Work Packet M, Monday, 11/30, through Friday, 12/4
 Reading Homework: This week we will be checking out a new book
for December. Remember to bring your book to class on Wednesday
for silent reading. Fill out the book choice form 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 Friday.
 Grammar Practice: Subject and Predicate. Every sentence has two
basic parts: the subject and the predicate. The subject tells whom or
what the sentence is about (and always includes a key noun or
pronoun, the “simple subject”). The predicate tells something about
the subject (and always includes a verb).
This week in class:
 Monday: Share penpal letters and turn them in. Media Center for
December book: LT: I can write a letter to a classmate about a book I
read.
 Tuesday: Chapter 7. New Vocab List. LT: I can use context clues to
learn new vocabulary.
 Wednesday: Silent Reading. Grammar: Subjects and Predicates. LT:
I can identify the subject and the predicate, and the simple subject
and the verb, of a sentence.
 Thursday: Chapter 8. Chapter Map. LT: I can summarize a chapter
by picking out important events and telling them in order.
 Friday: Quiz. Pages of this packet due.
Due on Friday: Book Choice Form, Grammar practice page, Vocabulary
sentences. (Be ready for a quiz on this week’s work.)
Name______________________________ Date________ Period_____
HOMEWORK Book Choice for December
Due: Friday, December 4
Your homework for this week is to find a fiction chapter book to read for
independent reading, at home and at school. (You are expected to read
five nights a week, 30 minutes a night at home.) You may get this book
from home, from the public library, from a bookstore, or from our media
center when we go there on Wednesday. Once you have found the book,
please fill out this form and turn it in by your due date:
:
Title _________________________________________
Author ______________________________________
Number of Pages ________________
Read one chapter and write one sentence that tells what this book is
about:
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
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You must be finished with this book by the last Friday of the month. To
be sure this will happen, divide the book into three equal parts and
assign yourself to read a third of the book by each of the following
dates:
By Friday, 12/11, you will be finished up through page _____
By Friday, 12/18, you will be finished up through page _____
By Monday, 1/4, you will be finished with the book, p. _____
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.
Subject
Who or What
Predicate
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
Draw a vertical line between the subject and the predicate in each of the following
sentences. Then put one line under each simple subject and two lines under each
verb.
1. The tree’s leaves turned a beautiful shade of gold.
2. The mayor delivered a rousing speech to the city council.
3. More than one billion people live in China.
4. Marian works at her parents’ grocery store during summer vacation.
5. Anna helps me with my algebra homework
6. February is the shortest month of the year.
7. An enormous spider crawled across the living room.
8. Jose forgot the combination to the lock.
9. I left my backpack in my locker.
10. The work of the unknown artist resembles some of the paintings of Matisse.
11. Martin Luther King, Jr., received the Nobel Peace Prize.
12. Indian civilizations once flourished in Peru and Mexico.
13. My mouth felt like sandpaper.
14. The Andersons live three blocks south of the grain elevator.
15. That book contains many Greek and Roman myths.
16. We took a long, relaxing stroll through the woods.
17. The students walked across the courtyard to lunch.
18. Many people in China recognize famous American movie stars.
19. Stevie Wonder moved his head from side to side while singing.
20. Our new dog is much friendlier than our old dog.
Name__________________________________________Date__________Period________
VOCABULARY for Breadwinner, pp. 54-94, Chaps. 5-8
brusquely (p. 68), adverb: in a short or abrupt manner
“Mother rubbed her hand brusquely over Parvana’s head to rub away any stray
hairs.”
Your sentence using the word: _______________________________________________
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gingerly (p. 68), adverb: in a careful or cautious manner
“Touching her hair gingerly at first, Parvana soon rubbed the palm of her hand
all over her head.”
Your sentence using the word: _______________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
embroidery (p. 80), noun: needlework that makes a picture or design
“Parvana pictured her aunt in Mazar working hard to do all the embroidery on
the dress and around the cuffs of the trousers.”
Your sentence using the word: _______________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
vibrant (p. 81), adjective: lively or bright
“The money in her pocket felt so good that she almost felt no regret as she
watched the vibrant red cloth flutter in the breeze as the shalwar kameez was
carried away into the market, never to be seen again.”
Your sentence using the word: _______________________________________________
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relented (p. 86), verb: gave in or softened
Mother relented, but first she asked Maryam, “What do you call Parvana when
you’re outside?”
Your sentence using the word: _______________________________________________
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