February 21, Friday

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 Today's lesson 

1. Week 2 Unit Test 

2. Explained the 1st writing assignment: Expository text about dinosaur

  • students will research on fact / fun facts about the dinosaur 
  • students will put together their research results into a writing 
        extra resources can be found below: 

2/21

Friday

1.  Copy Week 3 VW #1-15 x 3, definition x 1

2.  Make 6 sentences from VW #1-15 at least 8 words.

3.  WK 2 worksheet #3

4.  Preview Reading Street story p.52-67

5.  Google classroom

6.  Dinosaur research fact worksheet

4. Week 3 VW and definition 

Week 3 Vocab Definitions – Lewis and Clark and Me

 

1

dock (n.): area of water where ships are loaded and unloaded

2

migrate (v.): to move to a different country or place

3

scan (v.): to look at something carefully

4

scent (n.): the smell of something

5

wharf (n.): platforms built so that ships can load or unload cargo or passengers

6

yearn (v.): longed for

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sigh (v.): to breathe in and let out air

8

height (n.): a measurement of how high or tall a thing or person is

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slight (adj.): a very small amount; thin and not muscular

10

highway (n.): a major road

11

right (adv.): directly or straight into

12

spray (n.): liquid in very small drops

13

thigh (n.): the top part of your legs

14

frighten (v.): to cause someone to be afraid

15

weigh (v.): to measure how heavy something is

16

sleigh (n.) : a type of transportation that goes downhill in the snow

17

vacation (n.) : a time for relaxing, traveling, and playing

18

always (adv.) : something that happens 100 % of the time

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might (v.) : it will possibly happen

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pioneer (n.) : a person who does something that nobody or only a few others have tried to do before.

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travel (v.) : having gone to and explored a place because of interest

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settler (n.) : a person who settles a new land for himself or herself and makes it their home

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territory (n.) : lands that belong to a country, a tribe, or an empire

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seek (v.) : to look for something that is valuable or hard to find

25

fortune (n.) : something worth a lot of money like gold or silver

26

experience (n.) : things that have happened to a person or people

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prepare (v.) : to have gotten ready for something

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foreign (adj.) : something or someone from another country

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improve (v.) : to get better at something

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historical (adj.) something that is from history and is written down

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