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Schoology is Down. Unit 1.3 is here!

Here is your first chance to practice a reading strategy.

You will be given some key words, including a definition of the word and an example sentence using the word. Pay special attention to these words. You will have to use them later. You will also see these words on your tests and assignments.

Here are the words for Unit 1:

  • Assessment
    • A test or evaluation
    • Example: The assessment tells me that I prefer to learn by reading and writing.
  • Career
    • A job or a series of similar jobs that someone does for a long period of their life.
    • Example: Lee has a career in television. He worked at NBC for five years as an anchor. Before that he worked at PBS for three years as a production assistant. He started working at Fox Network, where he worked for two years in the advertising department.
    • Example: Lee has a career in construction. He worked for 10 years as a bricklayer and now is a construction project manager.
  • Concepts
    • General ideas, thoughts, or plans.
    • Example: The concept of transition or career planning is about setting career goals and making plans to achieve them.
  • Information Technology (IT)
    • The use of computers, computer software, mobile devices, and networking systems to create, change, save, find, and share information. It is also known as Information Communication Technology (ICT).
    • ExampleInformation Communication Technology is making it easier for people to stay in contact through texting. Internet The name for the “interconnection of computer networks”; that started in 1960. It is the hardware, millions of computers, tablets, cell phones and hand-held devices connected by cables and wireless systems. Example: I can email my friend in Alaska because our computers are connected to the Internet.
  • Postsecondary
    • Something that happens after high school.
    • Example: Juan’s postsecondary employment goal is to get a sales job at a department store.