Social studies teachers: For a current-events mini lesson on the historic Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement, take your class through this 10-word Vocabulary List drawn from five sentences drawn from from "Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal Is Reached," The New York Times, Oct. 5, 2015.
Here are two ways to use word-learning to introduce your students to this important issue in the news.
1. Teach the words on this list using the example sentences provided.
We've made sure to cover the key points of the news story in the example sentences on the list, including the "Who, What, Where, When, and How" your students need to know for a baseline understanding of the issue. For example, when your students are learning precedent, they'll be seeing it a context of a sentence about the agreement.
2. Assign learning the list for homework.
Want the learning to stick with them? Assign students to learn this list on their own before Friday using the Practice tab. (Get set up to assign list learning to your class here.)