Week 6

 Hello, we are going into our second week with the "Raven Brings Light into the World" and we will be testing the story's content as well as our normal testing topics of vocabulary, definitions, conventions, and reading comprehension.

Week 6 Vocabulary

1 clam (n.): a small sea animal that lives inside a hard shell 

 2 amusing (adj.): funny or entertaining in a pleasant way 

 3 trick (v.): to make someone believe something that is not true 

 4 bump into (phr. v.): to meet someone by chance, not on purpose 

 5 unable (adj.): not able to do something 

 6 guardian (n.): someone who protects and takes care of another person 

 7 eagle (n.): a large bird with excellent eyesight that hunts other animals 

 8 chest (n.): a large, strong box with a lid, used for storing things 

 9 set off (phr. v.): to start a journey or trip 

 10 tired (adj.): feeling a need to rest or sleep 

 11 convince (v.): to make someone believe or agree with you 

 12 darkness (n.): the absence of light; when it is very dark 

 13 distant (adj.): far away in space or time 

 14 journey (n.): a trip from one place to another, often a long one 

 15 weary (adj.): very tired, especially after working hard or traveling 

 16 creature (n.): any living thing, especially an animal 

 17 company (n.): being with other people so you are not alone 

 18 leap (v.): to jump high or far with energy 

 19 annoyed (adj.): feeling a little angry or irritated 

 20 scold (v.): to tell someone angrily that they did something wrong 

 21 hung (v.) past tense of hang: to be attached from above so that the lower part is free 

 22 plead (v.): to ask for something in a serious and emotional way 

 23 belong (v.): to be part of a group or place 

 24 spread (v.): to open something wide or to cover a larger area

How Raven Brought Light to the World: Story Summary

YouTube: https://youtu.be/cccG9bMOfiY?si=vn86FxMZpVlDTooe

Long ago, the world was a gigantic flood, and nothing existed but water.

Raven grew bored with this world.

There was nothing to eat and when he flew, there was nowhere to land.

Raven caused the water to drain away and form the ground so he was able to land and search for food to eat.

Then Raven heard noises coming from a clam shell.

Raven sang to the shell and a human man came out.

He found human women in another shell, then more men, and brought the people together.

He found them very amusing to watch, but because he had brought the people into the world, Raven also felt responsible for them and wanted to take care of them.

When he formed the land, however, Raven had not been able to create any light.

There were no stars, no moon, and no sun.

The world was very dark.

The people came to Raven and said, "The world is too dark. We cannot see our families, find our homes, weed our gardens, or pick fruit."

Raven agreed that the world was too dark.

He was tired of bumping into things, and being unable to see where he was going.

Raven decided to find light and bring it to the world.

He hoped it would make people happy.

Raven learned that Gray Eagle was the guardian of all kinds of light.

But Gray Eagle hated people, and he didn't like Raven much, either.

Gray Eagle kept the sun, the moon, and the stars locked up in the great chest in his longhouse, far away in a distant land.

Raven thus began preparations for a journey.

Raven flew for many days after saying goodbye to the people.

He flew over mountains and oceans to get to the land where Gray Eagle lived.

Raven landed near Gray Eagle's magnificent longhouse to rest and brood.

How could he convince Gray Eagle to share the light?

He asked Gray Eagle politely to share the light, but Gray Eagle refused.

Then, he came up with a plan.

Raven would trick Gray Eagle into doing the right thing.

Raven turned himself into a small human child called 'Ravenchild'. 

Gray Eagle's daughter saw him and brought him into the longhouse.

Days passed, and Gray Eagle's daughter enjoyed the company of Ravenchild.

Even Gray Eagle started to like the child and the games he played.

One day, when Grey Eagle was standing  near the chest, Ravenchild asked him what was inside.

Gray Eagle puffed up his own chest and boasted, "All the light in the world is in that chest: the stars, the moon, and even the sun!"

"Please let me see it," Ravenchild begged.

Grey Eagle did not want to show him the light, but Ravenchild asked over and over again.

Grey Eagle agreed later, and handed the Raven child the bag of stars to play with quietly.

Ravenchild took the bag, and went outside the longhouse.

There, he turned back into the raven form, leapt into the air, and flew across the sky and around the world.

As he flew, stars spilled from the bag and stuck to the sky. The world had light!

Week 6	Homework 回家功課
Monday March 16th	1. Vocabulary # 9-16 x3 + definitions x1 2. Write 3 sentences
Tuesday March 17th	1. Vocabulary # 17-24 x3 + definitions x1 2. Write 4 sentences
Wednesday March 18th	1. Shared Worksheet
Thursday March 19th	1. A2 Level Worksheet
Friday March 20th	1. Week 7 Vocabulary #1-8 x3 + definitions x1 2. Write 3 sentences 3. Sensay 4. Reading Worksheet