Week of December 1, 2014

Monday, December 1, 2014

Week of December 1, 2014

Should English be the Official language of the United States? 2A-11

specify | establish | cohesive | constrain | xenophobia

Achieve Readings
27. Driver's Test in English only! - Understanding text structure: Compare & Contrast
28. New School, New Country -- Summarizing
29. Making a Better Life -- Understanding text structure: Cause & Effect
30. Our Great Migration -- Cite Evidence

31. Westward Expansion: The Rush for Riches -- Understanding text structure: Cause & Effect

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academic

|ˌakəˈdemik|

adjective

relating to education and scholarship: academic achievement

ex-ploit

To take advantage of a person or opportunity; to make use of something, sometimes unfairly

--- exploitation, exploitative, exploiting

dis·cre·tion

/disˈkreSHən/

Noun

The freedom to decide what should be done in a particular situation.
The quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing private information.

prac·ti·cal

/ˈpraktikəl/
Adjective
describing anything that is useful, effective or efficient.
describing anything likely to succeed or be effective in real circumstances; feasible.
Synonyms
handy - real - businesslike - virtual

sta·tis·tic

/stəˈtistik/

Noun

A fact or piece of data from a study of a large quantity of numerical data: "the statistics show that the crime rate has increased".

intrinsic |inˈtrinzik, -sik|adjectivedescribing anything that belongs naturally; anything that is essential: Access to the arts is intrinsic to a high quality of life.

Mr. Lindsay's Bilingual - ELL Classroom, Menomonie Middle School

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Monday, December 1, 2014

Week of December 1, 2014

/ˈpraktikəl/
Adjective
describing anything that is useful, effective or efficient.
describing anything likely to succeed or be effective in real circumstances; feasible.
Synonyms
handy - real - businesslike - virtual

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