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Learning Targets
• Develop a growing set of academic and social vocabulary to create precise shades of meaning in reading, speaking, and writing. PI.8.12a
• Adjust language choices to suit the academic setting. PI.8.4
aCTIVITy 1.2
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arbitrary: (adjective) based only on what one wants or thinks; ignoring rules or others’ opinions cultures: (noun) societies
features: (verb) includes; presents
instance: (noun) an example; something that shows or proves
keen: (adjective) sharp and quick in seeing, hearing, or thinking livelihood: (noun) means of supporting oneself
operator: (noun) a worker who answers a telephone
repetitive: (adjective) happening again and again
sequence: (noun) the order in which things follow one another significant: (adjective) meaningful
typical: (adjective) usual; normal
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