Pedro's Journal

Unit Review Sheet

Facts and Definitions

Lesson 1: Exploring with Columbus

• A historical fiction novel is an artistic mix of fiction and historical fact.
• Elements of historical fiction include:
  • Form of fiction
  • Based on historical events
  • Authentic setting
  • Characters portrayed in realistic manner
  • Artistic mix of fiction and historical fact.
• There is much debate about Columbus' character and historical contributions.

Lesson 2: August

• Navigational instruments helped sailors stay on course and navigate the seas.

Lesson 3: September

• A meteor is a fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere.
• Vocabulary words: uncharted, omen, mutiny, cargo, solemn, converted, shame, tempest, treachery, beckons

Lesson 4: October

• Quotation marks indicate when someone is speaking.

Lesson 5: Journal Writing

• A journal is a personal record of occurrences, experiences, or observations.

Lesson 6: November

• Columbus captured natives to bring back to Spain.
• Masks were a form of art and ceremony in Native American cultures.

Lesson 7: December

• When Columbus reached the New World, he thought he was in Asia.
• When the subject is singular, add an "s" to the verb.

Lesson 8: The Island of the Skog

• Prejudice is when a person or group of people forms an opinion about another person or group without knowledge, thought, or reason.

Lesson 9: January

• Manatees are an endangered species of aquatic mammal.
• When writing dialogue, there are many words that can be substituted for "said."

Lesson 10: February

• A figure of speech is a phrase that uses words in a special way or that has a meaning that is different than what the words literally say.
• Idioms are sayings that don't make literal sense.
• A simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unrelated things using the words "like" or "as."

Final Project: Story Blocks

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