Lesson 21Reading:  Two Bad Ants FANTASYwritten and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg *Access Student Book 2 start on pg. 170 Target Vocabulary: scout, narrow, surrounded, underground, puzzling, glassy, violently, liquid, soggy, unaware Vocabulary Strategy: Base words and prefix non- Phonics Skills: Base words and -ed, -ing (with and without spelling changes: double the final consonant and drop the final e) Comprehnsion Skills: Story structure -- name the setting, character, and plot in a story Comprehension Strategy: Monitor/clarify -- as you read, find a way to clear up what doesn't make sense Written Language: Possessive Nouns: A possessive noun shows that a person or animal owns or has something. Add an apostophe and s ('s) to a singular noun to make it a possessive noun. ex. Dan found the scientist's report. Add an apostrophe to a plural noun that ends in s (s') to make it a possessive noun. ex. Ants' homes are called colonies. Some pronouns can take the place of possessive nouns. A pronoun that shows ownership is called a possessive pronoun. Possessive Pronouns my your her his its our their ex. An ant crawled on Karla's leg. An ant crawled on her leg. I swept ants off the girls' table. I swept ants off their table. Spelling: Words with -ed & -ing
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