• STEM- The use of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in an integrated, collaborative classroom setting. This involves applying problem-solving skills and knowledge acquisition to their current and future lives.

• Labour Force- all the members of a particular organization or population who are able to work, viewed collectively.

• Employment-The state of having a paid job.

• Unemployment-The state of being without a paid job but available to work.

• Manpower-the number of people working or available for work or service

• Feminism-the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes.

• Advocate- a person or group that defends or maintains a cause or proposal

• Suffrage- The right to vote

• Equal Representation-All groups are fairly represented

• Activism- a policy of action to achieve a social/political goal

• Diversity-the practice or quality of including or involving people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders, sexual orientations, etc.

• Ethnicity-the fact or state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition.

• Idiom

  • a phrase that means something unique based on cultural context that can not be figured out based solely on the definition of the individual words (e.g., rain cats and dogs, see the light )

• Characterization

  • a description of the distinctive nature or features of someone or something

• Biography

  • an account of someone's life written by someone else.

• Autobiography

  • an account of a person's life written by that person.

• Narrative

  • a spoken or written account of connected events; a story

Frayer Model- Students include the definition of the word, characteristics of the word, examples, and non-examples. Can also include pictures

• Words to use: Idiom, feminism, suffrage, equal rights, diversity, ethnicity

Word mapping- Students create a web connecting multiple vocabulary words and then explain their connections. For example, students can connect the labor force and employment.

• Words to use: Autobiography, biography, Labor force, employment, unemployment, manpower, advocate, activism, narrative, characterization

Vocabulary Headbandz- One partner has a vocabulary word on their forehead and the other partner has to describe it without saying the word. The goal is for the partner to guess what word they have on their forehead.

• Words to use: Unemployment, Advocate, Manpower, Suffrage, Equal Representation, STEM

Vocabulary Dice- Students choose a vocabulary word at random. Then, students roll a dice that has different prompts on it. Students must follow these prompts with the vocabulary word they are given. Prompts: Define the word, use the word in a sentence, give a synonym for the word, draw the word, give an antonym for the word, act the word out.

• Words to use: Employment, Unemployment, biography, autobiography, suffrage, activist, ethnicity

Skim Reading: Look over the paragraph and identify keywords, phrases, or ideas that support meaning. This can be a valuable skill for students when trying to read through large amounts of text.

Quizlet, Sporkle for Map quizzes to understand geography

Integrate use of vocabulary outside the classroom and have students record when they use the word and in what context.