Unit 2 Week 1
Cause and Effect Prior Knowledge Word Structure Vocabulary
Prior knowledge is what a reader already knows about a subject. Good readers use their prior knowledge to help them understand information as they read.
The effect is the action that happens. The cause is why it happens. Example: The girl got dirty because she fell in a mud puddle. Cause: because she fell in a mud puddle ▪ (Why it happened) Effect: The girl got dirty ▪ (What happened)
Prefixes and suffixes have their own meanings. When you see an unfamiliar word, check to see if a prefix or suffix has been added to the base word. This will help you figure out a word’s meaning.
Fouled Speechless Jersey Hoop Rim Marveled Swatted Unbelievable
The outer EDGE
Filled with wonder
Ring
To slap at something
To break a rule
A shirt worn in a game
Unable to speak; AMAZED
IIt had a backboard. IIt did not have a net. IIt was 16 feet high.
EEarly morning AAround noon EEarly evening
TThey did not have enough players. TThey know she had just moved to town. TThey wanted to use her basketball.
SShe wanted to embarrass the boys. SShe thought the boys would not believe that she knew how to play. SShe thought the boys would not let her play if they knew she was a girl.
HHow high Joanna could jump HHow nervous Joanna was about playing HHow long T.J. had been playing
TTo be successful, you must believe in yourself DDo not judge others by their appearance HHonesty is more important than success
TThey might refuse to let her play TThey might realize that she was a girl. TThey might think she did not know much about basketball.
JJoanna jumped high and dunked the ball. EEveryone realized that Jo was Joanna. TThe boys asked Joanna to play basketball with them.
SShe was holding on to the rim. SShe had made the perfect dunk. TThey discovered she was a girl.
JJoanna prevented T.J. from making a basket. TThey boys asked Joanna to play with them. TThe boys gave Joanna a nickname.
Girls can be good athletes, too.
He is telling her that she does not need to hide that she is a girl because he accepts who she is and knows she is a good player.
T.J.’s attitude changed the most because he went from being angry with Joanna to admiring her skills and inviting her to come back to play basketball again.