English & History 9 Flashcards
to persuade
to change someone’s mind
to inform
to give information
to entertain
to make something fun for someone
an audience
the people listening to the speaker
to engage
to become involved in, to catch someone’s attention
to achieve
to successfully reach a goal
an objective
something you want to reach, do, finish, or have success in
to consider
to think about
to draft
to write the first copy
to evaluate
to form an idea in your mind about a situation
an overview
a summary; the big picture
resources
things or tools you use to make or do something
initials
the first letters of your first and last name
crops
things people grow (i.e. corn, rice, tobacco)
to settle down
to find one place and stay there for a long time
to be in charge
having the power to make decisions and be responsible over something
a point of view
a way of seeing something from your position or situation; what you think about something
academic words
words used in education, schools, university
unfamiliar
not well know to you
a concept
an idea
to rhyme
to sound similar at the end of the word (fine, dine, mine, crime)
a clue
a sign or a hint; something you can use to figure out something else.
a passage
a short text you have to read
memoir
a historical story written from personal knowledge
