Collection 6: Arguments About Jobs for Teenagers

As you compare Anne Michaud's "Teens Need Jobs, Not Just Cash" and The Record-Journal's "Teens at Work," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 8's Collection 6: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, One Last Time, arguments about jobs for teenagers, poems about workers
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  1. sustain
    undergo, as of injuries and illnesses
  2. doldrums
    a state of inactivity
  3. life expectancy
    an expected time to live as calculated on the basis of statistical probabilities
  4. renowned
    widely known and esteemed
  5. vocational school
    a secondary school teaching the skilled trades
  6. avert
    prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
  7. sector
    a group that forms part of society or the economy
  8. ethic
    a system of principles governing morality and conduct
  9. legislator
    someone who makes or enacts laws
  10. initiative
    the first of a series of actions
  11. discretionary
    not earmarked; available for use as needed
  12. ascension
    a movement upward
  13. sluggish
    moving slowly
  14. detrimental
    causing harm or injury
  15. engender
    call forth
  16. implication
    a relation by virtue of involvement or close connection
  17. deficiency
    lack of an adequate quantity or number
  18. utilize
    put into service
  19. employment
    the state of having a job
  20. stimulus
    any information or event that acts to arouse action
Created on Fri Jul 18 12:49:17 EDT 2014 (updated Thu Jul 24 11:17:02 EDT 2014)

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