Biography Vocab
A series of events that happen repeatedly and in the same order; (c)
cycle
Your main point
thesis
The protagonist of the circuit
Francisco
What NBA player has made the most three-pointers in league history?
Steph Curry
What is the United States' birthday?
July 4, 1776
Someone who likes to read (b)
bookish
How many paragraphs is your biography?
Three
simile
What type of work did Cesar Chavez and Francisco Jimenez families do?
Migrant farm worker
Who wrote that the Emancipation was a great beacon of hope in "I Have A Dream"?
MLK
Connected with money, finance, trade, etc. of a country or area; (e)
economic
information that supports your thesis
evidence
separate or isolate, often based on race or gender
segregation
Where was Malala when she was shot?
On a school bus
Who was president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
To come out ahead, especially when something is difficult (p)
prevail
In a body paragraph, this introduces us to what you will be talking about.
topic sentence
A guess or hypothesis that you make based on the information you have.
inference
What jersey number is no one in major league baseball allowed to wear? (Except one day a year)
42
Who wrote "The Gettysburg Address"?
Lincoln
Open to members of all races or ethnic groups (I)
integrated
Which part of a paragraph about Cesar Chavez would this be? Cesar Chavez spent his life trying to improve conditions for farm workers.
Topic sentence or thesis
very light, airy delicate; other-worldly
ethereal
What college is Francisco now a professor at?
Santa Clara University
Who was the first person to write, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal?"
Thomas Jefferson