Unit Two “Killer Plagues” Read 180 Unit Two “Killer Plagues”
Essential Question What academic vocabulary do I need to become familiar with to better understand and comprehend unit two of Read 180?
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contagious spreadable by touch or through the air
disease an illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
global involving the whole world
illness a condition of being unhealthy in your body or mind
patient a person who receives medical care or treatment
protect to keep (someone or something) from being harmed, lost, etc.
virus an extremely small living thing that causes a disease and that spreads from one person or animal to another
vaccination a shot or substance that protects someone from disease
audience the people who are intended to read, view, or listen to something
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prepare to get ready for an event
prepared to be ready for an event
threat a possibility that something harmful might happen
threatening Likely to harm something
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infect to give someone a disease
infected having a disease
expose to leave without protection; to put in danger
exposure the state of being in a harmful situation
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resist to fight off something dangerous
resistance the ability to fight off or overcome something dangerous
estimate to guess the size or amount of something
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internal inside something, rather than outside
impact an effect or result
epidemic the rapid spread of a disease among many people
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Essential Question What academic vocabulary do I need to become familiar with to better understand and comprehend unit two of Read 180?
feasible possible
“A Killer Without a Cure” Pages 38 - 41
Essential Question What academic vocabulary do I need to become familiar with to better understand and comprehend unit two of Read 180?
expose to leave without protection
infect to give someone a disease
“The Black Death” Pages 42 - 45
Essential Question What academic vocabulary do I need to become familiar with to better understand and comprehend unit two of Read 180?
estimate to make a guess related to number, amount, or size
courageous brave
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suffix a word part added to the end of a word that changes its meaning
-ion, ition, and –ation mean “the act or result of doing something.” Verb New Noun Meaning infect infection a disease caused by germs or a virus elect election the act of making a choice by voting
Drop the final –e and add the suffix –tion or -ation to these verbs. New Noun Meaning prepare preparation the process of making something. contaminate contamination the introduction of something dirty or dangerous. estimate estimation a guess about size or amount imagine imagination the ability to form ideas or pictures in your mind