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Key Term Tracker

Students follow one loaded word (faction, liberty, nature) through a founding essay or a novel, collecting each place the author defines, narrows or bends it; context and a usage dictionary help with unfamiliar words, and the term's meaning card grows.

Play style: Explorer
Module: Key Terms and Academic Vocabulary: Determine unknown words, track how an author defines a key term, and use academic words
Grade: Grades 9-12 · English Language Arts
Standards: L.9-10.4 L.9-10.6 RL.11-12.4 RI.11-12.4 L.11-12.6
Collection: Word Lab

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