G5 A2 Week 16 Fall 2025

 

Week 16	Classwork and Homework
Monday Dec 15	□1. Week 16 vocab 1-15 x5 □2. Week 16 def. 1-15 x2 □3. Sentences x5 using 2 vocab words.   Vocab 1-15, story
Tuesday Dec 16	□1. Week 16 vocab 16-30x5 □2. Week 16 def. 16-30 x2 □3. Sentences x5 using 2 vocab words   Vocab 16-30, grammar and conventions
Wednesday Dec 17	□1.  RWN pages     Story
Thursday Dec 18	□1.  Shared WS week 16 + 17     RWN/Story, vocab review
Friday Dec 19	□1. Sensay + Savvas     No classes due to school events

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 16 Reading Street 4.2 – Jim Thorpe’s Bright Path

No. English Chinese Main Vocabulary Words p354 1 dormitory (n.) 宿舍 2 manual (n.) 手冊 3 reservation (n.) 自然保護區 4 boarding school (n.) 寄宿學校 5 society (n.) 社會 6 endurance (n.) 忍耐力 7 challenge (n.) 挑戰 8 valid (n.) p352 有效 9 faulty (adj.) 錯誤的 10 ability (n.) p357 能力 Preselected Vocabulary Words from the Text 11 roam (v.) p359 漫遊 12 prairie (n.) 大草原 13 agency (n.) p360 代理機構 14 provide (v.) 提供 15 dishonest (adj.) p361 不誠實的 No. English Chinese 16 strangle (v.) 使窒息 17 military (n.) 軍隊 18 arithmetic (n.) 算術 19 epidemic (n.) p362 流行病 20 influenza “the flu” (n.) 流行性感冒 21 measles (n.) 麻疹 22 encourage (v.) 鼓勵 23 arrow (n.) p363 箭 24 tribe (n.) 部落 25 cooped up (phr.) 被監禁  Chosen Vocabulary Words 26 leather (n.) p364 皮革 27 recover (v.) 恢復 28 recruiter (n.) p366 招聘人員 29 seize (v.) 抓住 30 opportunity (n.) 機會

Jim Thorpe’s Bright Path Story Week 16 Reading Street 4.2 – Jim Thorpe’s Bright Path – Vocabulary Definition   1.    dormitory (n.): a building with rooms where students live at a school 2.   manual (n.): a book with instructions on how to do something 3.   reservation (n.): an area of land set aside for Native Americans 4.   boarding school (n.): a school where students live during the school term 5.   society (n.): a group of people living together in a community 6.   endurance (n.): the ability to keep going without giving up 7.   challenge (n.): a difficult task or problem 8.   valid (adj.): acceptable or reasonable 9.   faulty (adj.): not working properly; having mistakes 10. ability (n.): the power or skill to do something 11.  roam (v.): to move around without a fixed plan 12. prairie (n.): a large, flat area of grassland 13. agency (n.): an organization that provides a service 14. provide (v.): to give something that is needed 15. dishonest (adj.): not telling the truth 16. strangle (v.): to choke someone so they can't breathe 17. military (n.): the armed forces of a country 18. arithmetic (n.): basic math skills like addition and subtraction 19. epidemic (n.): a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease 20.  influenza “the flu” (n.): a common viral infection that can be serious 21.  measles (n.): a contagious viral disease causing a red rash and fever 22.  encourage (v.): to give someone support or confidence 23.  arrow (n.): a pointed stick shot from a bow 24.  tribe (n.): a group of Native Americans with the same culture 25.  cooped up (phr.): kept in a small space for a long time 26.  leather (n.): material made from animal skin 27.  recover (v.): to get better after being sick or hurt 28.  recruiter (n.): a person who finds people to join an organization 29.  seize (v.): to take something quickly and with force 30.  opportunity (n.): a chance to do something Weekly sentences 1) We had to sleep in a dormitory. 2) Jim Thorpe was born on an Indian reservation. 3) The U.S. government often sent Indian children to boarding schools. 4) They were dirty and had a lot of epidemics sweep through them.