The case of the disappearing words

The _____ studied how to revive an extinct language.

• term

• lecture

• fluently

• linguists

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

How many languages are there in the world

• 6000

• 7025

• 7000

• 5000

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

How many languages will disappear from the planet?

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Languages become endangered when

• minority speakers only live in their country

• parents don't speak it

• larger culture take over

• because they stop using it

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

The first Endangered languages category is

• vulnerable

• critically endangered

• severely endangered

• definitely endangered

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The second Endangered languages category is

• extinct

• vulnerable

• definitely endangered

• severely endangered

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The third Endangered languages category is

• vulnerable

• extinct

• severely endangered

• critically endangered

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which language is in the vulnerable category?

• Zuni

• Chickasaw

• Dakota

• English

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Which language is in the extinct category?

• Dakota

• Chickasaw

• Alaska's Eyak

• Zuni

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

How can we save the endangered languages?

• hearing them in music only

• teaching them schools, have radio shows

• just recording them for the history books

• by going to Science Museums

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1