Unit 6: Lesson 27

This list features words from "Denali Dog Sled Journal" (realistic fiction) and "A Harsh Land of Beauty" (informational text). This lesson also covers the poems "Twelve Below" and "Desert Day," the novels "Esperanza Rising" (click here) and "Brian's Winter," and the informational text about "Tracking Trash."

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 6, Unit 6's texts from HMH's Scope and Sequence series: Lesson 26, Lesson 27, Lesson 28, Lesson 29, Lesson 30

Here are links to all the 2014 Journeys units: Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6
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  1. geography
    study of the earth's surface
  2. democracy
    the orientation of those who favor government by the people
  3. technology
    the practical application of science to commerce or industry
  4. automatic
    operating with minimal human intervention
  5. mythology
    the body of stories associated with a culture or institution
  6. democratic
    based upon the principles of social equality
  7. thermometer
    measuring instrument for measuring temperature
  8. chronology
    an arrangement of events in time
  9. automobile
    a motor vehicle with four wheels
  10. aristocrat
    a member of the nobility
  11. thermal
    relating to or associated with heat
  12. geology
    science of the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
  13. aristocracy
    a privileged class holding hereditary titles
  14. geometry
    the mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces
  15. anthology
    a collection of selected literary passages
  16. apology
    an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
  17. thermostat
    a regulator for automatically regulating temperature
  18. psychology
    the science of mental life
  19. biology
    the science that studies living organisms
  20. telephone
    electronic equipment that transmits sound over distances
  21. photograph
    a picture taken with a camera or phone that shows people or scenes
  22. biography
    an account of the series of events making up a person's life
  23. autograph
    a person's own signature
  24. archaeology
    the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people
  25. bureaucracy
    a government administered primarily by nonelective officials
  26. etymology
    a history of a word
  27. autocrat
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
Created on Fri May 13 12:13:36 EDT 2016 (updated Fri May 13 17:01:42 EDT 2016)

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