Year 7: maintenance- the process of preserving a condition or situation or the state of being preserved. “crucial conditions for the maintenance of democratic government” Year 8: minorities- the smaller number or part, especially a number or part representingContinue reading
Category: Words of the week
Each week some ‘words of the week’ are being uploaded to the noticeboard and the blog for all year groups. For each year group we have allocated a different word to focus on for that week. However, students can, and should, be encouraged to also look at the other words too. We will work through the alphabet, where each week another letter will feature..
The rationale behind doing this is to encourage and champion a strong vocabulary profile for the whole school and many of the words that are chosen will be “tier two” words. These are words that appear with high frequency across all subjects and may be multiple meaning vocabulary (words such as masterpiece, fortunate, industrious, measure, and benevolent). Research suggests that tier two words are “frequently encountered in complex written texts and are particularly powerful because of their wide applicability to many sorts of reading.” Hence, it is important that students become as familiar with this type of vocabulary as they often are with tier three words (subject specific terminology). Therefore, we believe it will be beneficial in helping our students to engage with these words when they appear.
Words of the Week – L
Year 7: Logic- a particular way of thinking, especially one that is reasonable and based on good judgement. ‘I fail to see the logic behind his argument.’ Year 8: Liberal- willing to respect or acceptContinue reading
Words of the Week – K
Year 7: Keen- having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm. “a keen gardener” Year 8: Kin- one’s family and relations. “many elderly people have no kin to turn to for assistance” Year 9: Kindred- similar in kind; related. “books on kindred subjects” Year 10: Kilter- out of harmony orContinue reading
Words of the Week – J
Year 7: Justify- show or prove to be right or reasonable. “the person appointed has fully justified our confidence” Year 8: Jibe- an insulting or mocking remark; a taunt. “a jibe at his old rivals” Year 9: Jovial- cheerful and friendly. “sheContinue reading
Words of the Week – I
Year 7: Identity- the fact of being who or what a person or thing is. “he knows the identity of the culprits” Year 8: Indicate- point out; show. “dotted lines indicate the text’s margins” Year 9: Institute- an organization having a particularContinue reading
Words of the Week – H
Year 7: Hence- as a consequence; for this reason. “many vehicle journeys (and hence a lot of pollution) would be saved” Year 8: Hypothesis- a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence asContinue reading
Words of the Week – G
Year 7: generate- produce or create. “changes which are likely to generate controversy” Year 8: guarantee- a formal assurance (typically in writing) that certain conditions will be fulfilled, especially that a product will be repaired or replaced if notContinue reading
Words for the Week – F
Year 7: Function- an activity that is natural to or the purpose of a person or thing. “bridges perform the function of providing access across water” Year 8: Fundamental- a central or primary rule or principle onContinue reading
Words of the Week – E
Year 7: Export- send (goods or services) to another country for sale. “nearly all the bananas produced were exported to Britain” Year 8: Evaluate- form an idea of the amount, number, or value of; assess.”the study willContinue reading
Words of the Week – D
Year 7: derive– obtain something from (a specified source). “they derived great comfort from this assurance” Year 8: distinct– recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type. “the patterns of spoken languageContinue reading
Words of the week – C
Year 7: Constitute– be (a part) of a whole. “Lone parents constitute a great proportion of the poor” Year 8: Commission- an instruction, command, or role given to a person or group. “One of his first commissions was to redesign the GreatContinue reading
Words of the week – B
Year 7: Benefit– an advantage or profit gained from something. “enjoy the benefits of being a member” Year 8: Bias– inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to beContinue reading