Grade 8, Reading & Writing Companion: Unit 4

The Civil War

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Vocabulary list:

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PracticeAnswer a few questions about each word. Use this to prep for your next quiz! Vocabulary JamCompete with other teams in real time to see who answers the most questions correctly! Spelling BeeTest your spelling acumen. Read the definition, listen to the word and try spelling it!

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QuizCreate and assign quizzes to your students to test their vocabulary. Assign activitiesAssign learning activities including Practice, Vocabulary Jams and Spelling Bees to your students, and monitor their progress in real-time.

VOCABULARY LISTS IN THIS COLLECTION:

Selection Vocabulary 1

Jump to activity:
- policy
- agitation
- augment
- advocate
- prudence
- orator
- unabated
- denunciation
- vindication
- lapse
- tariff
- tremulous
- reckoning
- abolitionist
Selection Vocabulary 2

Jump to activity:
- moor
- grenadier
- impetuous
- spectral
- somber
- intellect
- oblige
- spurn
- beseech
- buzzard
- impel
- misgiving
- omnipotence
- waft
- flit
Selection Vocabulary 3

Jump to activity:
- company
- spartan
- reproach
- pestilence
- stifling
- lurid
- ardor
- impregnable
- sagacious
- conciliate
- score
- proposition
- consecrate
- hallow
- devotion
Selection Vocabulary 4

Jump to activity:
- tyrant
- customary
- courtesy
- proprietor
- intimate
- weather
- exult
- trill
- victor
- mournful
English Language Development Texts

Jump to activity:
- enroll
- incomprehensible
- terminology
- earnest
- grieve
- eager
- graveyard
- yearn
- patriotism
- barrage
- noble
- siege
Extended Writing Project

Jump to activity:
- explanatory
- informative
- thesis
- introduction
- topic
- state
- hook
- evidence
- analysis
- explanation
- transition
- conclusion
- source
- primary source
- secondary source
- reliable
- citation