Fast and Curious - Space

administration

• the group of people and the processes that help the President run the government

• any of a variety of small advertisements for new products

• the movement of the earth's stratosphere

• establishing a society where everyone pretends to be busy while secretly daydreaming about lunch!

beneficial

• means that the process is authorized and promoted by the administration

• something that is good for you or helps you in some way

• something that is shallow and on the surface

• the process of making things perfect and acceptable

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

prominent

• a person who attends the last high school dance of the year

• the characteristic of being small or insignificant

• the characteristic of standing out and being easily noticed or important

• to be totally committed to a cause or company

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

advancement

• the promotion of a product using commericals

• something that is difficult or challenging

• to move to a new neighborhood or city

• making progress or moving forward

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

plague

• any situation that causes a lot of trouble or distress

• a sticky film of bacteria that forms on your teeth

• something that is unclear or unfocused

• a disease that is believed to have destroyed life on Mars

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

dubious

• something that has multiplied by the factor of 2

• the idea that something is certain and can be verified

• the idea of recording a voice or sound over the top of another recording

• feeling uncertain or doubtful about something

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

erupt

• the top of the ear supported by cartilage

• to listen consciously and carefully

• to appear or develop suddenly

• to move up vertically

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

direct address

• Addressing the reader/listeners using the pronouns you or yourself

• refers to a questions that is asked not expecting a reply

• involves making broad statements or conclusions about a group of people or things based on just a few examples

• uses words with strong emotional meanings to influence how people feel about a topic; it makes somemething sound better or worse than it really is

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

sweeping generalizations

• Addressing the reader/listeners using the pronouns you or yourself

• refers to a questions that is asked not expecting a reply

• involves making broad statements or conclusions about a group of people or things based on just a few examples

• uses words with strong emotional meanings to influence how people feel about a topic; it makes somemething sound better or worse than it really is

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

rhetorical questions

• Addressing the reader/listeners using the pronouns you or yourself

• refers to a questions that are asked not expecting a reply

• involves making broad statements or conclusions about a group of people or things based on just a few examples

• uses words with strong emotional meanings to influence how people feel about a topic; it makes somemething sound better or worse than it really is

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8