Simple Terms

1. 📘 Literature Circle – A small group that reads 📖 and talks 💬 about a book in class.

2. 🎭 Role – Your job 🧍‍♀️🧍‍♂️ in the group, like asking questions or finding words.

3. 🎨 Figurative Language – Creative words ✨ that don’t mean exactly what they say.

4. 🧩 Theme – The big idea 💡 or lesson 🧠 in the story.

5. 💪 Responsibility – Your work ✅ that you must do for the group.

6. 🎓 Vocational – A type of school 🏫 that teaches job skills, like cooking, mechanics, or typing — not university subjects.

7. 💀 Fascist – A harsh (very strict) government ⚔️ that controls people and doesn’t allow free speech or disagreement — like Turkey’s government in the 1980s.

8. 💖 Gorgeous – Very beautiful or good-looking 😍 — how Özge describes her teacher.

9. 🕵️‍♀️ Mysterious – Hard to understand or secret 🤫 — how Özge describes her teacher, who seems interesting and unknown.

10. ⚔️ Invaded – When one country enters another by force 🪖 — like when other nations invaded Turkey’s land in its history.

11. 🌍 Westernized – Made more like Europe or America 🇺🇸🇪🇺 — what Atatürk did to modernize Turkey’s culture, schools, and clothing.

12. 👑 Monarchic – Having a king or queen 👑 — what Turkey was like before Atatürk made it a republic.

13. 🏛️ Regime – A government or system of rule 🏛️ — the group of leaders and laws under Atatürk.

14. 🧠 Brainwashing – When people are made to believe something through constant messages 📺 — what propaganda did to control how people thought in Turkey.

15. 💭 Ideals – Important beliefs or goals 🌟 that people try to live by, like honesty, freedom, or equality. 

Translated Vocabulary with Pictures

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