Name: ____________________________ Date: __________________

READ 180 Bellinger/Mach

Workshop 1 Vocabulary Words

Directions: For each of the words listed below, create a unique sentence using that word.
1. Influence: to change or affect something

Example: ___________________________________________________________________________________

2. Communicate: to share information

Example: ___________________________________________________________________________________

3. Immigrant: a person who moves from one country to another

Example: ___________________________________________________________________________________

4. Policy: a rule

Example: ___________________________________________________________________________________

5. Trend: a pattern of change over time

Example: ___________________________________________________________________________________

6. Currently: at the present time

Example: ___________________________________________________________________________________

7. Income: money from a job

Example: ___________________________________________________________________________________
8. Motivate: to make someone want to do something

Example: ___________________________________________________________________________________

9. Minimum: the least or smallest amount

Example: ___________________________________________________________________________________

10. Percent: a part of the whole

Example: __________________________________________________________________________________

11. Rejected: turned down

Example: ___________________________________________________________________________________

12. Isolated: all alone

Example: ___________________________________________________________________________________

13. Assisted: helped

Example: ___________________________________________________________________________________

14. Impact: effect

Example: ___________________________________________________________________________________

15. Minority: a group that is less than half of the population

Example: ___________________________________________________________________________________