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Robust Vocabulary

Robust Vocabulary. Lesson 6. skim. If a boat moves smoothly over the water, it skims the surface. On calm days, Robert sees the sailboats gently skim the water. What else might skim the water?. Concept map. span. If the bridge spans meet, they come together.

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Robust Vocabulary

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  1. Robust Vocabulary Lesson 6

  2. skim • If a boat moves smoothly over the water, it skims the surface. • On calm days, Robert sees the sailboats gently skim the water. • What else might skim the water?

  3. Concept map

  4. span • If the bridge spans meet, they come together. • The span is the distance or space between two supports of a bridge. • The two boys saw two spans of the bridge being built together. • Share with your partner where you have seen a span.

  5. Shabby • Shabby things look old and worn out. • If you clothes were worn out, would they look shabby? • Which clothes are shabby?

  6. embarrass • If you embarrass someone, you make that person feel uncomfortable or ashamed. • Would it embarrass you if you forgot your lines in the school play? • Tell your partner about a time when you were embarrassed?

  7. midst • If you are in the midst of something, you are in the middle of it. • What if your pencil breaks in the midst of a test? • Share a sentence with the word midst.

  8. elevated • Something that is elevated is lifted up. • Why would a speaker be elevated on a platform? • The American flag is elevated every morning.

  9. dazed • If you are dazed, you are confused and cannot think properly. • Shannon was dazed when she fell from the tree and bumped her head. • Would you be dazed if you had five hours of homework? • Share a time when you felt dazed.

  10. When something collapses, it falls down because it was not supported well. Would you want to watch an old building as it collapses? Make a list of some things that can collapse. Things that can collapse collapses

  11. contribution • If you help your family reach its goal, you make a contribution to your family? • The boy makes a contribution to his family by earning money for vacation. • How have you made a contribution to your class?

  12. initiative • When you take initiative, you take the first step in doing something. • Larry took initiative to find a way to sell more newspapers. • How have you took initiative to do something?

  13. Read pages 158-159 • What might someone think about the child wearing a shabby shirt? • What could the child do not to embarrass his or her mom? • How do you think the narrator felt when in the midst of shopping he or she saw his or her favorite shirt? • Why was the shirt on an elevated platform? • Would you be dazed if you had five hours of homework? • Why is it a problem if a clothing rack collapses?

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