
KIDS ON STRIKE
VOCABULARY
It is essential to teach vocabulary words so students have the background knowledge to understand the content they will encounter. When students develop a deep understanding of vocabulary they will be better prepared for learning the new information. Dr. Marzano describes a six step process of, Building Academic Vocabulary.
See Robert Marzano's Six Steps
Tier 1 Vocabulary Words: central to the content in the text
factory - building where laborers manufacture goods or supervise machines
strike - a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to perform work
mills - factory, place of business for making articles of manufacture
wages - financial compensation received by workers in exchange for their labor
mill girls - girls that work in factories
Tier 2 Vocabulary Words: essential to learning
blacklisted - to deny someone work in a particular field
boardinghouse - house where you rent rooms for an extended period of time
salary - form of payment from an employer
protest - strong reaction against something
foremen - a worker who supervises and directs other workers
resisted - try to prevent by action or argument
negotiated - try to reach an agreement or compromise by discussion with others
independence - freedom from control or influence of another or others
industries - productions of an economic good
loom - device used to weave cloth
regulations - controlling human or societal behavior by rules or restrictions
farmhands - a hired hand on a farm
domestic servants - someone who works within the employers household
apprentice - system of training a new generation of practitioners of a skill
bankrupt - person or organization that cannot repay its debts
dutiful - obediently fulfilling ones duty
exploitation - act of using something in an unjust or cruel manner
tuberculosis - contagious bacterial infection that involves the lungs
Tier 3: Vocabulary Words: extended or challenging vocabulary words
fiendish spite - to show spite toward
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Comments (1)
Kristina Olson said
at 1:56 pm on Mar 1, 2011
* Good straightforward vocab list
* Included link to Marzano
* I like how you included the difference between tier 1,2,3 - helpful.
* Need to include target age for your book.
* I would look at the definition of salary, it looks the same as wage.
* Maybe move farmhand to tier 2 - it seems that it would be common sense, more than extend learning.
* Move blacklisted to 3 - I think this word seems more extended
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