Academic Vocabulary Lesson 2: Retort, Speculate, Candid, Verify, Rectify
This academic vocabulary lesson explores words like "retort," "speculate," "candid," "verify," and "rectify," providing definitions and sentences to help understand their meanings. Students are encouraged to create sentences, rate their understanding, and explain their ratings to master these terms effectively.
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Academic Vocabulary Lesson 2
retort speculate candid verify rectify
Homework #1 Create one sentence for each of the following vocabulary terms: 1.retort 2.speculate 3.candid 4.verify 5.rectify
Table of Contents 11/9/17 Academic Vocabulary: Argument
What is an argument? Noun 1. an oral disagreement; verbal opposition; contention; altercation: a violent argument. 2. a discussion involving differing points of view; debate: They were deeply involved in an argument about inflation. 3. a process of reasoning; series of reasons: I couldn't follow his argument.
Objective Students will be able to master academic vocabulary for the unit of the Pearson Realize Unit What matters.
WORD SENTENCES PREDICT MEANING RELATED WORDS contort, torture 1. His grumpy retort made me sorry I had asked the question. Retort ROOT: -tort- "twist" 2. I fired off a retort so clever she couldn't think of anything to add. 1. Take a candid photo of us so that we look like we do in real life. Candid ROOT: -cand- "shine"; "white" 1. I will try to rectify the situation, but I think things are beyond fixing. Rectify ROOT: -rect- "straight" 1. The police did not want to speculate as to what motivated the crime. Speculate
Work Time: Part II Rate Your Knowledge of Academic Vocabulary in the Unit on What Matters Directions: Rate your level of understanding of the following vocabulary words that we worked on today. 1: I do not understand the term yet. more practice. 2: I kind of understand the term but need 3: I understand the term completely and can teach others. Term Rating 1. retort 2. speculate 3. candid 4. verify 5. rectify
Closing Choose two-three words from the graphic organizer and explain why you gave them the rating that you did. retort speculate candid verify rectify
