Unit 8: Market Women; Soup for the Soul

Learn these words from the poem by Daisy Myrie and the interview by Kristin Donnelly (Inside: Level C, Unit 8).

Here are our links to the selections of "Food for Thought": Feeding the World, Market Women; Soup for the Soul, Would it be fun to run a restaurant, Holding Up the Sky; The Girl and the Chenoo, The Omnivore's Dilemma; Math for Locavores

Here are our links to the units of Level C: Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 8

Here are our links to the Inside books: Level A, Level B, Level C

Here is our link to a list of academic vocabulary for Inside: Academic Vocabulary
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  1. steady
    marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
  2. stride
    a step in walking or running
  3. steep
    having a sharp inclination
  4. tend
    have care of or look after
  5. breed
    call forth
  6. reap
    gather, as of natural products
  7. toil
    productive work, especially physical work done for wages
  8. handmaid
    a female attendant
  9. founder
    a person who establishes some institution
  10. organization
    a group of people who work together
  11. organic
    grown or raised without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides
  12. ingredient
    food that is a component of a mixture in cooking
  13. innovative
    introducing new ideas or creative methods
  14. acclaim
    enthusiastic approval
  15. career
    the particular occupation for which you are trained
  16. inspiration
    arousal of the mind to unusual activity or creativity
  17. slave
    work very hard
  18. workforce
    the people employed or available for employment
  19. displace
    cause to move or shift into a new position
  20. victim
    an unfortunate person who suffers from adverse circumstances
  21. clientele
    customers collectively
  22. quirky
    strikingly unconventional
  23. establishment
    the group of people who manage or direct an institution
  24. therapeutic
    tending to cure or restore to health
  25. gourmet
    a person highly knowledgeable and appreciative of fine food and drink
  26. donate
    give to a charity or good cause
  27. pantry
    a small storeroom for storing food or beverages
  28. vice versa
    with the order reversed
  29. nutritious
    of or providing nourishment
  30. healthy
    free from infirmity or disease
Created on Wed Aug 03 13:57:55 EDT 2016 (updated Mon Aug 15 14:06:00 EDT 2016)

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