8th grade Tri 3 English exam

job

a regular activity performed in exchange for payment

career

a long-term series of work experiences in a particular field

associate's degree

a two year degree awarded by a community or business college.

bachelor's degree

An academic degree which usually takes four years; awarded by a college or university.

diploma

received when you complete high school

degree

received when you complete a college program of study

undergraduate school

first four years of college study; includes bachelor's degree

salary

the money paid for work that you perform, measured yearly

wage

the money paid for work; measured by the hour

benefits/fringe benefits

extra compensation (like health care or other perks)

apprenticeship

on-the-job training program where a beginner learns a trade from an expert; usually technical skill

internship

temporary employment where the emphasis is on-the-job training; gains professional skill in an area that requires a degree

community college

offers up to a 2-year degree

university/ college

offers a 4-year degree; with a wide selection

trade school

a school that teaches a specific trade or technical skill

certification

earned for finishing a program/ passing test in a special area

working conditions

environment and circumstances of job: location, stress, risks

resume

form used by potential employee to tell an employer their education, skills and qualifications

Cover letter

letter sent with resume to provide more information

references

people employer can ask about applicant's character

Argument

A piece of writing or speech intended to convince or persuade the audience.

Proposal

an argument that presents a solution for how to solve an existing problem.

Evidence

details, facts, and reasons that support a debatable claim.

Anecdotal Evidence

evidence based on personal observation and experience, often in form of a story. Can come from the writer, friends, family, and acquaintances.

Factual Evidence

data, confirmed facts, and research performed by experts. Found through research.

Persuasion

Attempting to convince the audience of your view

Opinion

A bias, or a personal viewpoint

Fact

A statement that can be proven to be true.

Claim

The point that is being argued. What someone is trying to prove.

Debatable claim

A topic that a large audience would take seriously and understand as important to a community.

Personal preference

A topic that is one of choice or personal consideration.

countering

when writers push back against a source or a piece of writing, in order to challenge something it says.

prodigy

a person, especially a young one, endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities.

personality

an individual's characteristic style of behaving, thinking, and feeling

environmental influence

every nongenetic influence, from prenatal nutrition to the people and things around us (family, school, culture, friend groups, and more)

charisma

A magical-seeming social ability to attract followers or inspire loyalty

Shared Influence

environmental variables that are common to all the children in a family or household.

fate

the development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power. Named after figures from Greek and Roman Mythology.

destiny

the events that will necessarily happen to a particular person or thing in the future; inevitable or unpreventable

heritable traits

A trait that can be passed on genetically from parent to offspring. This is the passing of traits down from parents to offspring.

Genes

DNA segments that serve as the key functional units in hereditary transmission. Also: Chemical factors that determine traits

nurture

(v.) to bring up, care for, train, nourish; (n.) rearing, training, upbringing. Also: the way the world around us acts upon us and changes us as we live and grow.

social norms

A group's expectations regarding what is appropriate and acceptable for its members' attitudes and behaviors.

nature

how someone is developed through genetics and during birth