Critical vocabulary & domain specific words unit 5

In this sentence: These facts are based on close observation of the birds in the wild. Observation most likely means...

In this sentence: The past two years have seen the proliferation of TV channels. proliferation means...

In this sentence: Your town's city council may have offices in the municipal building downtown. municipal likely means

In this sentence: The more I sketched my drawing, the more my pencil began to taper. taper likely means

In this sentence: Last night she risked her life climbing down a precipitous cliff in total darkness in an effort to save Billy Langstrom. precipitous likely means

Domain-specific vocabulary means a set of words about a particular topic that someone needs to know in order to understand that topic.

Sometimes, words have different meanings depending on the context, or domain, in which they are used.

If a word means one thing in one domain, it automatically means the same thing in a different domain.

Domain: zoology (the study of the animal kingdom)

Check all of the words that would be considered domain-specific vocabulary for this topic.

Domain: science

Check all of the words that would be considered domain-specific vocabulary for this topic.

Domain: language arts

Check all of the words that would be considered domain-specific vocabulary for this topic.

Domain: Archaeology

Check all of the words that would be considered domain-specific vocabulary for this topic.

Academic vocabulary...

Domain-Specific vocabulary...

Is the word assemblage (a collection of people or tings) an academic vocab word or a domain-specific?

Is the word strata ( layers) an academic vocab word or a domain-specific?

Is the word agentive (having the power to cause an effect)an academic vocab word or a domain-specific?

Is the word CELF (abbreviation for the "Center on the Everyday Lives of Families")an academic vocab word or a domain-specific?