1. VOCABULARY AND DEFINITIONS
Unit 2, wk 3
VOCABULARY AND DEFINITIONS

2. announced Define: made something known officially.
Example: Ms. Parks announced the winner of the contest.
Ask: When has someone announced your name?

3. candidates Define: someone who tries to be elected.
Example: Andrew is one of our four candidates for class president.
Ask: What are some things candidates do before an election?

4. Convince Define: to cause a person to believe.
Example: Julia’s mother tried to convince her to play soccer.
Ask: What is something someone tried to convince you to do?

5. decisions Define: to make up one’s mind.
Example: Nick made two decisions about what to eat for breakfast.
Ask: Can you name a decision you make every day?

6. elect Define: choose someone by vote.
Example: The students voted to elect a new class president.
Ask: What is another word for elect?

7. estimate Define: guess.
Example: Sam tried to estimate, or guess, the number of coins he had.
Ask: What does it mean to estimate something?

8. government Define: the group of people who manage a country or state.
Example: Our government makes laws.
Ask: Can you think of one law our government has made?

9. independent Define: you do not belong to a political party
Example: It’s good to be independent and do things on your own.
Ask: How can you be more independent at home?