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  • Common Core alignment to a Themed Puzzles is to 3 key phrases: "Grade Level", "Particular Topic" and "Grade-Relevant Text or Subject Area". CCSS Alignment Strand for Specific Grades:
    CCSS Alignment Strand Numbers for Specific Grades:
    Greek & Latin Roots: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: 2.4b+c, 3.4b+c, 4.4b, 5.b, 6.4b, 7.4b, 8.4b, 9-10.4b, 11-12.4b
    Grade Level: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: 2.4, 3.4, 4.4, 5.4, 6.4, 7.4, 8.4, 9-10.4, 11-12.4
    Particular Topic: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: 4.6. 5.6, 6.6, 7.6, 8.6, 9-10.6, 11-12.6
    Grade & Subject-Relevant Text: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers:
    (Reading: Informational Text) RI.2.4, RI.3.4, RI.4.4. RI.5.4, RI.6.4, RI.7.4, RI.8.4, RI.9-10.4, RI.11-12.4
    (Reading: Literature) RL.2.4, RL.3.4, RL.4.4. RL.5.4, RL.6.4, RL.7.4, RL.8.4, RL.9-10.4, RL.11-12.4


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    1) History: Government Vocabulary Puzzle - HOW AMERICA WORKS #1 -- myVocabulary.com

    Directions:
    To solve the Government: How the Country Works vocabulary puzzle use the Latin/Greek roots or word parts, the word definition, part of speech and the Government: How the Country Works vocabulary puzzle word bank to put each answer on the Government worksheet. Put your answers INSIDE the word box worksheet and move down to the next puzzle.

    When you hit "Submit", you will get back the correct Government: How the Country Works vocabulary puzzle answers, the use of the word in a sentence and the percentage score of correct answers.

    NOTE: These 15 words and sentences come from the publication created by Kids Discover, New York, New York.
    Clue:
    The Latin/Greek roots or word parts, the word definition, the part of speech and the word bank will help you solve the answers for the Government: How the Country Works vocabulary puzzle. These words come from the Kids Discover - "How America Works" - publication.

    In addition to this Interactive Word Puzzle exercise for "How America Works", www.myvocabulary.com also offers a Fill-in-the-Blanks, Word Find, Crossword, Definition Match, and will have a True/False worksheet, Synonym/Antonym Encounter and will have a Concentration activity. A vocabulary word list of 230 Civics/Government words (for writing assignments and additional vocabulary study) is available from the pull down menu called "Vocabulary Word List" in the header above. Please also see 375 Vocabulary Word Lists that you can access from the homepage at www.myvocabulary.com.

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    Vocabulary Word List:
    15 Government Vocabulary Puzzle: How the Country Works vocabulary word bank:
    ANTHEM, ASPECT, CEREMONIAL, COMMEMORATE, COMPETE, CONSTELLATION, DICTATOR, JUDICIAL, MEDIA, NOMINATE, PHASE, REIGN, REPEAL, TESTIFY, TRADITION

    History: Government Vocabulary Puzzle - HOW AMERICA WORKS #1 -- myVocabulary.com

    1)  A song that represents a group of people (noun)
    Root ANTI & PHONOS = against & sound

    2)  One feature or characteristic of something (noun)
    Root SPECT = watch, see, look, appear

    3)  Having to do with national or local customs and rituals; customary, ritual (adjective)
    Root CAERIMONIA = sacred rite (Latin)

    4)  To do something special to honor and remember something (verb)
    Root MEMOR = mindful of, remember

    5)  To try hard to outdo others at a task, race, or contest (verb)
    Root PET = seek, attack, ask

    6)  A group of stars that forms a shape or pattern (noun)
    Root STELL = star

    7)  Someone who has complete control of a country, often ruling it unjustly (noun)
    Root DICT = speak, declare

    8)  To do with a court of law or a judge (adjective)
    Root JUD = judge

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    2) History: Government Vocabulary Puzzle - HOW AMERICA WORKS #2 -- myVocabulary.com

    Directions:
    To solve the Government: How the Country Works vocabulary puzzle use the Latin/Greek roots or word parts, the word definition, part of speech and the Government: How the Country Works vocabulary word bank to put each answer on the Government worksheet. Put your answers INSIDE the word box worksheet and move down to the next puzzle.

    When you hit "Submit", you will get back the correct Government: How the Country Works vocabulary puzzle answers, the use of the word in a sentence and the percentage score of correct answers.
    NOTE: These 15 words and sentences come from the publication created by Kids Discover, New York, New York.
    Clue:
    The Latin/Greek roots or word parts, the word definition, the part of speech and the word bank will help you solve the answers for the Government: How the Country Works vocabulary puzzle. These words come from the Kids Discover - "How America Works" - publication.

    In addition to this Interactive Word Puzzle exercise for "How America Works", www.myvocabulary.com also offers a Fill-in-the-Blanks, Word Find, Crossword, Definition Match, and will have a True/False worksheet, Synonym/Antonym Encounter and a Concentration activity. A vocabulary word list of 230 Civics/Government words (for writing assignments and additional vocabulary study) is available from the pull down menu called "Vocabulary Word List" in the header above. It contains 370 Vocabulary Word Lists in various categories/subjects. You can also access the vocabulary word lists from the homepage at www.myvocabulary.com.

    Understand that word and sentence text were created by Kids Discover, New York, New York. You have permission from www.myvocabulary.com to make a hard copy of History: Government Vocabulary Puzzle: How the Country Works vocabulary puzzle for further vocabulary study at home or in the classroom.
    Vocabulary Word List:
    15 Government Vocabulary Puzzle: How the Country Works vocabulary word bank:
    ANTHEM, ASPECT, CEREMONIAL, COMMEMORATE, COMPETE, CONSTELLATION, DICTATOR, JUDICIAL, MEDIA, NOMINATE, PHASE, REIGN, REPEAL, TESTIFY, TRADITION

    History: Government Vocabulary Puzzle - HOW AMERICA WORKS #2 -- myVocabulary.com

    1)  Means of communication that pass news to the public (noun)
    Root MEDI = middle

    2)  To suggest that someone would be the right person to do a job or to receive an honor (verb)
    Root NOM = mane

    3)  One part of a cycle or process (noun)
    Root PHA = show

    4)  To rule as a king or queen (verb)
    Root REIG/REG = rile, govern

    5)  To do away with something officially, such as a law (verb)
    Root PEAL/PELI = push, beat against

    6)  To state the truth, or to give evidence in a court of law (verb)
    Root TEST = bear witness

    7)  Customs, ideas and beliefs that are handed down from one generation to the next (noun)
    Root TRAD = deliver, betray

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