Weekly Quiz 2.4

Greetings Family,

The following items will be on this week's quiz:

• Our BWTL Words: thrive, impact, tolerate
• Students must know the definitions of each word.
• Thrive is a verb that means to grow strong and well; flourish.
• Tolerate is a verb hat means to endure or put up with something.
• Impact is a noun that means to have a direct effect on. It can also be used as a verb.
• Students must know the part of speech for each word.
• Students must know how to use the words correctly in a sentence.
• An inference is when the reader uses details from the text and background knowledge to understand what the author is trying to say.
• Examples of inferences: Prediction, Conclusion, and Assumptions
• What is an inference Equation?
• TC (Text Clues) + BK (Background Knowledge) = I (Inference)
• What is a myth?
• A myth is a traditional story that explains how things in nature came to be.

I hope this helps!

-Ms. Sheps