Key Words
Unit 1 ● Week 4
Context Clue: My father is always
tinkering in his workshop.
Context Clue: “She was tinkering
with the headset to her cell phone ,
adjusting the knobs” (Hillerman, SciFi Prep).
Define: Means putting or working in an
unskilled way.
Ask: Describe something you might tinker with?
tinkering
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Unit 1 ● Week 4
Context Clue: Betty won an
honorable mention in the contest.
Context Clue: “That’s very
honorable, said Marge” (Hillerman,
Sci-Fi Prep).
Define: To show respect for something.
Ask: Classify what characteristics might make
someone honorable.
honorable
Key Words
Unit 1 ● Week 4
Context Clue: The new president
was formally introduced to the
people.
Context Clue: “Good evening,
Majorie, said the robot, speaking
very formally, not using her
nickname” (Hillerman, Sci-Fi Prep).
Define: Something done formally is
done with ceremony.
Ask: Compare and contrast a formal dinner to
an informal dinner.
formally
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Unit 1 ● Week 4
Context Clue: The destination of the
passenger jet was Hong Kong.
Context Clue: “Our destination is a
lost world” answered the robot”
(Hillerman, Sci-Fi Prep).
Define: The destination is the end
point of a journey.
Ask: Describe a time when you reached a
destination.
destination
Key Words
Unit 1 ● Week 4
Context Clue: Many Americans have
a relative who immigrated.
Context Clue: “I left my home and
immigrated here many years ago”
(Hillerman, Sci-Fi Prep).
Define: A person who has immigrated
has left one country and moved to
another.
Ask: What challenges do people face when
immigrating?
immigrated
Key Words
Unit 1 ● Week 4
Context Clue: The pile of books was
unsteady and collapsed loudly.
Context Clue: “Why? Marge’s voice
was unsteady and she stammered”
(Hillerman, Sci-Fi Prep).
Define: Something unsteady is not
stable.
Ask: Describe a time you may be have been
unsteady?
unsteady
Key Words
Unit 1 ● Week 4
Context Clue: I tried not to fidget as I
waited to see the dentist.
Context Clue: “Her fingers began to
fidget with the cover of the bed”
(Hillerman, Sci-Fi Prep).
Define: When you fidget, you move
nervously.
Ask: Asses why someone might fidget when
talking in front of the class.
fidget
Key Words
Unit 1 ● Week 4
Context Clue: Delia had to
concentrate in order to answer the
difficult math problem.
Context Clue: “She went to her room
and tried to concentrate on her
homework” (Hillerman, Sci-Fi Prep).
Define: If someone has to
concentrate, he or she has to think
very carefully.
Ask: Analyze why it is important to concentrate
when you study for a test?
concentrate
Function Words & Phrases
to goggle at
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to draw himself up
Function Words & Phrases
to be at the top
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to chew my knuckles
Basic Words
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science fair
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assembly
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notebook
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ballpoint pen
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school newspaper
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school bus