Each week, we will learn roughly 10 new vocabulary words. They
will be presented in the context of a short essay or story, which will serve as
a great example for the weekly essays the students will be writing. Before
reading the essay, the fifth graders will do a pre-assessment to see which
words they know. Then, we will read the essay together in class and discuss the
meaning of each word in context. The students are responsible for completing their
packet, including the writing assignment, over the course of the week. They
will have a quick quiz on the words each Friday.
Week 1: industry, worship, equator, resource, reservoir,
fertile, agricultural, evaporated, delta, silt
Week 2: rapids, wrenching, wielding, resolutely, whirlpool,
sloshed, frothing, slush, lurch, retorted
Week 3 (this week): departure, cascades, tempest, shoreline,
midstream, ordeal, backpacking, lifeline, remote, pivot
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