Unit 1 Week 4: The Boy who Invented T.V.

What does breakthrough mean?

• A significant and sudden advance or development.
• A common everyday occurrence.
• A type of scientific experiment.
• A minor improvement in a process.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does captivated mean?

• To be confused about something.
• To be repelled by something.
• To be indifferent to something.
• To be attracted or fascinated by something.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does claimed mean?

• To summarize or paraphrase a statement.
• To assert or state something as a fact.
• To question the validity of a statement.
• To deny or reject something as false.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

What does devices mean?

• Devices are only used for entertainment purposes.
• Devices are tools or instruments designed for specific purposes.
• Devices refer to a category of animals.
• Devices are a type of software application.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

What does enthusiastically mean?

• With mild interest or indifference.
• In a calm and collected manner.
• With a sense of boredom or disinterest.
• With great excitement or eagerness.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does the word envisioned mean?

• To describe something in detail.
• To imagine or visualize something.
• To create a physical object.
• To forget about something.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does passionate mean?

• Being indifferent or apathetic.
• Having or showing strong feelings or enthusiasm.
• Having a lack of interest or enthusiasm.
• Showing weak or mild feelings.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is a patent?

• A patent is a legal right that grants an inventor exclusive rights to their invention for a limited time.
• A patent is a document that describes a business plan.
• A patent is a government grant for free public use of inventions.
• A patent is a type of trademark for branding products.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5