1. Explorers, Pioneers, and Discoverers
Unit 4 Week 4 Day 1
Explorers, Pioneers, and Discoverers

2. Question of the Week:
Why do explorers seek out other worlds?

3. Drawing Conclusions: Forming an opinion on what you have read
You use what you know about real life things you have experienced or learned
Need evidence to support your conclusion

4. Predict and Set a Purpose
Make predictions about what you read
It sets up the “why” for what you are reading
Predicting what you will read sets a purpose for reading
Read the letter on pg. 113

5. Tested Vocabulary ego hatch intrepid propulsion silt submersible
tentacles

6. Spelling Words: Related Words
poem
repetition
depart
poetic
critic
departure
direct
criticize
erode
direction
history
erosion
origin
historic
maintain
original
academy
maintenance
combine
academic
confiscate
combination
inspire
confiscation
repeat
inspiration

7. Indefinite Pronouns
Indefinite pronouns may not refer to specific words
They do not always have definite antecedents
Ex: Somebody wrote the letter.
There is no antecedent
Common indefinite pronouns:
someone, somebody, everyone, everybody, anyone, anybody, something, no one, either, each, few, both, all, some

8. Reflexive Pronouns
Reflexive pronouns reflect the action of the verb back upon the subject
They end in “self” or “selves”
Ex: The students give themselves time to study.
Common reflexive pronouns:
himself, herself, myself, itself, yourself, ourselves, themselves, yourselves
There are NO such words as “hisself,” “theirself,” “theirselves,” or “ourself”

9. Independent Work: Tested Vocabulary – all 3 options Spelling menu
Due Wednesday
Spelling menu
Due Friday
Read choice novel or work on writing