Vocabulary

Westward Expansion Vocabulary Rewrite the definition in your own words. Remember you cannot use any form of the word being defined in your defintion. Term / Concepts Dictionary Definition Your Definition - Remember you cannot use any form of the word being defined in your definition. Change To become different over time. To be different from what it was. Compromise An agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions. Settle something between both…

The vocabulary words I chose are triumph, which means a great victory or achievement and pragmatist, someone who is practical and focused on reaching a goal. The reason they both apply is because in every chapter, the individuals who become underdogs possess both of these qualities. In chapter one David was pragmatic in his approach in defeating Goliath with alternate war tactics (rock slinging vs. armor/weaponry) and in the end was triumphant. Randadive, was triumphant in mastering the…

Vocabulary 1. Inoculum: a material used for inoculation. 2. Loop (the tool): A wire made into a loop to assist in picking up inoculum from a culture of microorganisms. The loop is also used in the process of cultivating microbes by transferring inoculum for streaking. 3. Agar vs Blood Agar: a. Agar: a growth medium made with agar and other nutrients. The agar allows microorganisms such as fungi and bacteria to be cultured. b. Blood Agar: Blood agar is used for the purpose of cultivation and…

To assess Walter’s receptive language, The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) (Dunn & Dunn, 2007) and the Test of Language Development – Primary 3rd Edition (TOLD-P:3) (Newcomer & Hammil, 1988) were administered. Walter earned a score on the PPVT yielding a in a percentile rank of <1, which corresponds to a profound disorder in receptive language. Scores for the TOLD-P:3 could not be determined due to incomplete testing despite maximal verbal, visual, and/or tactile cueing provided.…

introduce 18 academic vocabulary words and experience Native American literature and its impact on today’s American literature. The unit, which should be five days long, will be taught to three 10th Grade Standard English Language Arts classes, one of which is an inclusion class; the unit will also be taught to two 10th Grade Honors English Language Arts classes. By the end of the unit, the students should be able to achieve the following: define eighteen academic vocabulary words; write using…

“Vocabulary Lessons” is an article about the importance of vocabulary in the classroom and how to make sure that a teacher is doing what they can to provide a vocabulary rich environment. Researchers learned by writing this article that there were not enough resources out there for educators to teach vocabulary. The goal of this article was to come up with ways to help educators teach vocabulary. This article talks about the practices that an educator can use to help a student with vocabulary…

A. Underline the AWL vocabulary words in each sentence. Rewrite the sentence in your own words by changing the AWL vocabulary word into a synonym. 1. I am neutral about the accuracy of the author. I am impartial about the precision of the creator. 2. He did not cite federal laws, but he is an expert. He didn't refer to government laws, but he is a specialist. 3. The federal government was cooperative when they allocated overseas funding. The national government was helpful when…

Vocabulary Test “Admonish the interlopers who vehemently despair over their plight of…” blasphemy. This confusing, jumbled sentence represents the vocabulary units as a whole , this school year. Although we, students, may understand these words now, their significance in this course is not as understood. Out of the 140 words we have learned this year, there were less than five on the AP exam: “choleric, vicarious, urbane, etc.” and probably just 10 in any form of work relating to this class…

Accolade. Protean. Soliloquy. All these words are part of the SAT’s scholarly vocabulary. Respectively they have the simple meanings of praise, something changeable and monologue. Well, for a period of three months I had to convince my brain to instinctively substitute words from the everyday language with the so called academic vocabulary of the SAT exam. I had to go through many terms that I had never heard and learn their correct pronunciation and meaning. It was really challenging. More than…

Article: Strategies for Teaching Core Vocabulary Throughout the School Day- by Kathryn Helland and Rachael Smolen---Discusses how vocabulary should be a part of the individuals using AAC daily learning and what strategies teachers or parents can use to help. https://www.closingthegap.com/solutions/articles/2179 Sites for Virtual Tour: Reading Rockets- Allows users to pick one of the big 5 ideas in reading and strategies to use to help children experience success in those areas. It also has…