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Illiterate America - Trom Level

Illiterate America - Trom Level

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עדי גפני

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3 Slides • 20 Questions

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​Reference Questions:

What or who do the following words refer to?

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Paragraph 2:

      it (L 3)            ____________________       

 

 

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Paragraph 3:

      some (L 2) ____________________    

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Paragraph 3:

they (L 4) __________________

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What is the definition of being "illiterate" according to the text?

    __________________________________________________________

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What idea do the statistics in par.1 demonstrate?

­­­­­­­­­­_____________________________________________________________

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Par.1: "Packaged foods labeled only with words are often left on the shelf in the shop." Why do you think this happens?

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List the 3 stages proposed by Kozol for curing illiteracy:

a. __________

b. __________

c. __________

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According to Kozol,  what will be the consequences of a higher level of literacy?

a. ___________

b. ___________

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​Vocabulary Practice:

Copy the word (ONE WORD) from the text that is similar in meaning to the words/ definitions below.

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Fill in the Blanks

  1. Unlettered

    Type answer...

    (para. 1)

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  1. Restricted

    Type answer...

    (para. 1)

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Fill in the Blanks

  1. Scary 

    Type answer...

    (para.1)

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  1. Disgrace

    Type answer...

    (para. 2)

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Fill in the Blanks

  1. Dread  

    Type answer...

    (para. 2)

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  1. Jobless 

    Type answer...

    para. 3)

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  1. Psychologically

    Type answer...

    (para. 3)

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  1. Confined  

    Type answer...

    (para. 3)

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  1. Overcoming

    Type answer...

    (para. 4)

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Fill in the Blanks

  1. Suggests

    Type answer...

    (para. 4)

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​Practice

Fill in the blanks using the negative form of the word in parentheses (סוגריים).

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People who are ​
to read and write are called ​
. The world is frightening for such people because the written signs mean nothing to ​
. They feel ​
in the world of words around them.

​ Illiteracy means not only ​
to read and write, but it also means being ashamed.
Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above
unable
illiterate
nonreaders
helpless
inability
literate

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Just imagine the shame of parents who cannot help their children with homework. ​
often leads people to become ​
, and eventually costs the American public thousands of millions of dollars.

Some people think that it is ​
to do anything about the present situation, but Kozol suggests a few ways of improving it. One of the ways of conquering illiteracy is by teaching people to read and write. People who become literate can get ​
books from publishers. Kozol hopes that with enough effort the situation will change soon. ​

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above
Illiteracy
unemployed
impossible
unsold
underpaid
inevitable
uneducated
pattern-tertiary

​Reference Questions:

What or who do the following words refer to?

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