Academic Vocab
Target Words
America's Dropout Crisis
Living in the Success Zone
The Pact
100
Able to do something
What is capable
100
The result of an action
What is a consequence
100
The most important point about a topic
What is the main idea
100
The two students that overcame their difficulties with reading to become successful
Who are Tabitha and Jorvorskie
100
The main thing the three doctors did to reach their goals
What is make a pact
200
A person
What is an individual
200
To try or attempt
What is undertake
200
Facts that support the main idea
What are supporting details
200
Words to know! Sped up
What is accelerated
200
Find the WHOLE subject in the sentence: Christmas time is the best time of the year.
What is Christmas time
300
To do something successfully
What is accomplish
300
To decide that you will try hard to do something
What is resolve
300
Words to know! Keeps within limits
What is restricts
300
Words to know! Factors that block one from success
What are limitations
300
Find the WHOLE predicate: I received coal for Christmas last year.
What is received coal for Christmas last year
400
To try to achieve something over a long period of time
What is pursue
400
To explain or describe something exactly
What is define
400
One supporting detail from "America's Dropout Crisis"
16% of students drop out of school Non-graduates make much less money than graduates Non-graduates are 8x more likely to be jailed than graduates Dropping out restricts your freedom to make career choices Up to two-thirds of city school students drop out
400
One supporting detail from "Living in the Success Zone"
Tabitha struggled with her grades Jorvorskie did poorly on his SATs Both Tabitha and Jorvorskie enrolled in Betty Lewing's READ 180 class Both Tabitha and Jorvorskie became good readers and went to college
400
How the three doctors reach out to kids today
What is they often speak at schools, churches, and community centers
500
To give time and energy to a goal
What is dedicate
500
To show that an opinion, idea or quality is important
What is emphasize
500
The main idea from "America's Dropout Crisis"
Many students drop out of high school, and the consequences of doing so are very serious and long-lasting
500
The main idea of "Living in the Success Zone"
Tabitha and Jorvorskie had reading difficulties, but READ 180 Helped them to become success stories.
500
Two ways in which a doctor's job differs from the other jobs.
What is make the most money and have graduate degrees