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“Passage to Freedom”

“Passage to Freedom”. Vocabulary Ms. Hicks & Mrs. Muir. Do Now…November 25, 2013. Journal Entry: We were introduced to our unit on “Fairness” on Friday. We discussed what is fairness, is being fair always equal, and is fairness always just.

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“Passage to Freedom”

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  1. “Passage to Freedom” Vocabulary Ms. Hicks & Mrs. Muir

  2. Do Now…November 25, 2013 • Journal Entry: We were introduced to our unit on “Fairness” on Friday. We discussed what is fairness, is being fair always equal, and is fairness always just. • In your journal, write about an experience you encountered where you felt the act of fairness was not equal or just. Homework: Simple Solutions pages , practice book page . *Book report on “A Kind of Grade,” page 456 – make sure rubric is attached. *Research on JFK is due on 12/5/2013 – make sure you have rubric attached. Check Homework Blog for daily classwork, Homework, Reports and Notifications

  3. Purpose: Why? • Purpose: We will figure out meaning of words using context clues (tricks). We have learned different tricks how to figure out the meanings of unfamiliar words. • Why: If you use these skills in your everyday reading, the more your vocabulary will grow (gargantuan, huge). • Having a gigantic vocabulary will allow you to…

  4. Self Assessment in your journal entry • Did I challenge myself? • What did you understand? • Can I apply the skills I learned in this lesson? • Did you do your best? Why? Why not? • Reminder: Journals will be collected week of December 2, 2013

  5. visas • The families heard from others that visas, are an official written permission to travel through another country. • documents that disapprove travel to a specific country • documents that give people consent to travel to a specific country • documents that give people consent to travel to a specific country

  6. superiors • A person who bullies may behave in this intimidating way in order to get attention or to make them feel superiorto others. • those who have a low status; feel inferior to others • those who have higher rank and more authority • those who have higher rank and more authority

  7. refugees • The refugee, with his family, fled from the war and left his home country behind. • people who flee their homes in order to escape harm • immigrant seeks citizenship in another country • people who flee their homes in order to escape harm

  8. government • Agovernment is a body that makes and enforces laws The United States has a powerful government. • the body or organization that manages a nation • an assembly of rebels that create an opposition on a nation • the body or organization that manages a nation

  9. diplomat • Diplomats are selected to deal with challenges across that cross the United State’s boundaries that affect us, such as terrorism and make peace. • one who is appointed to represent his or her government in its relations with other governments • one who is appointed to represent and antagonize relations with other governments • one who is appointed to represent his or her government in its relations with other governments

  10. diplomat

  11. government

  12. visas

  13. refugees

  14. superiors

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