Word: drawbridge

Sounds like: draw brIj 

Student : Austin Part of speech: verb
Teacher : Claire Definition: a bridge built so that it can be raised
Date : 27 Sept 2020 to allow tall ships to pass beneath or keep
people from crossing over.
Chapters : 3 and 4
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New Vocabulary
Word: helmet
Sounds like: hel miht
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a hard covering worn to protect the
head.

Example: The drawbridge is made of wood.

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Word: moat
Sounds like: mot
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a deep ditch dug around a castle,
fort, or town for protection against enemies.
Moats are usually filled with water.

Example: The knight’s helmet was very heavy.

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Example: There were crocodiles swimming in the

moat around the castle.
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Word: fanfare Word: antlers
Sounds like: faen feIr Sounds like: aent l r 
Part of speech: noun Part of speech: noun
Definition: a flourish of trumpets, used to mark Definition: one of a pair of bony growths on the
an entrance or beginning. head of most kinds of deer. 

Example: The entrance of the queen was

announced with a splendid fanfare.
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Word: announce
Sounds like:  naUns
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to make known; declare.
Example: The antlers hung on the wall above
the fireplace.

Word: cobblestone
Sounds like: ka b l ston
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a naturally rounded stone about the
size of a fist, at one time used to pave streets.

Example: She announced to the school that

there would be a special holiday the next day.
Example: They rode their bicycles on the bumpy
cobblestone road. Homework
Word: dim Revise the new words
Sounds like: dIm
Part of speech: adjective Complete the questions on the pages attached
Definition: not well lighted; dark..
Complete last week’s homework

Example: The room was so dimly lit that they

couldn’t didn’t have enough light to see.
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Lesson Notes
We read and discussed chaper 3 and 4
We started to learn about settings which we will
continue next week.
Today you did well with…

Reading
Talking slower and understanding

Today you had some difficulty with…

Concentrating and sitting still

Other comments…

Very well done today Austin but I need you

to work on concentrating on your reading