Viva New Jerseyby Gloria Gonzalez

Spelling Words• porch• servant• shore• disturb• market• margin• worth• purcha

se• kernel

• perhaps• ignore• concern• attorney• barge• deterge

nt• corridor• orname

nt• artistic

• particle• nervous• trustworthy• versatile• particular• porcelain• carbohydra

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Skill StrategyCompare & Contrast• Tell how two or

more things are alike or different

• Similes (like, as, than) and metaphors

• Uses summarizing skills

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. 67In your Reading notebook,

complete the “Write to Read” #1 and #2.

VocabularyIn your Reading Notebook, write the vocabulary

words and definitions

• mongrel• menacing• groping• pleas

• persisted• destination• corridors

Vocabulary Strategy p. 68

Context CluesWords 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

• after• although• because• before• if• since

• 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.