Unit 6.4.5 Inventing the Future                                                  Genre: Biography

Vocabulary Words:

1.     converts – changes

2.     devise – invent

3.     efficiency – ability to produce the effect wanted without waste of time or energy

4.     generated – produced

5.     percentage – allowance figured by percent

6.     proclaimed – declared publicly

7.     reproduce – to make a copy of

8.     transmitted – sent out signals by means of electromagnetic waves or by wire 

Spelling Words:

1. electricity

2. equality

3. society

4. specialty

5. celebrity

6. recognition

7. description

8. reduction

9. tradition

10. loyalty

11. security

12. clarity

13. popularity

14. certainty

15. cruelty

16. subscription

17. reputation

18. intention

19. deception

20. penalty

21. pronunciation

22. hospitality

23. subtlety

24. technicality

25. demonstration

More Words to Know:

1.   dictation – words said or read aloud to another person who writes them down or to a machine that records them

2.   exclusive – not divided or shared with others; single; sole

3.   persistence – act of refusing to stop, change, or give up

4.   contemplated – thought about for a long time

5.   invaluable – having great value

6.   model – a small copy

Spelling:

Word Endings  –ty, -ity, -tion

Grammar:

Using Who or Whom

Writing Trait of the Week:

Focus/Ideas

Vocabulary Strategy:

 Word Structure

Comprehension Skill:

Author’s Purpose

Comprehension Strategy:

Monitor and Fix Up

Science Standards:

Inventions

Technology and Society