glad, upbeat

Antonyms: ________________________________________________________

huge (adjective) _____________________________________________________

Synonyms: giant, massive

Antonyms: little, small, tiny

quiet (adjective) Not making noise.

Synonyms: muted, silent

Antonyms: _____________________________________________

quickly (___________________________) With speed.

Synonyms: __________________________________________

Antonyms: slowly


Watch the Day 2 Lessonhand2mind-link.com/L4W12D2Day 2

1. I’m reading a book on energy and I don’t know the meaning of the word “renewable.” I could look up the word in the:

a. thesaurus b. dictionary

2. I’m writing a paper and need to find a synonym for “ask.” I could look up the word in the:


3. I’m reading a book on airplanes and I don’t know the meaning of the bolded word “propeller.” I could look up the word in the:

a. thesaurus b. glossary

4. I’m writing a story and want to find a word that means the opposite of “calm.” I could look up the word in the:


5. I’m doing my homework and I don’t know what the word “patient” means. I could look up the word in the:


6. I’m reading my social studies textbook and don’t know the meaning of the word “civilization.” I could look up the word in the:


7. I’m writing a poem and want to find a word that means the opposite of “gloomy.” I could look up the word in the:


8. I’m reading a book about dragons and faraway worlds, but I don’t know the meaning of the word “exaggerate.” I could look up the word in the:


Readers use dictionaries, glossaries, and thesauruses to look up information. These are called reference materials.

Read each situation below. Then, decide which reference material you could use in the situation.



Day 2 (continued)

1. I can be used to look up the part of speech of a word. I could be a:

2. I can be used to look up words with similar meanings. I could be a:

3. I tell you how to pronounce a word. I could be a:

4. I am usually part of a book and tell you the meaning of a word. I could be a:

5. I can be used to look up words with opposite meanings. I could be a:

6. I tell you the meaning of a word and I am not a part of a book. I could be a:

7. I can be used to look up bold words in a book. I could be a:

8. I have guide words at the top of my pages. I could be a:

Solve each of the following riddles. Answers may vary.



Text features help organize and present information. Diagrams point out information on an image.

Read the passage and study the diagram. Then, fill in the blanks.

A volcano is an opening in Earth’s surface. Molten rock, gas, and ash are ejected, or forced out, through the opening. An active volcano is 1 that is currently erupting or has erupted in the recent past. Scientists know of about 1,500 active volcanoes on Earth. Most volcanoes on Earth are dormant. This means that they are not active but may become active again.

Volcano EruptingLava hot, liquid rock that reachesEarth’s surface

Crateropening at the top of a volcano

Mountainsometimes forms when layers of ash and lava build up over time

Magmahot, liquid rock below Earth’s surface

Conduit main pipe up the middle of a volcano

1. What is the opening of a volcano called? _________________________________

2. What can sometimes cause a mountain to form? __________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

3. What carries magma to the top of the volcano? ___________________________



Day 3 (continued)Authors use text features to draw attention to certain information.

Some text features include photos and captions. Photos and captions help a reader to visualize the subject of a text.

Read the text below. Then, complete the activity on the next page.The natural process that breaks rocks into smaller and smaller pieces is called weathering. Over billions of years, weathering has helped shape Earth’s landscape. There are 2 types of weathering: chemical weathering and mechanical weathering. Both types of weathering work together to break down rocks.

A second process that shapes the land is called erosion. Erosion carries the fragments of weathered rocks to new locations. Moving water, such as rivers and waves, is the most powerful force of erosion. Wind, slow-moving glaciers, and the downward pull of gravity are other forces of erosion. Gravity can cause a landslide, the sudden downward movement of a mass of soil or rock.

Chemical weathering happens when chemicals in the environment change the makeup of rocks and weaken them. For example, caverns are formed when water containing the chemical carbon dioxide dissolves underground limestone.

Mechanical weathering happens when rocks are split or broken apart by force. For example, tree roots growing under or on top of rocks can force the rocks to crack. Water also can cause rocks to break. When water seeps into a crack in a rock and freezes, the ice pushes the crack wider.

