1. Resources
Unit 5 Week 4 Day 2

2. Question of the Week:
How do we decide the value of different resources?

3. Main Ideas and Details Example:
Kitty O'Neil wanted to become a stunt person. She performed incredible stunts, such as 100-foot falls. O'Neill has been deaf since birth. She says she can concentrate better than most people who can hear. She is not bothered by the sounds around her.

4. Which is the topic of that paragraph?
Deafness
Stunt people
Kitty O’Neil
100-foot falls

5. Which is the main idea of that paragraph?
When O’Neil fell 100 feet
How O’Neil’s disability has helped her career
How long O’Neil has been deaf
How to become a stunt person

6. Word Analysis: Shades of Meaning
Some words have associations with other words
They are not synonyms, but have similar shades of meaning
Word
Words with Similar Meanings
engulf
submerge
bury
overwhelm
hoard
store
stockpile
supply
extract
pull out
tear
draw out
remove

7. Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Grammar transparency

11. Independent Work: Finish 5.4 Vocabulary
Read Ch. 1-2 of Bud, Not Buddy and answer questions
Update Rules Chart
5.4 Spelling Menu
Read choice novel