Unit 2: Week 1 Vocabulary

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  1. expert
    a person with special knowledge who performs skillfully
  2. focus
    direct one's attention on something
  3. visible
    capable of being seen or open to easy view
  4. relate
    give an account of
  5. detect
    discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
  6. marine
    native to or inhabiting the sea
    However, we will also observe and count all other marine mammals that we encounter, count the seabirds (my main job), make oceanographic measurements, and study flying fish and squid.
  7. ecosystem
    organisms interacting with their physical environment
    My shipmates and I are about to embark on an incredible opportunity to explore this complex and exciting ecosystem.
  8. flying bridge
    the highest navigational bridge on a ship
    Over the flying bridge, the highest deck on the ship, the ship’s crew has strung a canvas canopy to provide shade.
  9. chlorophyll
    any of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms
    Every morning an hour before sunrise and every evening an hour after sunset we collect water samples from the surface down to 1,000 meters to look at the water’s nutrients and chlorophyll.
  10. nautical
    relating to ships or navigation
    The seas are glassy: Beaufort 0 (a nautical scale that assigns numbers based on wind speed and waves).
  11. informational
    relating to or conveying facts and knowledge
    An informational article is a text that gives facts and details about who, what, where, when, and why important events happen.
  12. evaluate
    judge; form a critical opinion of
    Readers evaluate details to determine which key ideas are most important and to better understand the text.
  13. detail
    a single fact considered separately from the whole
    Readers evaluate details to determine which key ideas are most important and to better understand the text.
  14. subject
    one of the two main constituents of a sentence
    The subject of a sentence tells what the sentence is about.
  15. verb
    a word denoting an action, occurrence, or state of existence
    The verb tells what the subject is or does.
  16. purpose
    an anticipated outcome that guides your planned actions
    An author’s purpose, or reason for writing, may be to inform, entertain, persuade, or express ideas and feelings. Authors often have more than one purpose for writing.
  17. syllable
    a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
    An open syllable (V/CV) ends in a vowel and has a long vowel sound, such as the first syllable of even. A closed syllable (VC/V) ends in a consonant. The vowel in a closed syllable has a short sound, such as the first syllable in frigid.
  18. task
    a specific piece of work required to be done
    The task is what you are assigned to do. What are you being asked to do?
  19. audience
    the part of the general public interested in something
    The audience is who will read your writing. Who will read my article? What do my readers need to know about the topic?
  20. map
    plan, delineate, or arrange in detail
    Writers sometimes map to generate ideas for an article.
  21. context
    discourse that surrounds and helps explain a word or passage
    Context clues, or surrounding words and phrases, can be used to determine the meaning of words.
Created on Wed Oct 14 09:12:09 EDT 2020 (updated Thu Oct 15 09:01:24 EDT 2020)

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