What events can help you change the way you think? Events and experiences change our lives and our outlook on life, especially as we grow older. In this unit, you’ll read about people who change by overcoming obstacles, growing up, improving the lives of others, fitting in, and taking chances. How have you changed over the past year? C. Thomas, 5th Grade, Fairmont Charter School

What do you do when you are faced with a challenging situation?

recital instrument concentration Have you ever faced an embarrassing or difficult situation in school? Perhaps you were about to give a recital and found that you had misplaced your instrument. In Miss Alaineus, the main character finds that all her powers of concentration don’t help her when she discovers that she has misunderstood something. Is it really something to be ashamed of?

slumped Key Words Slumped means not sitting or standing up straight. Unit 6 ● Week 1 slumped Slumped means not sitting or standing up straight. Can you show how a person slumped in a chair might look?

soggy Key Words Soggy means soaked full of water. Unit 6 ● Week 1 soggy Soggy means soaked full of water. What is a synonym for soggy?

capable Key Words Capable means you have the skill or power Unit 6 ● Week 1 capable Capable means you have the skill or power to do something well. What are you capable of doing?

categories Key Words Categories are groups or classes of things. Unit 6 ● Week 1 categories Categories are groups or classes of things. What are some categories of books in a bookstore?

strands Key Words Strands can be lengths of Unit 6 ● Week 1 strands Strands can be lengths of string, yarn, hair or similar materials. What materials occur as strands?

gigantic Key Words Gigantic means very very big. Unit 6 ● Week 1 gigantic Gigantic means very very big. Name an antonym for gigantic.

credit Key Words Credit is something given by teachers for extra work. Unit 6 ● Week 1 credit Credit is something given by teachers for extra work. What is a synonym for credit?

luminous Key Words Luminous means very bright and shiny. Unit 6 ● Week 1 luminous Luminous means very bright and shiny. Name something you have seen that is luminous.

catch a cold Function Words & Phrases In English, we use catch a Unit 6 ● Week 1 catch a cold In English, we use catch a cold to describe what happens when you get sick. Catch a cold means “to get a cold, or to feel like you are going to get a cold.”

if it weren’t for Function Words & Phrases In English, we use if it Unit 6 ● Week 1 if it weren’t for In English, we use if it weren’t for to describe something that happened because of something else. If it weren’t for means “happening as a result of another event or action.”

propped up in bed Function Words & Phrases In English, we use Unit 6 ● Week 1 propped up in bed In English, we use propped up in bed to describe a way of sitting up in bed. Propped up in bed means “using pillows or other objects to support the back in a sitting position.

hold (to store or keep Function Words & Phrases something that doesn’t Unit 6 ● Week 1 hold (to store or keep something that doesn’t fit anywhere else) In English, we use hold to describe keeping or storing things. Hold means “to keep something in a fixed position.”

Basic Words Unit 6 ● Week 1 reptile

Basic Words Unit 6 ● Week 1 fossil

Basic Words Unit 6 ● Week 1 carnivore

Basic Words Unit 6 ● Week 1 herbivore

Basic Words Unit 6 ● Week 1 museum

Basic Words Unit 6 ● Week 1 dinosaur

Vocabulary Words slumped soggy capable categories strands gigantic credit luminous