Week 17 Talk with an Astronaut
Talk with an Astronaut
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- accomplishment- n.- something that is successful, or that is achieved after a lot of work or effort; a skill; an achievement
- gravity- n.- the force that attracts objects towards one another, especially the force that makes things fall to the ground
- monitor- n.- a computer screen or a device with a screen on which words or pictures can be shown
- focus- n. - the main or central point of something, especially of attention or interest
- role- n.- the duty or use that someone or something usually has or is expected to have; (role model)- a person who someone admires and whose behavior they try to copy
- Specific- adj.- relating to one thing and not others; particular; clear and exact
- interview- n.- a meeting in which someone answers questions about himself or herself for a newspaper article, television show, etc.
- Hispanic- adj.- from or connected with Spanish-speaking countries, especially those in Latin America, or having parents or grandparents from these countries
- prejudice- n. - an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling formed without enough thought or knowledge
- native- adj.- relating to or describing someone's country or place of birth or someone who was born in a particular country or place
- pride- n.- a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get because you or people connected with you have done or got something good
- additional- adj.- extra
- opportunity- n.- an occasion or situation that makes it possible to do something that you want to do or have to do, or the possibility of doing something
- accomplish- v.- to finish something successfully or to achieve something
- Influential- adj.- having a lot of influence on someone or something
- primarily- adv.- mainly
- option- n.- one thing that can be chosen from a set of possibilities, or the freedom to make a choice
- shut down- phrase- to reject, strongly discourage, or prevent one from continuing with one's course of action
- pursue- v.- If you pursue a plan, activity, or situation, you try to do it or achieve it, usually over a long period of time
- potential- n.- possible but not yet achieved
- consider- v.- to spend time thinking about a possibility or making a decision
- career path- n.- the way that you progress in your work, either in one job or in a series of jobs
- operate- v.- to (cause to) work, be in action or have an effect
- dock- v.- to arrive at a dock or to bring a ship into a dock
- prevent- v.- to stop something from happening or someone from doing something
- actual- adj.- existing in fact
- formal- adj.- public or official
- duty- n.- something that you have to do because it is part of your job, or something that you feel is the right thing to do
- weightlessness- n.- the state of having or appearing to have no weight; the fact of not being affected by gravity
- scuba diving- n.- the sport of swimming underwater with special breathing equipment
Monday
Lesson
- Unit Test discussion and correction
- Week 17 vocabulary words 1-10
Homework
- Complete worksheet
- Write definitions on the back of the worksheet
Tuesday
Lesson
- Lesson 17 vocabulary words 11-20
- RWN
- Adjectives: This, That, These, Those
Homework
- Read week 17 vocabulary words and definitions
- Complete worksheet
- Read "Talk with an Astronaut".
Wednesday
Lesson
- Week 17 vocabulary competition
- RWN: Greek Words
Homework
- Review for spelling quiz tomorrow
Thursday
Today
- Vocabulary words review
- Spelling quiz
- Titanic reading comprehension
Homework
- RWN p.376
- Complete worksheet
- Sensay
Friday
Lesson
- Spelling quiz
Homework
- Read Garden Party
- Complete worksheet
- Sensay
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