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Vocabulary Preview 1

Vocabulary Preview 1

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6th - 8th Grade

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Alexis Sacco

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7 Slides • 18 Questions

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Upcoming Vocabulary

February 8 - February 12

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ELA Vocabulary

  • advantage

  • disadvantage

  • expectation

  • sexism

  • suspicion

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First, let's see what you already know!

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Multiple Choice

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A belief that something will happen or should happen:

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disadvantage

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expectation

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sexism

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Multiple Choice

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Something that helps bring a good result:

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advantage

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disadvantage

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sexism

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Multiple Choice

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A feeling that someone is probably guilty of doing something bad or illegal:

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sexism

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disadvantage

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suspicion

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Multiple Choice

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Treating people differently because of their gender (typically treating women worse then men):

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suspicion

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disadvantage

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sexism

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Multiple Choice

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Something that helps bring a bad result:

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advantage

2

disadvantage

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expectations

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Now, let's use context clues to figure out what the words mean!

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Multiple Choice

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USE THE CONTEXT CLUES TO FIGURE OUT THE MEANING OF THE UNDERLINED WORD:


The man notices that the bird is not in her cage. He thinks that the cat probably let the bird out of her cage. He is suspicious of the cat.


What does "suspicious" mean in this sentence?

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A feeling like everything is perfect

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A feeling that someone is probably guilty of doing something bad or illegal

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Multiple Choice

USE THE CONTEXT CLUES TO FIGURE OUT THE MEANING OF THE UNDERLINED WORD:


Gary has an advantage when we play basketball, because he is so much taller than me.


What does "advantage" mean in this sentence?

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something that helps bring a good result

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something that people watch at halftime

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a sport

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Multiple Choice

USE THE CONTEXT CLUES TO FIGURE OUT THE MEANING OF THE UNDERLINED WORD:


I have a disadvantage when I play basketball with Gary, because I am so much shorter than him.


What does "disadvantage" mean in this sentence?

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something that helps bring a good result

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something that people watch at halftime

3

something that helps bring a bad result

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Multiple Choice

USE THE CONTEXT CLUES TO FIGURE OUT THE MEANING OF THE UNDERLINED WORD:


When a woman and a man do the exact same work, but the woman gets paid less, that is an example of sexism.


What does "sexism" mean in this sentence?

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Treating people differently because of their age

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Treating people differently because of their race

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Treating people differently because of their gender

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Multiple Choice

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USE THE CONTEXT CLUES TO FIGURE OUT THE MEANING OF THE UNDERLINED WORD:


Charlie Brown has an expectation that Snoopy will cook Thanksgiving dinner.


What does "expectation" mean in this sentence?

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A belief that something will or should happen

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A feeling that someone is probably guilty of doing something bad or illegal

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Let's see what else we can discover about the words!

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Multiple Select

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Which word is positive? (choose 1)

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disadvantage

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advantage

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sexism

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suspicion

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Multiple Select

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Which words are negative? (choose 3)

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disadvantage

2

advantage

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sexism

4

suspicion

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Multiple Select

Which things would give a student an advantage? (choose 2)

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studying

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paying attention

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not studying

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not paying attention

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singing

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Open Ended

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You are playing a game with some friends.


Would you rather have an advantage or a disadvantage?


Why?

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Multiple Choice

What meaning does the prefix dis- add to a word?


Think about these words before selecting your answer:

-advantage & disadvantage

-trust & distrust

-respect & disrespect

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under

2

opposite of

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Open Ended

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What expectations does the author have for women?

What does the author expect women to do?


The author expects women to ...

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It's time to write some sentences!

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ELA Vocabulary

Definitions

  • Advantage: Something that helps bring a good result

  • Disadvantage: Something that helps bring a bad result

  • Expectation: A belief that something will or should happen

  • Sexism: Treating people differently because of their gender (typically treating women worse then men)

  • Suspicion: A feeling that someone is probably guilty of doing something bad or illegal

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Open Ended

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Pick three of the words and write a complete, meaningful sentence for each.

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