5.6 Day 1

• language art

Day 1

Latin Root Review

nat   means  "born"

scrib/sprip  means  "write"

Background Information

• The Smithsonian, which is the largest network of museums and research centers in the world. 
  
• This institution is operated by the federal government and that most of its locations are in and around our nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. 
  
• These facilities include nineteen museums, a zoo, and nine research centers. 
  

Routine 9: Reading the Selection

Clarifying p. 562

Summarizing p. 563

Summarizing p. 565

Clarifying p. 565

Making Connections p. 567

Clarifying p. 567

Les. 1 and 2 Review

Ordering Adjectives 

Compartive and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

Which is had the correct order of adjectives?

1. We listened to a Russian 200-year-old exciting symphony.
2. We listened to an exciting, 200-year-old Russian symphony.

Which is had the correct order of adjectives?

1. These new, chunky, black shoes hurt my feet.
2. These black, chunky, new shoes hurt my feet.

Which is had the correct order of adjectives?

1. I picked up the yellow three tallest flowers for my banquet.
2. I picked the three tallest yellow flowers for my bouquet.

Which comparative or superlative?
This place is ________ than a freezer.

1. colder
2. coldest

Which comparative or superlative?
This math test is ________ test I have ever taken.

1. more difficult
2. most difficult

Which comparative or superlative?
She has ______ shoes then I do.

1. more
2. most

Which comparative or superlative?
We climbed _______ than they did.

1. higher
2. highest

Which comparative or superlative?
He carried the glass statue ________ out of anyone there.

1. more carefully
2. most carefully

Which comparative or superlative?
Their team is _____ at soccer then we are.

1. better
2. best