1. Decade – Incompatible – temporarily – unify Violation 1.18 Should Drugs Be Legalized?

2. decade noun DefintionSentence From Passage Turn and Talk with a partner Ten years In the decade from 1985-1995, more than 80 percent of the prison population increase resulted from drug convictions. (From the passage) If you could travel back in time to a particular decade, which would it be? Why? I would travel to the decade from ____ to ____ because ____. Related Words

3. incompatible adjective DefintionSentence From Passage Turn and Talk with a partner In disagreementCongressman Rangel believes that legalizing drugs is incompatible with initiatives aimed at improving the lives of urban youth. What kind of behaviors are incompatible with a desire to go to a good college? Behaviors such as ___ and ___ are incompatible with a desire to attend ____. Related Words: Incompatibility Compatible

4. Temporarily adverb DefintionSentence From Passage Turn and Talk with a partner For a while; not permanently Should we temporarily legalize drugs and see if crime levels go down? (adapted from passage) Have you ever had to wear something temporarily due to an injury or other health issue? I temporarily wore _____ due to ____. Related Words: Temporary

5. to unify (verb) DefintionSentence From Passage Turn and Talk with a partner To bring together Congressman Rangel thinks everyone should work together to unify and strengthen efforts to fight drug abuse. What is something that your school does to unify all the students? My school unifies the students when it ___. Related Words:

6. violation (noun) DefintionSentence From Passage Turn and Talk with a partner Broken rule; crime Selling alcohol to adults is not a violation of the law, and selling alcohol is no longer a source of violent crime. (adapted from passage) What is an example of violation in a sport that you like to watch? In ______, a violation occurs when ___. Related Words: To violate