Homework Packet One!
Academic words!
These are some of the words that you are going to be seeing LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of this year. These are words that are not only on tests (and they ARE on tests) but they are words that you will hear in high school and in college. These are words that will elevate your thinking and questioning!
LOVE THEM!
Each week we will have a few of them in our packets, but this week the homework packet is FULL of them!!!
REMINDERS:
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Word List for the Week!!
ClarifyCompile
Debate
Demonstrate
Illustrate
Immigrate
Justify
Objective
Revise
Analyze
Monday: Use the context sentences with each word to figure out the meaning!
Tuesday: Do the crossword to make sure you have the definitions correct
Wednesday: Create your own Context Sentences with the vocabulary words
Thursday: Make flash cards and study your words. If you need index cards come and get them from me!!!
Friday: Study for quiz on Friday!
REMINDER!!! Have you turned in the packet with the blue card yet??? TURN IT IN!!
Below you will find the vocabulary words for the week with context sentences to help you understand what they mean. Use the Context sentences to match each word with the correct definition in the chart.
1. Clarify: I didn’t understand the question so I asked the teacher to clarify it, and then it made sense.
2. Compile: I had to write a report about World War II so I decided to compile all of my notes in one place.
3. Debate: I watched the two presidential candidates debate the issues that they disagreed on so that I could decide whom to vote for.
4. Demonstrate: In order to pass my driver’s test I had to demonstrate my ability to drive safely.
5. Illustrate: When my friend didn’t understand my plan, I drew a picture to illustrate what I meant.
6. Immigrate: My great grandfather immigrated to America from Germany to provide a better life for his family.
7. Justify: I made a power point presentation for my parents to justify my need for a car.
8. Objective: I went camping with the objective to learn how to fish and how to make a fire.
Word / DefinitionA / Clarify / To study something closely
B / Compile / A goal or purpose
C / Debate / To enter a new country for the purpose of settling there
D / Demonstrate / To make something clearer
E / Illustrate / To talk or argue about something
F / Immigrate / To give a reason or explanation why something was done or why an idea makes sense
G / Justify / Gather things or ideas together
H / Objective / To show or explain how something works
I / Revise / To accompany something with pictures or to fully explain something
J / Analyze / To come to different conclusions about somebody or something after thinking again
9. Revise: After my teacher showed me the mistakes I made in my essay, I decided to revise it to make it better.
10. Analyze: I analyzed the data from the science experiment to see if my hypothesis was correct
Vocabulary Crossword!
Across
6 / To enter a new country for the purpose of settling there8 / To come to different conclusions about somebody or something after thinking again or to change something with corrections
9 / To study something closely
10 / To talk or argue about something
Down
1 / Gather things or ideas together2 / To accompany something with pictures or to fully explain something
3 / A goal or purpose
4 / To show or explain how something works
5 / To make something clearer
7 / To give a reason or explanation why something was done or why an idea makes sense
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Use the definitions to create your own context sentences. You can either make a separate sentence for each word or you can put more than one vocabulary word in a sentence!
Remember: A context sentence is a sentence that shows your knowledge of the word!!! Refer to the context sentences on page two if you need help!
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