Vocabulary
America's Drop Out Crisis
The Pact
Success Stories
Vocabulary
100
A person
What is an individual?
100
about one in three students
What is how many students drop out of school?
100
an agreement or deal made between two or more people, countries, etc.
What is a pact?
100
They struggled with reading.
What did Tabitha and Jorvorskie struggle with?
100
the result of an action
What is a consequence?
200
to show that an opinion, idea, quality, etc. is important
What is to emphasize?
200
$ 9,200 less than graduates
How much less money do non graduates make than graduates?
200
Newark, NJ
Where did the 3 friends grow up?
200
Reading aloud - she would wrestle with reading the words.
What specifically did Tabitha struggle with?
200
to be able to do something
What is capable?
300
to explain or describe something exactly
What is define?
300
3.5 times morely likely to be jailed
About how many more times likely are dropouts to be jailed?
300
one that was riddled with crime, drugs, and gangs.
What type of neighborhood did the 3 friends grow up in?
300
Another student noticed that she had improved her reading.
What changed Tabitha's attitude about her READ 180 class?
300
to commit time and energy to a goal
What is dedicate?
400
to decide that you will try hard to do something
What is to resolve?
400
75%
What is the approximate percentage of individuals in the state prison system who are drop outs?
400
to support each to succeed in becoming doctors.
What was the pact that the 3 friends made?
400
A low score on the reading portion of his SATs.
What was one of the things that led Jorvorskie to take the READ 180 class?
400
to do something successfully
What is accomplish?
500
to try or attempt
What is to undertake?
500
Real freedom
What does graduating provide?
500
Because of the positive influences that they had on one another.
Why are the 3 friends doctors today?
500
he discovered books he liked to read - like a book on Muhammed Ali.
What changed Jorvorskie's attitude about reading?
500
to continue doing an activity or trying to achieve something over a long time
What is pursue?
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