Nov 25, Tuesday

1. Links to worksheets: 

G3 Shared worksheet
G3A1 - WK13 #1

2. Week 13 communication book 

Week 13                                Homework 回家功課
Monday 星期一	□1. Copy WK13 VW 9- 16 x 3, def x 1, make 3 sent with 2 VW □2. 11/28 Unit Test : 1) WK 13 VW, POS and definition                            2) Dictation                            3) Prefix: re-, un-, dis-, pre-                             4) Pronouns                             5)Irregular verb table                             6)My View story □3. Sign and correct quiz	家長簽名：
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Tuesday 星期二	□1. Copy WK13 VW 17- 24 x 3, def x 1, make 3 sent with 2 VW □2. Wk13 Shared worksheet □3. Sensay Week 13 □4. Google Classroom	家長簽名：
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Wednesday 星期三	□1. School outing no levelled class □2. WK 13 Worksheet# 1 (Hand out on Tues)	家長簽名：
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Thursday 星期四	□1. Week 13 worksheet #2	家長簽名：
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Friday 星期五	□1. Copy Week 14 vocab word #1-8 x 3, definition x 1, make 3 sent with 2 VW  □2. Week 13 worksheet #3 □3. Google classroom □4. Preview My View story p.417-431	家長簽名：
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Week 13 Vocabulary Definitions – One Plastic Bag

1	tamarind	(n.): a tropical fruit with a sour taste
2	fabric	(n.): cloth used for making clothes or other things
3	emerge	(v.): to come out or appear from somewhere
4	scurry	(v.): to move quickly with short steps
5	aluminum	(n.): a light, silver-colored metal
6	confess	(v.): to say something true that you didn’t say before
7	tote	(v.): to carry something, especially by hand
8	minties	(n.): a kind of small candy or mint sweet
9	escape	(v.): to get away from a place
10	torn	(adj.): broken or cut so it is not whole
11	barely	(adv.): only just; by a small amount
12	notice	(v.): to see or become aware of something
13	ugliness	(n.): the quality of being not beautiful or unpleasant to look at
14	butcher	(n.): a person who sells or prepares meat
15	mosquito	(n.): a small flying insect that bites
16	forage	(v.): to search for food or supplies
17	pluck	(v.): to pull something off quickly
18	crochet	(v.): to make something using yarn and a hooked needle
19	stitch	(v.): to make or repair clothes with a needle and thread
20	strip	(n.): a long, narrow piece of something
21	thread	(n.): a long, thin piece of cotton, silk etc. used for sewing
22	blister	(n.): a small sore on the skin, often caused by rubbing
23	purse	(n.): a small bag used to carry money or personal items
24	pile	(n.): a group of things put on top of each other

Week 13 –   One Plastic Bag

My View Weekly Vocabulary 本週單字進度表

No.	English	POS	Chinese	No.	English	POS	Chinese
1	tamarind	n.	羅望子	13	ugliness	n.	醜陋
2	fabric	n.	布料	14	butcher	n.	肉販
3	emerge	v.	出現	15	mosquito	n.	蚊子
4	scurry	v.	急忙地走	16	forage	v.	覓食
5	aluminum	n.	鋁	17	pluck	v.	拔
6	confess	v.	坦白	18	crochet	v.	鉤針編織
7	tote	v.	提/攜帶	19	stitch	v.	縫補
8	minties	n.	薄荷糖	20	strip	n.	細長條
9	escape	v.	逃跑	21	thread	n.	線
10	torn	adj.	破掉的	22	blister	n.	水泡
11	barely	adv.	幾乎不	23	purse	n.	錢包
12	notice	v.	注意到	24	pile	n.	一堆

 

 

Weekly Sentences

1.   Grandma taught me how to crochet a purse with pink thread.

2.   I barely noticed the mosquito until it bit my arm.

3.   The mouse escaped from the butcher shop through the back door.

4.   The children in Gambia went to forage in the woods and found a tamarind tree.

3. All about the story: 

Title: One Plastic Bag

Genre: Biography (a true story about a real person)

Main character: Isatou Ceesay (a woman from Gambia)

Setting: A small village in Gambia, Africa

Story Summary

People in the village bring food home in plastic bags.

Many people throw the plastic bags on the ground.

The village becomes very dirty and goats eat the plastic bags.

Some goats get sick and die.

Isatou feels sad and worried about her village and the animals.

She and her friends pick up the plastic bags from the ground.

They wash the bags, cut them into strips, and crochet them into purses.

The women sell the purses in the market and get money for their families.

There are fewer plastic bags on the ground.

The village becomes cleaner and safer for people and animals.

What Can We Learn from Isatou?

1. One person can start a big change.

2. We should not throw plastic bags and trash on the ground.

3. We can reuse old things and make new useful things.

4. Girls and boys can all be leaders and problem-solvers.

5. Working together with friends can make our ideas stronger.

4. Class Note – Cause and Effect 

A. What is “Cause and Effect”?

1. Cause = why something happens. (the reason)

2. Effect = what happens. (the result)

3. One cause can have many effects.

4. One effect can have many causes.

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B. Easy way to remember

1. Cause → comes first in time (even if it is second in the sentence).

2. Effect → happens after the cause.

3. You can ask:

   • “Why did this happen?” → the answer is the cause.

   • “What happened?” → the answer is the effect.

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C. Signal Words (Clue Words)

We often see these words in cause-and-effect sentences:

1. because

2. so

3. therefore

4. as a result

5. since

D. Simple Sentence Examples

1. I was hungry, so I ate a sandwich.

   • Cause: I was hungry.

   • Effect: I ate a sandwich.

2. She was late because the bus was slow.

   • Cause: The bus was slow.

   • Effect: She was late.

3. It rained, so the playground was wet.

   • Cause: It rained.

   • Effect: The playground was wet.

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E. Examples from “One Plastic Bag”

1. People throw plastic bags on the ground.
   → The village becomes dirty.

   • Cause: People throw plastic bags on the ground.

   • Effect: The village is dirty.

2. Goats eat the plastic bags.
   → Some goats get sick and die.

   • Cause: Goats eat plastic bags.

   • Effect: The goats get sick and die.

3. Isatou feels sad when she sees sick goats and trash.
   → She wants to make a change and starts picking up bags.

   • Cause: She sees a big problem (trash and sick goats).

   • Effect: She decides to help and starts a new idea.

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F. How to find Cause and Effect in a story

1. Look for a problem or change in the story.

2. Ask: “What happened before this?” → cause.

3. Ask: “What happened because of this?” → effect.

4. Use the signal words (because, so, as a result) to help you.