<p> “Boomtown” Selection Vocabulary </p><p>Concept Vocabulary Bounty</p><p>Economic population</p><p>Selection Vocabulary Boom: having rapid growth</p><p>Business: work done to earn a living</p><p>Coins: round pieces of metal used as money</p><p>Fetched: went and got something</p><p>Laundry: a room or building where clothes are washed and ironed</p><p>Mending: sewing that repairs a hole or tear</p><p>Pick: a tool with a heavy metal bar pointed at one or both ends, having a long, wooden handle</p><p>Skillet: a type of frying pan</p><p>Spell: a period of time</p><p>MORE WORDS TO KNOW</p><p>Bustle: a noisy or excited activity</p><p>Nuggets: small, rough pieces of valuable metal ore Prospector: someone who explores or examines a region, looking for gold or other valuable resources</p><p>DISCUSS HOMONYMS</p><p>Content Vocabulary Business: a place where people make or sell things</p><p>Hire: to pay somebody to do a job</p><p>Orders: arrangements to buy things</p>