Word Reporter

Name: __Karla Ramirez and Alexa Huerta________________________________

Book: __America Imagine a World Without Her______________________
Chapters: __9 - 12__________________
Your job is to look up definitions to unknown words and create an excellent sentence using
each.
During the Lit Circle Meeting, Do the Following:
1.

Make sure everyone in your group copies down each word and definition

2.

Together create a new sentence and write this on your vocabulary sheet

3.

Make sure the teacher checks the group's sentence for accuracy

1. Word: _____compunction_________________________ Page ___155______ Paragraph __2______

Sentence from the book: The anti-colonial view is that capitalist wealth is stolen goods, and hence Barack
Obama Sr. has no compunction about proposing that state power be used to confiscate it.
The definition is: A feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong or
causing pain; contrition; remorse.
My sentence is: The student had no compunction about cheating.
Our team sentence is: I have many compunctions for not doing my homework.
2. Word: _____nihilism___________________________ Page ____156_____ Paragraph _____3___
Sentence from the book: Rather, they are trying to create nihilism about the source of wealth to detach
effort from reward.
The definition is: A doctrine of rejecting established laws, authority, and the basic institutions of society.
My sentence is:

The enemy of capitalism is nihilism.

Our team sentence is: Yesterday I saw a political movie; the main theme was nihilism.
3. Word: _______egalitarian________________________ Page ____180____ Paragraph ___1_____
Sentence from the book: Thats a truly egalitarian society in which everyone is poor.
The definition is: Believing in the equality of all people in political, economic or social life.
My excellent sentence is: Feminism is based in egalitarian principles.

Our team sentence is: Egalitarianism is a worthy goal for all governments on this planet.
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