1. Resources
Unit 5 Week 1 Day 1

2. Big Question:
What are resources and why are they important to us?

3. Question of the Week:
How can different generations be resources?

4. Plot and Theme
Literary elements include character, plot structure, setting, and theme
Plot: an organized pattern of events
Consists of a conflict, rising action, climax, and resolution
Theme: a broad statement about life that the reader determines from the events and characters in a story

6. Summarize A summary retells what was read
A summary does not give every detail, but focuses on the main ideas of the text
Summarize what has happened in The Breadwinner so far on a note card

7. Tested Vocabulary:
former
presence
accustomed
decline
unaccompanied

8. Spelling: Words with the suffixes –ate, -ive, and -ship
activate
compassionate
township
negative
fortunate
relationship
friendship
considerate
alienate
objective
secretive
affirmative
representative
scholarship
dictatorship
attractive
restrictive
championship
creative
affectionate
rehabilitate
membership
cooperative
partnership
originate

9. Contractions A contraction is a shortened form of two words
do not = don’t
An apostrophe is used to show one or more letters have been left out
have not = haven’t
the “o” has been omitted

10. Independent Work: 5.1 Tested Vocabulary (due Wednesday)
Read Ch. 14 of The Breadwinner
Answer study guide questions (due tomorrow)
5.1 Spelling Menu (due Friday)
Read choice novel