Unit 6: Lesson 28

This list features words from "Vanishing Act" (mystery) and "The Smart Swarm" (informational text). This lesson also covers the poems "Bee, I'm Expecting You" and "Straight Talk," 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. prescribe
    issue commands or orders for
  2. contract
    a binding agreement that is enforceable by law
  3. manufacture
    put together out of artificial or natural components
  4. progression
    the act of moving forward, as toward a goal
  5. manual
    of or relating to the hands
  6. audience
    a gathering of spectators or listeners at a performance
  7. eject
    put out or expel from a place
  8. impose
    compel to behave in a certain way
  9. management
    those in charge of running a business
  10. Congress
    the legislature of the United States government
  11. expose
    make visible or apparent
  12. inject
    force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
  13. audition
    perform in order to get a role
  14. manuscript
    the form of a literary work submitted for publication
  15. vocabulary
    a language user's knowledge of words
  16. objection
    the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
  17. manicure
    professional care for the hands and fingernails
  18. proposal
    the act of making a suggestion
  19. extract
    remove, usually with some force or effort
  20. subject
    some situation or event that is thought about
  21. audio
    a transmitted signal you can hear
  22. object
    a tangible and visible entity
  23. suppose
    expect or believe
  24. manipulate
    influence or control shrewdly or deviously
  25. protractor
    drafting instrument used to draw or measure angles
  26. inscription
    the activity of carving or engraving letters or words
  27. auditory
    of or relating to the process of hearing
  28. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
Created on Fri May 13 12:17:09 EDT 2016 (updated Fri May 13 16:59:51 EDT 2016)

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