Work Packet N, Monday, 12/7, through Friday, 12/11
 Reading Homework: This week we will continue to read your book
for December. Remember to bring your book to class on Wednesday
for silent reading. Fill out the book one-pager on the back of this page
by Friday.
 Vocabulary Work: Write sentences for the five new vocabulary words
in this packet and learn them for a quiz on Thursday. The words
from last week will also be on this week’s quiz: brusquely, gingerly,
vibrant, relented, and embroidery. (You will get your sentences for
those words back graded on Wednesday.)
 More Grammar Practice: Simple Subject and Verb. On the
practice page, underline the simple subject once and the verb twice
in each sentence.
This week in class:
 Monday: Chapter 9. Add to character analysis chart. Taxonomy of
the Breadwinner. LT: I can track the development of a character in
my reading.
 Tuesday: Chapter 10. New Vocab List. LT: I can use context clues to
learn new vocabulary.
 Wednesday: Silent Reading. Chapter 11. LT: I can read
independently and keep track of the plot and the conflict in my book.
 Thursday: Chapter 12. Quiz: Vocabulary and Chapter Map. LT: I can
use context clues to learn new vocabulary, and I can summarize a
chapter by listing important events in order.
 Friday: Project Success.
Due on Friday: Book One-Pager, Grammar practice page, Vocabulary
sentences. (Be ready for a quiz on this week’s work on Thursday.)
Name_________________________________Period_____________Date________
BOOK REPORT One-Pager, FICTION
Title of Book: _________________________________________________________
Author’s Name: _______________________________________________________
Length of Book (number of pages): ____________
Setting (one sentence describing time and place, your best inference
from the context):
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Three Main Characters
(Names with a one-sentence description of each):
1. ____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Conflict (the main problem faced by the main characters explained in
two complete sentences):
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
A Prediction (one sentence predicting what will happen next):
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Name___________________________________Date_____________Period________
Simple Subject and Verb. The key word in the subject of the sentence is called the
“simple subject.” The key word in the predicate is the verb of the sentence. In the
examples below the simple subject is underlined once and the verb twice.
Who or What
What is said about the subject
Hungry dogs
bark constantly.
My brother
laughed at his own mistakes.
The runner
crossed the finish line
The car down the street
skidded on the wet pavement
Finding the Simple Subject and the Verb
In each of the following sentences, underline the simple subject once, and the verb twice. Unless it’s a
name, the simple subject will only be one word. In these sentences, the verb is also only one word.
1. A crate of oranges arrived from Florida.
2. The new computer printed our class schedules.
3. A tiny, gray kitten perched itself on our windowsill.
4. The scientist described the search for the Titanic
5. The jubilant crowd rose to its feet.
6. The tall, wiry player sank the basket.
7. The locker next to the library belongs to Miki and me.
8. Maurice Sendak won many awards for his illustrations.
9. The woman in the pin-striped suit is my math teacher.
10. The aluminum cans in those bags go to the recycling center.
11. The kazoo is a six-inch-long musical instrument.
12. Even nonmusical people play the kazoo.
13. Serious kazooists play metal kazoos.
14. Alabama Vest, an American, invented this popular musical instrument.
15. Stores sell over one million kazoos every year.
16. Many people enjoy the sound of kazoos.
17. Four professional kazooists formed a quartet.
18. They call this quartet Kazoophony.
19. During concerts, they wear tuxedos and no shoes.
20. Kazoophony performs silly songs such as “The 1813 Overture” and “Swine Lake.”
Name__________________________________________Date__________Period________
VOCABULARY for Breadwinner, pp. 74-125, Chaps. 9-12
kerosene (p. 98), noun: an oil that is burned to make light in lamps
“Often there was not enough money for kerosene, so they could not light the lamps
at night.”
Your sentence using the word: _______________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
smuggle (p. 101), verb: to take something in or out of a country illegal
“We will smuggle the stories out to Pakistan, where it will be printed.”
Your sentence using the word: _______________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
intact (p. 105), adjective: undamaged; uninjured
“There wasn’t a single intact building in the whole area, just piles of bricks, dust
and rubble.”
Your sentence using the word: _______________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
accommodate (p. 110), verb: to make room for; to allow for
“He had to fill the bucket on the scale three times to accommodate all the bones.”
Your sentence using the word: _______________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
intimidated (p. 119), verb: frightened or made timid
“The two girls were a little intimidated by so many people and stayed next to each
other.”
Your sentence using the word: _______________________________________________
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