Week 2 Vocabulary Words assume persevere significant genre evident context.

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Week 2 Vocabulary Words assume persevere significant genre evident context

Assume To take for granted or without proof Example: Don’t just assume that because you want something you will get it.

Persevere To persist in anything undertaken; maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles or discouragement

Significant Important; of consequence Example: there is a significant difference between a hurricane and a tornado.

Genre A class or category of artistic endea vor having a particular form, content, technique Example: Poetry is one genre of writing.

Evident Plain or clear to the sight or understanding Example: It was evident by the look on her face that she was very happy.

Context The parts of a written or spoken statement that precede (come before) or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing its meaning or effect Example: Context clues are words in the text that help you figure out what a word means.

YOUR JOB: Write one example sentence for each of this week’s vocabulary words.

Week 3 Vocabulary Words concept narrate specific indicate distribute establish possessive

Concept A general notion or idea; an idea of something formed b y mentally combining all its characteristic

Narrate To give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.); or to add a spoken commentary to (a fil m, television program, etc.)

Specific Having a special application, beari ng, or reference; specifying, explicit, or definite: Example: There was a specific pair of shoes I was looking for and I couldn’t find them!

Indicate To be a sign of; evidence; show also To point out or point to; direct atte ntion to Example: The sign indicates that we have 25 miles to go before we reach our destination.

Distribute to pass out or deliver (mail, newspa pers, etc.) to intended recipients Example: The class knows that when the teacher distributes the test they are expected to be silent.

Establish 1. to show to be valid or true; prove 2. to cause to be accepted or recognized 3. to found, institute, build, or bring into being on a firm or stable basis

Possessive jealously opposed to the personal independence of, or to any influence other than one's ow n upon, a child, spouse, etc. Example: The child was very possessive over her toy and would not let anyone else play with it.

YOUR JOB: Write one example sentence for each of this week’s vocabulary words.

Week 4 Vocabulary Words autobiography conclusion differentiate constitute theory

Autobiography A history of a person's life written or told by that person.

Differentiate to make different by modification; to change; alter

Constitute To compose; to form; to create; to establish

Theory a proposed explanation whose status is still problematic and subject to experimentation, they have not been proven so cannot be reported as actual facts.

Conclusio n the end or close; final part