April 28th, Tuesday

 1. Links to Week 12 worksheets: 

G3A1 - Worksheet #1

G3A1 - Worksheet #2

G3 - Shared Worksheet

2. Week 12 Communication Book

Week 12                               Homework 回家功課
Monday 星期一	□1.  Copy Week 12 VW #9-16 x 3, def. x 1, 3 sent (2 VW, 8 words) □2. Sensay WK 12 □3. Google Classroom □4. G3 Shared worksheet □5. 4/30 (Thurs) Quiz: a) Week 12 vocab and definition                                      b) text structure                                      c) phonics – ee,ea,ai,ay,oa,ow                                      d) conjunction: and, but, or …	家長簽名：
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Tuesday 星期二	□1. Copy Week 12 VW #17-24 x 3, def. x 1, 3 sent (2 VW, 8 words) □2.  A1 Worksheet #1 □3. _______________________________________________	家長簽名：
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Wednesday 星期三	□1. A1 worksheet #2 □2. _______________________________________________ □3. _______________________________________________	家長簽名：
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Thursday 星期四	□1. Copy Week 13 VW #1-24 x 3, def. x 1, 6 sent (2 VW, 8 words) □2. Google Classroom □3. Review My View p. 135-155	家長簽名：
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Friday 星期五	□1. Holiday 5/1-5/4 □2. _______________________________________________ □3. _______________________________________________	家長簽名：
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Week 12 – Living in Deserts

My View Weekly Vocabulary 本週單字進度表

No.	English	POS	Chinese	No.	English	POS	Chinese
1	peaches	n. pl.	桃子（複數）	13	exposure	n.	暴露；接觸
2	owner	n.	擁有者	14	nomadic	adj.	遊牧的
3	charcoal	n.	木炭	15	landscape	n.	風景；地貌
4	shadow	n.	影子	16	graze	v.	放牧
5	maintain	v.	保持；維護	17	protect	v.	保護
6	dream	n./v.	夢；做夢	18	condition	n.	狀態；條件
7	asleep	adj.	睡著的	19	heatstroke	n.	中暑
8	braided	adj.	編織的； 辮子狀的	20	dehydration	n.	脫水
9	display	n./v.	展示；陳列	21	flash flood	n.	暴洪
10	agree	v.	同意	22	extreme	adj.	極端的
11	shield	n./v.	盾；保護	23	Fahrenheit	n. prop.	華氏溫度
12	lack	v.	缺乏	24	resource	n.	資源

 

Weekly Sentences

1.      The owner must maintain his car, so it doesn't break.

2.      If you lack sun protection, too much exposure can be harmful.

3.      The nomadic people watched their animals graze across the beautiful landscape.

4.      I had a strange dream about a talking snowman eating peaches.

Week 12 Vocabulary Definitions – Living in Deserts

1	peaches	(n.) plural: a soft, sweet, round fruit with a large pit inside
2	owner	(n.): a person who possesses or has something
3	charcoal	(n.): a black material made from burned wood, used for drawing or fuel
4	shadow	(n.): a dark shape made when an object blocks light
5	maintain	(v.): to keep something in good condition or working order
6	dream	(n./v.): images and thoughts experienced during sleep; to imagine while sleeping
7	asleep	(adj.): sleeping; not awake
8	braided	(adj.): twisted together into a pattern with three or more strands
9	display	(n./v.): something shown; to show something
10	agree	(v.): to have the same opinion or to say “yes”
11	shield	(n./v.): a protective object; to protect from harm
12	lack	(v.): to not have something; to be without
13	exposure	(n.): the state of being unprotected from something harmful
14	nomadic	(adj.): moving from place to place; not settled
15	landscape	(n.): the visible features of an area of land
16	graze	(v.): (of animals) to eat grass, or to cause animals to feed on grass
17	protect	(v.): to keep safe from harm
18	condition	(n.): the state or situation of something
19	heatstroke	(n.): a serious illness caused by overheating
20	dehydration	(n.): a dangerous loss of water from the body
21	flash flood	(n.): a sudden, heavy flood after heavy rain
22	extreme	(adj.): very intense, severe, or unusual
23	Fahrenheit	(n. proper): a temperature scale where water freezes at 32°
24	resource	(n.): something that can be used, like water, money, or time

3. Phonics: Vowel Digraphs
What is a vowel digraph?

Two vowels together make ONE sound. The first vowel is the leader — it says its name (long sound).

Long A — ai / ay
ai — rain, tail, paint, wait, train, sail, mail, fail, plain, explain
ay — day, play, say, way, stay, may, away, always, birthday, holiday, pray, gray

Long E — ee / ea
ee — tree, feet, seen, green, sleep, week, sheep, sweet, deep, free, three, meet
ea — leaf, read, sea, eat, dream, clean, feel, beat, heat, seat, neat, treat

Long O — oa / ow
oa — boat, coat, road, soap, goat, float, toast, load, goal, throat, float
ow — grow, show, low, snow, know, blow, throw, slow, flow, glow, window, follow

4. Text Structure & feature

STRUCTURE	WHAT  IT  DOES	KEY  WORDS	EXAMPLE
Description	Tells facts about a topic	is / has / are / for example / such as / looks like	A desert is a very dry place. It has sand and very few plants.
Compare & Contrast	Shows how two things are same or different	both / unlike / but / however / differs from / similar to / in contrast / alike	Both hot and cold deserts are dry. Unlike hot deserts, cold deserts have ice.
Cause & Effect	Explains why something happens and what happens next	because / so / as a result	It rains very little, so most deserts are dry and dusty.
Problem & Solution	Shows a problem and how to fix it	problem / solution / to solve this	Problem: No water. Solution: Build pumps to get water from underground.
Order & Sequence	Shows steps or events	first / second / next / then / later / finally / at last	First, get a seed. Next, plant it in dirt. Then, water it. Last, a flower grows."

 

 

 

TEXT  FEATURE	WHAT  IS  IT?	HOW  TO  USE  IT
Title	The name of the whole book or article	Read it first to know what the whole text is about
Heading	Title of a small section	Read it to know what one part will be about
Bold Print	Dark, thick letters	Stop and learn it — it's an important word
Caption	Small text under a photo or drawing	Always read it — it explains the picture
Photo	A real picture taken with a camera	Shows what something really looks like
Illustration	A drawing, not a real photo	Shows ideas or things that are hard to photograph
Table of Contents	List at the front of the book with page numbers	Shows what is in the book and where to find it
Glossary	Word list at the back of the book	Look here when you don't know a bold word
Index	A list of topics with page numbers	Use it to find a topic fast
Diagram	Drawing with labels	Shows how something works or what its parts are
Map	Picture that shows places	Look at it to see WHERE things are
Bullet Points	Small dots with words in a list	Helps you read important facts quickly

 

5. Living in Deserts