January 31-February 4

MY BROTHER SAM IS DEAD VOCAB/SCIENCE: STRUCTURES OF LIVING THINGS
1. liable p.165
2. tread p.169
3. siege p. 171
4. unscrupulous p. 174
5. hewing p. 176
6. treadmill p. 168
7. distill p. 176
8. court-martial p. 190
9. curt p. 188
10. clemency p. 194
11. floundering p. 183
12. populace p.178
13. spiraling p. 169
14. scrip p. 170
15. adjunct p. 172
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16. cell
17. tissue
18. organ
19. organ system
20. circulatory system
21. respiratory system
22. digestive system
23. microscope
24. organelles
25. membrane

WEEK OF JANUARY 24-28

MY BROTHER SAM IS DEAD SPELLING VOCABULARY
1. recalcitrance-Marked by stubborn resistance to and defiance of authority or guidance.
2. brisk-active, fast or energetic
3. plundering-steal goods from a person or place by force in a time of war
4. forage-search widely for food or provisions
5. pallet-a portable platform to stack supplies
6. retaliate-to make an attack or assault in response to a similar attack
7. sedition-conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against authority
8. wharves
9. skiff-a shallow, flat-bottomed open boat with a sharp bow and square stern
10.drove-a herd or flock of animals being driven in a body
11.balking-being hesitant or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking.
12. depreciation
13.pewter
14.commotion
15.fusillade
16.cantering
17.resolution
18.Articles of Confederation
19.constitution
20. sturgeon

WEEK OF JANUARY 18-21

AMERICAN REVOLUTION/MLK VOCABULARY
1. petition-an official written request, typically signed by many, appealing to authority with a given case.
2. preamble-an introduction
3. representation-the action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone
4. repeal-revoke or do away with a law
5. coerce-persuade an unwilling person by using force or threats
6. monopoly-the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or servics
7. grievance-a real or imagined wrong or other cause for complaint or protest
8. militia-a military force that is raised form the civil population to help regular
army in an emergency
9. commissary-a restaurant in a movie studio, military base, prison, or other institution
10. ciphering-a secret, or disguised way of writing...a code.
11. Sons of Liberty
12. Continental Congress
13. The Intolerable Acts
14. Boston Tea Party
15. Declaration of Independence
16. discrimination-the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories on the
grounds of age, race, or sex.
17. racism-prejudiced, or antagonistic directed agains someone of a different race
18. equality-the state of being equal, esp. in status, rights and opportunities.
19. civil rights-the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality
20. segregation-the enforced separation of different racial groups in a country

WEEK OF January 12-14

MY BROTHER SAM IS DEAD VOCABULARY (AMERICAN REVOLUTION WORDS)
Patriot
blurt
constitutes
treason
Lobsterbacks
lascivious
taproom
cordial
Minutemen
massacred