Constitution Vocabulary
Ms. Walsh Early US History Monday December 12, 2016
ACTIVATOR #36 Headphones out, and phones AWAY--If you settle in quickly and quietly, and do your activator, you can earn the privilege of working with headphones today
1. What are context clues? (Hint: think about English vocabulary words...)
2. Pick any word/phrase that others may not know :
3. Use that phrase in a sentence that uses context clues to clearly SHOW (not tell) its meaning
Announcements
After School Hours Today: 2:15-3:30 Thursday: 2:15-3:30
Make-up work, detentions, etc.
Essays Test make-up
Today’s Objective
IWBAT define SIX key unit 3 vocabulary terms in my own words by using the Marzano vocabulary system (description and illustration).
to RATIFY Example #1 Example #2
to COMPROMISE Example #1 Example #2
to AMEND Example #1 Example #2
Yesterday, everyone in class AMENDED their Government Articles by adding more to make them more specific or fixing misspelled words.
to LEGISLATE Example #1 Example #2
a DELEGATE Example #1 Example #2
FEDERAL (adj.) Example #1 Example #2
What Should I Be Doing Right Now? On your own, work on drawing an illustration for each vocabulary word
Color is a bonus point
This are due by the end of class—or, show that you have earned the right to finish it for homework
Productive work looks like: reading quietly, asking questions, and talking about the assignment at a low volume Stuck? Raise your hand to ask for help!
Work that is COMPLETE or does not earn a HW stamp from me must be submitted into the bin on the front table before you leave
Summarizer
Pick TWO vocabulary words to use in a sentence on the back page.