Vocabulary & Simplexity

Define the term: chaotically

• to distribute or apportion again; reassign
• disorderly and unpredictably
• nearness
• to reproduce or extend in quantity

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Define the term: propagates

• to distribute or apportion again; reassign
• disorderly and unpredictably
• nearness
• to reproduce or extend in quantity

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Define the term: proximity

• to distribute or apportion again; reassign
• disorderly and unpredictably
• nearness
• to reproduce or extend in quantity

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Define the term: turbulence

• disorderly and unpredictably
• violent, disordered movement
• nearness
• to distribute or apportion again; reassign

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Define the term: reallocate

• disorderly and unpredictably
• violent, disordered movement
• nearness
• to distribute or apportion again; reassign

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

Why did Jeffrey Kluger use September 11th as the example event to convey his points to his readers?

• Because 9/11 was a plane crash.
• Because 9/11 occurred in a big city.
• Because 9/11 occurred within the last decade.
• Because 9/11 is an event that is well-known.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is one organization strategy that science writers use? (Kluger used this in his text titled Simplexity.)

• Foreshadowing
• Cause-and-effect
• Fast-forward
• Evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D