scheme (noun) a plan, especially a sly or dishonest one

• Sample Sentence: The quick and easy process of obtaining a gun enabled him to carry out a terrible scheme.

• Turn and Talk: Describe a scheme that would cause your teacher to dismiss class early. 

*scheme (verb) to plan something secretive or dishonest

• Sample Sentence: The princess schemed to take over the throne by poisoning her brother. 

• Turn and Talk: How can you tell when someone is scheming?

subsequently (adverb) afterward

• Sample Sentence: Thalidomide was a popular medication in the late 1950s, but it was subsequently shown to cause severe birth defects.

• Turn and Talk: If I won the lottery, I would subsequently ___________________. 

dominant (adjective) most important or powerful; most common

• Sample Sentence: Self-defense is one of the dominant arguments for gun ownership. 

• Turn and Talk: What is the dominant reason for you to work hard in school?

import (verb) to bring something into a country

• Sample Sentence: Between 2016-2022, more than 130,000 guns were illegally imported to Mexico from the U.S. 

• Turn and Talk: Why might a country import a product instead of making it inside its borders?

*import (noun) an item brought into a country for sale

• Sample Sentence: Foreign cars are a popular import in the United States.

• Turn and Talk: Many Americans buy imports online because they can be cheaper than locally-made products. Can you think of an import you have bought?

commission (verb) to order or request something

• Sample Sentence: The principal commissioned a statue for the school courtyard to honor its 50th anniversary.

• Turn and Talk: What kind of report about your community would you like to commission?

*commission (noun) a group of people given a task

• Sample Sentence: The commission recommended that the vice-principal be promoted to principal.

• Turn and Talk: What would you rather join: a “Save Our Parks” commission or an “End Bullying” commission? Why?

*alternate part of speech