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Unit 3.5 The Great Kapok Tree
Genre: Fantasy
Vocabulary Words:
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canopy the upper most layer of branches in forest trees

dangle to hang and swing loosely
dappled marked with spots; spotted
fragrant having or giving off a pleasing odor; sweet-smelling
pollen a fine, yellowish powder released from the anthers of flowers
pollinate to carry pollen from anthers to pistils; bring pollen to
slithered moved with a sliding motion
wondrous wonderful; marvelous; remarkable

More Words to Know:

1. gash a long, deep cut or wound
2. lulled soothed with sounds or caresses; caused to sleep
3. landmarks places or things used as guides or designated as important or
interesting
4. mountains very high hills that rise 2,000 feet or more above surrounding land
5. wilderness a wild, desolate region with few or no people living in it

Spelling:
Possessives

Comprehension Skill:
Generalize

Grammar:
Unit 5 Capitalization & Punctuation
Lessons 6-9
Unit 6 Pronouns

Comprehension Strategy:
Story Structure

Vocabulary Strategy:
Word Structure - Suffixes

Spelling Words:
1. its
2. ours
3. mine
4. yours
5. familys
6. families
7. mans
8. mens
9. girls
10. girls
11. hers
12. theirs
13. brothers
14. brothers
15. teachers
16. teachers
17. aunts
18. aunts
19. boys
20. boys
21. countrys
22. countries
23. witnesss
24. witnesses
25. laboratorys
26. laboratories