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So You Want To Be President?: Unit 2 Week 5

The document provides information about the US presidency, including definitions of related terms like Congress, Capitol, and Oval Office. It discusses how the president does his job and who the current president is. It also gives vocabulary words and their definitions that are relevant to understanding the presidency and politics, such as constitution, politics, responsibility, and solemnly. Links are provided for learning about main ideas and details as well as making inferences.

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So You Want To Be President?: Unit 2 Week 5

The document provides information about the US presidency, including definitions of related terms like Congress, Capitol, and Oval Office. It discusses how the president does his job and who the current president is. It also gives vocabulary words and their definitions that are relevant to understanding the presidency and politics, such as constitution, politics, responsibility, and solemnly. Links are provided for learning about main ideas and details as well as making inferences.

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So You Want to be

President?
Unit 2 Week 5

What does the president


do?

Amazing words to think


about
Congress
capital
Oval Office
clerks
establish

President
oath
national
dome
Capitol

Use a dictionary to look up these terms.


Remember, words are listed in ABC order and
you can use the guide words at the top of each
page to find your word faster.

How does the


President do
his job?
http://teacher.scholastic.
com/commclub/president_a
ctivity1/index.htm

Who is our
current
president?

Selection Vocabulary
Constitution- the written set of
fundamental principles by which the
USA is governed.
Howling- very great
Humble- not proud, modest

Selection Vocabulary
Politics- the work of government;
management of public business
Responsibility- the act or fact of
taking care of someone or
something

Selection Vocabulary
Solemnly- seriously, earnestly, with
dignity
Vain- having too much pride in your
looks or ability

Learning about Main Idea


& Details (Monday)
http://www.brainpopjr.
com/readingandwriting/comprehension/mainidea/

Learning about Main Idea


& Details (Wednesday)
http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/mainidea/

Making inferences

Word Analysis Skill:


suffix -ly
The ly suffix comes from Old
English and means in a certain
way
Base word

meaning

word + -ly

new meaning

SKILL PRACTICE
http://www.ixl.com/ela/grade4/determine-the-meaning-of-aword-with-ly-or-ness

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