1. 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

6. superiors A person who bullies may behave in this intimidating way in order to get attention or to make them feel superior to others. those who have a low status; feel inferior to others 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 A government 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