| 7th Period - SEI : Academic English Reading |
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This Week's Unit: : "Amistad Rising" |
"Amistad Rising" is a true historical account about Joseph Cinqué. In 1839 Joseph Cinqué is kidnapped by slave traders and sold at auction. He finds himself chained in the hull of a cramped ship, Amistad, with more than fifty other Africans--including a few children. Cinqué must do something. But what?
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7th Period SEI learns English through vocabulary, reading, and reading comprehension.
Remember to practice your English everyday!!
And read, read, read!
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Vocabulary: |
1. abolitionist - person who wanted to stop slavery
2. captivity - the time when a person is held against their will
3. case - matter for a court of law to decide
4. defense - argument in favor of the person charged with a crime
5. deliberate - think over carefully to make a decision
6. illegal - against the law
7. legal - allowed by the law
8. prisoner - a person who is held against his will
9. slave trader - person who buys and sells people
10. slavery - practice of owning and controlling human beings
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Grammar and Comprehension |
Vocabulary practice
Story comprehension questions
Cause and Effect
Relative pronouns: that, who, whom, whose
Relative clauses: begins with a relative pronoun and tells more about the person or thing - Tappan was a man who believed slavery was wrong.
Complex sentences
Comparison chart- comparing characters
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PowerPoint Vocabulary Quiz on Friday! |
