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Lewis Legacy Project: English 9: Word Bank

Word Bank for March: Book 1

Tier 1 Basic words that commonly appear in spoken language.  

  • March
  • Precise 
  • Revolt
  • Unlawful 
  • Assembly
  • Furious
  • Injustice
  • Principles 
  • Prejudice

Tier 2 High frequency words that occur across a range of content areas.  Because of their lack of redundancy in oral language, Tier 2 words present challenges to students who primarily meet them in print. Most instruction will be concentrated here.
  • Conducive 
  • Disperse
  • Reaffirm
  • Inauguration
  • Congregation
  • Eulogy 
  • Defendant
  • Immoral 
  • Compliant
  • Euphoric 
  • Instigator
  • Liberate 
  • Doctrine
  • Integrate
  • Sermon
  • Conspicuously 
  • Subside 
  • Dehumanize
  • Humanity 
  • Beget
  • Fury 
  • Moratorium
Tier 3 Words that are not frequently used except in specific content areas or domains.  Tier 3 words are central to building knowledge and conceptual understanding within the various academic domains and should be integral to instruction of content. 
  • Sharecropper
  • Tenant farmer
  • Incubator 
  • Progressive 
  • Philosophy
  • Separate but equal
  • Social gospel
  • NAACP - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  • SCLC - Southern Christian Leadership Council
  • CORE - Congress of Racial Equality
  • SNCC - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
  • National Urban League