Date: Friday, June 16th, 2023
*Frankenstein: page 52
∆ honeymoon: (noun) A trip or vacation taken by newly couple.
∆ sink: (verb) To go down below the surface or to the bottom of a liquid.
§ Tip: describe what is "surface" to explain "sink" and also bring out the beautiful sentence "The sun was sinking by the time they arrived at their hotel."
1. Where are Victor and Elizabeth going?
They are going for a honeymoon in Italy.
# The sun was sinking by the time they arrived at their hotel.
*2nd: page 321-322 (mathematics)
∆ anxiety: (noun) A feeling of worry, nervousness about something with uncertain outcome.
§ For example: if you have a test tomorrow but you didn't prepare for that at all, you will worry about that, be afraid of fail to pass the test.
§ mathematics may bring too much pressure to people. And if people feel too anxious, they could not be able to solve even the easiest problem.
∆ gradually: (adjective) Step by step.
∆ instantly: (adverb) Right a way, immediately.
§ let children read the content by turns (if it's too long), and ask them to follow up others reading to be able continue that fluently. This way can check their pronunciation more accurately.
Date: Tuesday, July 18th, 2023
*Frakenstein: Page 57
∆ persue: (verb) follow or chase someone or something.
∆strength: (noun) the quality of being strong.
∆imprisoned: (adjective) locked up or kept somewhere.
∆struck: (verb) strike- struck- struck
To hit or attack forcefully or violently.
1. Why does Victor want to pursue monster to the ends of the earth?
Because monster killed his brother and his wife, Victor wants to take the revenge.
The ship was still imprisoned by ice, and the freezing air struck a chill through his body.
*2nd: Page 262
Lines in Art
Date: Tuesday, July 25th, 2023
*Frakenstein: Page 60
∆ bent: (verb) bend-bent-bent
To curve
∆hidious: (adjective) – extremely ugly or unpleasant.
∆corpes (noun) – dead body, especially of a human being.
∆forgiveness(noun) – the action of forgiving or being forgiven.
∆wail(verb) – to make a long high cry, usually because of pain or sadness.
To hit or attack forcefully or violently.
1. Why the monster follows Victor to the ship?
Because monster wants to ask his forgiveness.
I came to ask his forgiveness, but he was already dead.
*2nd: Page 323(Working with Numbers to 100.)
Ask children one by one to do the class activities.
When you count by fives and tens, you are skip-counting, because you skip over some numbers.
Date: Friday, July 28th, 2023
*Frankenstein: page 61
∆ memories : (noun) Something that you remember.
∆ painful: (adjective) Causing emotional or physical pain.
∆ sob: (verb) Cry noisily, making loud gasps.
∆ villain: (noun) A bad person who harms other people.
∆ beyond: (preposition) Further away in the distance.
§ Keep asking the question about the theme everytime to make sure the children understand what's going on.
1. Why does the monster cry over Victor's lifeless body?
Because bow Victor is beyond his reach.
# "Perhaps it's better this way, he had so many painful memories."
*2nd: part 6, page 408 (Science)
Life Cycles
§ During long reading, we can chat with children a little, to make them think easily.
There are many different cycles in nature. All living things, plants amd animals, are born, and eventually die.
Date: Tuesday, August 1st, 2023
*Frakenstein: Page 62
§ Use examples that are close to our lives for better understanding.
∆ ruin: (verb) – to spoil or destroy something completely.
∆victim (noun) – someone who has been hurt or killed.
∆satisfy(verb) – please someone by giving them what they want or need.
∆hatred(noun) – hate
∆abuse(noun) – cruel or violent treatment of animal or person.
§ Encourage children to come up with a question themselves.
§ Use new word in the question or answer if possible.
1. Is Frankenstein satisfied with Victor's death.
No, he is not satisfied. His crimes destroyed him.
I longed for love and friendship , but I knew only hatred and abuse.
*2nd: Page 9(Hurt No Living Thing)
Discovery
§ Ask children to tell everyone about the things that they discover.
When you count by fives and tens, you are skip-counting, because you skip over some numbers.