AVID Elective
Scholarship
a grant or payment made to support a student's education, awarded on the basis of academic or other achievement.
Hydrophobic
repels water- "scared" of it
Opinion
a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
A flat surface with no thickness
Plane
Natural rights
Rights that everyone is born with, including life, liberty and property
Inquiry
an act of asking for information through questioning
Hydrophyllic
Mixes/dissolves with water-"likes" it
Anecdote
a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident.
Parallel
side by side and having the same distance continuously between them. (does not intersect)
The 18th Century philosophical movement stressed the importance of reason to social institutions, including governments. Sought to justify change
The Enlightenment
Philanthropy
a spirit of goodwill toward all people especially when expressed in active efforts to help others
a single celled or multi-celled organelle that has a nucleus and specialized membrane bound organelles
Eukaryote
Counterclaim
a claim made to rebut a previous claim
Congruent
identical in form
An agreement between the people and their government signifying their consent to be governed
Social Contract
Socratic Seminar
Uncovering a deeper understanding of a topic through thoughtful dialogue with your class.
a single celled or multi-celled organelle that doesn't have a nucleus and specialized membrane bound organelles
Prokaryote
Rhetorical Question
a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.
Part of a line to one side of an endpoint
Ray
an ideological and political revolution that occurred in British America between 1765 and 1791.
American Revolution
AVID
Advancement Via Individual Determination
a large organic molecule such as proteins, lipids, nucleic acids and carbohydrates
Macromolecule
Rhetorical Move
A strategy used to persuade someone in an argument
Hypotenuse
a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799
French Revolution