March 28, Friday

Today's lesson 

1. Week 7 quiz

2.The oral exam will be conducted using the Reader’s Theatre method. This is a form of public speaking where students perform by reading aloud.

Students should review the six given stories but do not need to memorize them. Each student will be randomly assigned one of the six stories to read in front of the class.

Scores will be based on the following criteria:

• Intonation

• Volume

• Clarity

• Pronunciation

• Actions/Interaction

• Eye contact

3/28 Friday

1.     Copy Week 8 VW #1-15x3, definition x 1 Make 6 sentences from VW #1-15 at least 8 words. 2.     WK 7 worksheet #3 3.     Read RS p.144-163 4.     Google classroom   5.     Savvas Homework #1 due 3/30

4. Week 8 VW and definition

Week 8 Vocab Definitions – Letters Home from Yosemite 

1	shuttle (n.): a vehicle that goes back and forth regularly over a short route
2	canyon (n.): a deep narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through it
3	reflect (v.): to throw back light or sound
4	creek (n.): a natural stream of water normally smaller a river
5	impressive (adj.): having the power to excite attention, awe, or admiration
6	enormous (adj.): extraordinarily great size, number, or degree
7	species (n.): a kind; a sort of
8	slope (n.): ground that forms a natural or man made incline
9	wildlife (n.): animals that are not domesticated
10	glacier (n.): a large area of ice that moves slowly down a slope or valley
11	ranger (n.): the keeper of a park or forest who enforces the law
12	cinnamon (n.): a light yellowish brown color or spice
13	aggressive (adj.): unfriendly, angry behavior that is caused by frustration
14	hunter (n.): a person who hunts game (animals)
15	reintroduce (v.): to introduce (someone or something) again
16	endangered (adj.): to be in danger, esp. of being extinct
17	swoop (v.): to move with a sweep
18	El Capitan (prop. n.): “The Captain” in Spanish and it is a landmark in Yosemite
19	dizzy (adj.): having a spinning feeling in the head with a chance of falling
20	granite (n.): a very hard natural igneous rock formation, used especially for building and for monuments
21	trickle (n.): a small flow of liquid.
22	flock (v.): to gather or move in a large group
23	foothill (n.): a hill at the base/bottom of a mountain
24	elevation (n.): the height to which something is raised above the ground
25	altitude (n.): the raised elevation of an object above a surface (such as sea level or land); position at a height
26	President Lincoln (prop. n.) : the 16th President of the USA that led the country to fight the US Civil War, freed slaves, and ordered the railroads to be built
27	Badger Pass (prop. n.) : a major ski spot in Yosemite National Park
28	Miwok People (prop. n.) : the hunter-gatherer native people of California
29	Grizzly Giant (prop. n.) : a giant sequoia tree that is over 2,700 years old
30	Glacier Point (prop. n.) : a sight in Yosemite Park that is 2,199 meters above sea level