
Vocabulary Preview 1
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Alexis Sacco
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Upcoming Vocabulary
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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
A belief that something will happen or should happen:
disadvantage
expectation
sexism
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Multiple Choice
Something that helps bring a good result:
advantage
disadvantage
sexism
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Multiple Choice
A feeling that someone is probably guilty of doing something bad or illegal:
sexism
disadvantage
suspicion
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Multiple Choice
Treating people differently because of their gender (typically treating women worse then men):
suspicion
disadvantage
sexism
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Multiple Choice
Something that helps bring a bad result:
advantage
disadvantage
expectations
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Now, let's use context clues to figure out what the words mean!
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Multiple Choice
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?
A feeling like everything is perfect
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?
something that helps bring a good result
something that people watch at halftime
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?
something that helps bring a good result
something that people watch at halftime
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?
Treating people differently because of their age
Treating people differently because of their race
Treating people differently because of their gender
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Multiple Choice
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?
A belief that something will or should happen
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
Which word is positive? (choose 1)
disadvantage
advantage
sexism
suspicion
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Multiple Select
Which words are negative? (choose 3)
disadvantage
advantage
sexism
suspicion
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Multiple Select
Which things would give a student an advantage? (choose 2)
studying
paying attention
not studying
not paying attention
singing
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Open Ended
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
under
opposite of
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Open Ended
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
Pick three of the words and write a complete, meaningful sentence for each.
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