| 7th Period - SEI : Academic English Reading |
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This Week's Unit:: : "Squanto" |
Squanto is a true story of a Pawtuxet tribe member who is kidnapped by Englishmen in the 1600's and sold as a slave in England. Through all his misadventures, he ends up helping the Pilgrims.
THIS WEEK we are continuing the story by reading a play involving Squanto, the Wampanoag tribe, and the Pilgrims.
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7th Period SEI learns English through vocabulary, reading, and reading comprehension.
Remember to practice your English everyday!!
And read, read, read!
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Vocabulary: |
1.capture - to catch
2.slave - a person who is owned by another person
3.riches - wealth
4.woods - forest
5.long for - to really want something
6.greedy - to always want more and more and more
7.fur - animal hair
8.braves - Native American warriors
9.sold - past tense of "to sell"
10.monk - Catholic priest
11.faith - to believe in
12.pity - to feel sorry for someone or something
13.wander - to walk around without a purpose
14.crumbling - falling apart in pieces
15.plague - a disease that spreads
1.apron - clothing worn to protect other clothes
2.babushka - scarf worn over the head
3.bouquet - bunch of flowers
4.bride - woman that is about to be married
5.celebrate - to have a special activity in honor of an event
6.engaged - promised to marry
7.husband - man who is married
8.nightdress - loose garment worn in bed
9.overcoat - long coat for winter
10.pebbles - very small rocks
11.quilt - bed cover made of pieces of cloth sewn together
12.scraps - small left over pieces
13.shallow - not deep
14.tablecloth - cloth for covering a table
15.wedding huppa - a cloth on poles that a couple stands under to be married
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Grammar and Comprehension |
*Vocabulary practice
*Making a time line of Squanto's story.
*Learning to read a play properly with expression and understanding.
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PowerPoint Vocabulary Quiz on Friday! |
