Unit OneUnit OneUnit OneUnit One

Loyalty and RespectLoyalty and Respect

Loyalty and Respect• What draws us to people and

things around us and makes us care?

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.

Mother Fletcher’s Gift• How can one person make a

difference in the life of another??

Mother Fletcher’s Giftby 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.

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.

Vocabulary words to know

• Apparently• Fixtures• Flimsy• Incident• Subscribe• Survive

Apparently• Seemingly; with the appearance of

Fixtures• Things put in place to stay

Flimsy• Easily torn or broken; not strongly

made

Incident• Something that happens; event

Subscribe• To give your consent or approval;

agree

Survive• To continue to exist; remain

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

Preview and Predict• Read story Title and look at the

picture.– Predict how one person can make a

difference in the life of another.

Guided Questions1. What does the story tell us about

Mother Fletcher?2. Are Obrien’s reactions to Mother

Fletcher, (Fact or Opinion)?3. What can we tell about Mother

Fletcher after her exchange with Obrien?

Guided Questions4. What does the word graft mean?5. Summarize what you have

learned about Mother Fletcher.6. Why does Obrien drive slowly,

carefully, through the worst streets?

Guided Questions7. What do you think about Obrien’s

behavior?8. Summarize the point Mother

Fletcher is trying to make on page 59; identify specific details that support your answer.

Guided Questions9. What is Mother Fletcher’s gift?10.Think about a time in which

someone has taught you a valuable lesson. How was you experience similar or different to Obrien’s?