ESSENTIAL DISTRICT VOCABULARY OR EDV

The following list of Essential District Vocabulary (EDV) words will be introduced to all district 80 students beginning with the 2009-2010 school term. Throughout their grade levels, all students will be expected to master and extend their usage. As always, activating and building background knowledge is a strategic process incorporated into prereading. What can we do with our children to enhance their academic background?

1.) Cultural Events
2.) Literary Experiences

These experiences will help students activate what they know in order to connect it with content of a comprehension task.

"When all teachers in a school focus on the same academic vocabulary and teach this established vocabulary using effective methods, the school has a powerful comprehensive approach. When all teachers in a district embrace these words and use the same comprehensive approach, it becomes even more powerful."
                            - Dr. Robert J. Marzano

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Below are the essential district vocabulary words for each grade level. District 80 employees collaboratively selected these words as essential for students to understand upon completion of the particular grade level in which the words are assigned.

Sixth Grade accurate advantage alter alternately analyze ancient approximate citation classify compromise conservation consistency constant consumer courteous democratic economy efficiency elements emphasis energy equivalent evaluate global imagery interpret intervention irony objective plagiarism point of view resource revolution scheme simplify

Seventh Grade alliance amend amnesty anarchist annex appeal bankrupt bias boycott bureaucracy circuit connotation consolidate endure explicit flashback formula hygiene hypothesis imply increments infrastructure intentional investigate moderation monopoly morals parody/satire perjury perspective precedent propaganda understatement

Eighth Grade adjacent analogy anecdote clarify coherence colloquialism correspond elaborate equation etymology improvise identify inequality integrate irregular notate persuade principles proportion ratio reasonable specify substitution symbolism technique transition work ethic