Lesson 1 and 2 Vocabulary

Define "cooperated"

• did what is asked

  to act or work with another or others

• sure that something is true

  completely certain about something

Define "convinced"

• did what is asked

  to act or work with another or others

• sure that something is true

  completely certain about something

Define "declining"

• to change completely

  change (something) radically or fundamentally.

• growing smaller in amount

  becoming smaller, fewer, or less; decreasing

Define "revolutionize"

• to change completely

  change (something) radically or fundamentally.

• growing smaller in amount

  becoming smaller, fewer, or less; decreasing

Define "endangered"

• a foolish act

  lack of good sense; foolishness

• very rare and at risk of dying out

  seriously at risk of extinction

Define "folly"

• a foolish act

  lack of good sense; foolishness

• very rare and at risk of dying out

  seriously at risk of extinction

Define "main idea"

• an important fact, example, or other pieces of information in a text that help explains the main idea

• something important that an author wants readers to understand about a topic

Define "supporting/key detail"

• an important fact, example, or other pieces of information in a text that help explains the main idea

• something important that an author wants readers to understand about a topic

Define "information"

• a relationship between things or events, in which one thing – the cause – brings about, or causes, something else – the effect

• facts and details about someone or something

• an informational piece of writing that tells about people, events, and ideas from the past

Define "cause and effect"

• a relationship between things or events, in which one thing – the cause – brings about, or causes, something else – the effect

• facts and details about someone or something

• an informational piece of writing that tells about people, events, and ideas from the past