1. Vocabulary Top Ten

2. Learning Goal Students will develop and improve their vocabulary skills.

3. Objectives Students will be able to: 1.Recognize, pronounce and define new vocabulary words. 2.Match words to their definitions. 3.Use words in sentences.

4. 1- Analyze

5. Analyze  verb To break apart a subject, examine each part, and explain the relationship between the parts  We will analyze several historical documents tomorrow in class.

8. 2 - Cite

9.  verb - to give credit to the original source of a text or idea  When you write a research paper, you must cite your sources.

11. 3 - Claim

12.  verb - to state as a fact  Many people claim that aliens abduct humans in order to perform experiments.

14. 4 - Evaluate

15.  verb To decide the value or worth of a text/source after studying it closely  Please evaluate whether basketball or football is more physically difficult.

16. 4 - Evaluate  verb To decide the value or worth of a text/source after studying it closely  Please evaluate whether basketball or football is more physically difficult.

20. 5 - Evidence

21.  Noun - Something that tends to prove or disprove something. It is used to support a claim, and can be provided in the form of quotation, paraphrase, and/or description.  On police shows they always send the evidence to the forensics lab.

24. 6 - Infer

25.  verb to arrive at a conclusion based on evidence; to make an “educated guess.”  You infer when you use what you know to figure something out.

29. 7 - Paraphrase

30. Paraphrase  Verb - to state someone else’s written work in your own words  Please paraphrase what you just read for the class.

32. 8 - Plagiarism

33. Plagiarism  noun - To use someone else’s words or ideas and claim them as your own. To avoid plagiarism you must cite evidence properly  Suzy got a zero on her paper when her teacher accused her of plagiarism.

34. Plagiarism  noun - To use someone else’s words or ideas and claim them as your own. To avoid plagiarism you must cite evidence properly  Suzy got a zero on her paper when her teacher accused her of plagiarism.

37. 9 - Summarize

38. Summarize  verb To briefly retell the main ideas of a piece of writing in your own words.  To summarize the Bible use the Golden Rule of "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you."

41. 10 - Thesis

42. Thesis  noun - It states the main topic of the essay and is supported by the entire essay  Most thesis statements are found at the end of the introductory paragraph.

44. Closing – Make up an original sentence using a vocabulary word. The sentence must show that you know what the word means.