A stream in the Alpines

Cueva del Viento in Puerto Rico

A fig tree in Queensland, Australia


Day 3 (continued)

1. A _______________________________ is a slow-moving ice sheet that can cause erosion.

2. The weathering that breaks down rocks with force is ______________________.

3. Moving _______________________________ is the most powerful erosion force.

4. The process that moves weathered rocks is _______________________________.

5. Rocks break into smaller pieces in the _______________________________ process.

6. Growing _______________________________ on top of or underneath rocks can cause them to crack.

7. Water can move powerfully _______________________________.

8. The makeup of rocks can change _______________________________.

9. The downward _______________________________ can cause a landslide.

10. The _______________________________ blows soil and sand against rocks.

11. In a _______________________________ rocks and soil move suddenly.

12. A chemical that helps dissolve limestone is _______________________________.

Fill in the blanks using the Answer Bank shown below.

Answer Bank

water weathering

pull of gravity landslide

carbon dioxide tree roots

by chemical weathering mechanical

erosion in a river

glacier wind



The Speed of Sound

air 1,100 fps*

water 4,920 fps

rubber 5,250 fps

glass 16,400 fps

*fps = feet per second

Graph

Table

Diagram

Timeline

tells the speed of sound in different

objects

shows the parts of a telescope

tells important events that happened

on Mt. Everest

Eyepiecebrings the bright image from the focus and magnifies it to the size of your eye’s pupil

Objective lensgathers light andbends it into focus

Focusincoming light is bent into a bright point

Incoming light

Pupil of the eye

Refracting Telescope

1953

1963

1980

May 29: First to reach the summitEdmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzig Norgay of Nepal

1975 May 16: First woman to ascend the summitJunko Tabei of Japan

1980 August 20: First to complete solo climb, or climb aloneReinhold Messner of Italy

2000 October 7: First to complete the descent on skisDavo Karničar of Slovenia

2005 May 30: First couple to be married at the summitMoni Mulepati and Pem Dorjee of Nepal

May 1: First American to reach the summitJames Whittaker of the United States

February 17: First to complete a winter climbKrzysztof Wielicki and Leszek Cichy of Poland

1988September 26: First to complete the descent on a paragliderJean-Marc Boivin of France in 11 minutes on a paraglider (a parachute that can be steered)

2001May 23: First to complete the descent on a snowboardMarco Siffredi of France

2001 May 24: Youngest Nepalese person to reach the summitTemba Tsheri, age 15, of Nepal2001

2013

2010

May 25: First legally blind person to reach the summit Erik Weihenmeyer of the United States

May 22: Youngest American to ascend the summit*Jordan Romero, age 13, of the United States (*as of 2014)

Adentures on Mt. Everest Timeline

May 29: Oldest person to climb Mt. Everest*Yuichiro Miura, age 80, of Japan (*as of 2014)

Total Number of Vertebrate

Species

Canada United States

Brazil

6,000

5,000

4,000

3,000

2,000

1,000 878

2,454

5,989

0

shows the number of vertebrate

species in different countries

Text features can help readers better understand a text. Draw a line to match each type of text feature to an example.

Then, draw a line to match the example to the description of what information it provides the reader.



Day 4 (continued)Write a paragraph about a topic that you feel know a lot about,

like airplanes, dogs, or soccer. Draw or create your own text features to accompany your paragraph.


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Watch the Day 5 LessonDay 5

A coordinating conjunction (and, so, but, or) often joins 2 parts of a sentence called independent clauses. A comma is used after

the first part, right before the conjunction.

Independent clause: The food is ready.

Independent clause: The party can start soon.

2 independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction:

The food is ready, so the party can start soon.

Read each sentence shown below. Determine if the comma placement is correct or incorrect. If it is incorrect, mark where the

comma should go in the sentence.

1. Jeff wants to lay the guitar very badly but, his dad told him to learn to play the piano.

a. correct b. incorrect

2. Maria camped for 6 days, and afterward she was very happy to get a hot meal.


3. I will bring the sugar and flour and, you will have the recipe and a big bowl ready.


4. There are 4 new students this year so we want, to have a welcome party.


5. Barry was invited to the holiday party, but he still doesn’t know where it is!


6. The puppies rolled around in the grass and the owners watched, and laughed.




Day 5 (continued)

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Combine sentences from the Sentence Bank to form a compound sentence using a comma and a conjunction.

Sentence Bank

Sasha is late. Sasha stays up late studying.

Sasha runs to school. Sasha gets an A on her test.

Sasha sleeps through her alarm. Sasha forgets her lunch.

Sasha doesn’t have time to brush her hair. Sasha buys a lunch.

Sasha has a test. Sasha is tired.

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