Unit 1: Week 5 Vocabulary

Visiting or living in different places inspired the themes of their works and their colors and painting styles.

There, she was inspired by the ideas of Arthur Wesley Dow, who believed that artists should express themselves using color, lines, and shading.

In 1916, in New York City, Stieglitz opened the first exhibit of O’Keeffe’s work.

Gauguin felt that many French artists imitated each other rather than trying to create something new and different. He didn’t want to imitate anyone.

He used vivid colors and simple compositions to paint the tropical environment.

An informational text gives factual information about a topic. It includes
•Main ideas, or the most important ideas about the topic
•Details, which support the main idea
•Text features, such as the title, headings, bold words, images, and other clues to main ideas

Transition words act as clues to text structure.

The most common text structures in informational text are
•Chronological, or time order
first, then, finally, before, after, until

Comparison and Contrast, similarities and differences
however, as well as, nevertheless

Comparison and Contrast, similarities and differences
however, as well as, nevertheless

Cause and Effect, explains what happened and why
because, thus, due to, therefore, since

Cause and Effect, explains what happened and why
because, thus, due to, therefore, since

Problem and Solution, a conflict and its resolution
reason, consequently, as a result, so that

Problem and Solution, a conflict and its resolution
reason, consequently, as a result, so that

Description, details that create mental pictures
for example, in fact, also, most important

Regular plural nouns are formed by adding -s or -es. Sometimes spelling changes, such as changing y to i, are needed before you add -es. Irregular plural nouns may take the same form as the singular noun or may require spelling changes.

They make predictions, or guesses, about the text.

After reading, readers confirm that their predictions were correct.

A noun names a person, place, or thing.

A verb shows a physical or mental action.

An adjective describes a person, place, or thing.

VCe syllables are syllables that contain a vowel, a consonant, and the letter e.

After high school, O’Keeffe decided to study painting at the Art Institute of Chicago, in Illinois.

Chris set off to visit the Dry Valleys in January 2005, during the Antarctic summer. Just getting to such a remote spot was an adventure.

Quoting is using an author’s exact words. Include quotation marks around the words.

Readers visualize, or create mental images, based on a poet’s word choices.

Kahlo’s diverse background helped define both her identity and her vision of the world.

In their art, these artists captured the landscapes and everyday scenes that inspired their imaginations and affected their art.

They combine ideas to show that they are related. They also change words and combine ideas to improve word choice.

The subject and verb of a sentence must work together, or agree.

Context clues are words that surround an unfamiliar word and help you understand its meaning.