1. Unit One
Loyalty and Respect

2. Loyalty and Respect
What draws us to people and things around us and makes us care?

3. State Performance Indicators
6.1.spi 1: use root words, affixes, to help determine word meaning within context
6.1.spi 6: use context clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words
6.1.spi 23: select an appropriate summary statement.

4. Mother Fletcher’s Gift
How can one person make a difference in the life of another??

5. Mother Fletcher’s Gift by Walter Dean Myers
Genre: Realistic Fiction is fiction about imaginary people and events that could be possible. Look for realistic actions and events as you read.

6. Skills
Characters: are the people or animals who take part in the events of a story.
Summarize: good readers summarize in order to check their understanding of what they read.

7. Vocabulary words to know
Apparently
Fixtures
Flimsy
Incident
Subscribe
Survive

8. Apparently
Seemingly; with the appearance of

9. Fixtures
Things put in place to stay

10. Flimsy
Easily torn or broken; not strongly made

11. Incident
Something that happens; event

12. Subscribe
To give your consent or approval; agree

13. Survive
To continue to exist; remain

14. More words to know Hassle: bother; trouble
Patrolman: a policeman who keeps a watch over a certain area in a city
Tousled: put in disorder; made untidy; mused

15. Preview and Predict Read story Title and look at the picture.
Predict how one person can make a difference in the life of another.

16. Guided Questions What does the story tell us about Mother Fletcher?
Are Obrien’s reactions to Mother Fletcher, (Fact or Opinion)?
What can we tell about Mother Fletcher after her exchange with Obrien?

17. Guided Questions What does the word graft mean?
Summarize what you have learned about Mother Fletcher.
Why does Obrien drive slowly, carefully, through the worst streets?

18. Guided Questions What do you think about Obrien’s behavior?
Summarize the point Mother Fletcher is trying to make on page 59; identify specific details that support your answer.

19. Guided Questions What is Mother Fletcher’s gift?
Think about a time in which someone has taught you a valuable lesson. How was you experience similar or different to Obrien’s?