1. Challenges and Obstacles
Unit 3 Week 2

2. Question of the Week:
How can our determination affect our ability to succeed? Pg

3. Generalize
To make a broad statement or rule that applies to many examples
Generalizations are helpful to describe trends, groups, rules, and policies
Clue words: most, all, always, never
Example: Everyone in East Lansing goes to MSU.
Generalizations can be faulty or valid
Is my example faulty or valid?

4. Questioning Strategy Active readers ask questions while they read
Questioning what we read leads us to reading with a purpose
Read “Ashley Helps Out” on page 363

5. Tested Vocabulary formal enraged dramatic recital momentous privileged
opera
prejudice
application

6. Spelling: Multisyllabic Words
Word with many syllables
Example: in-ter-nat-ion-al
5 syllables
Example: un-break-a-ble
4 syllables

7. pertaining to or associated with
Suffixes
Suffixes are meaningful word parts that are added to the ends of base words
They can change the word’s meaning
Suffix
Meaning
Example
-ic
pertaining to or associated with
dramatic
poetic
-ous
full of
momentous
glorious
-ation
the state of being
celebration
creation

8. Principle Parts of Irregular Verbs
Usually you had –ed to a verb to form the past and past participle
Irregular verbs do not follow this rule
Instead, they change form completely
Present
Present Participle
Past
Past Participle
become
(is, are) becoming
became
(has, have, had) become
choose
(is, are) choosing
chose
(has, have, had) chosen
fall
(is, are) falling
fell
(has, have, had) fallen
find
(is, are) finding
found
(has, have, had) found
sing
(is, are) singing
sang
(has, have, had) sung

9. Independent Work time Finish New Year’s Resolution Packet
Unit 3 Week 2 Tested Vocabulary (due tomorrow)
Unit 3 Week 2 Spelling Menu (due Friday)
Read choice novel