Workshop 8: Crash! (Day 2)
Focus Reading Strategy:
Compare & Contrast
Focus Writing Strategy:
Personal Narrative
Essential Question:
What do the words, client, depression, finance, fraud,
and proprietor mean, and how do I use them?
Workshop 8: Crash! (Day 2)
R-Book: Pages 198-199 Vocabulary Study
Daily Paragraph Writing Prompt:
Write a paragraph using at least 4 of the new
vocabulary.
Workshop 8: Crash! (Day 2)
Standard:
L.9-10.6 (LAFS.910.L.3.6): Acquire and use accurately general
academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for
reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career
readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary
knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to
comprehension or expression.
Cognitive Complexity: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts
Workshop 8: Crash! (Day 2)
Objectives:
 Preview Workshop selections and activate prior knowledge, relating them to
Anchor Video key concepts.
 Learn and practice vocabulary. Generate examples to reinforce meaning.
Read the title on page 200.
What does the title suggest about how people feel when
they have money problems?
Read the title and introduction on pages 202.
Why do you think some people are fooled by money
deals that seem too good to be true?
Examine the photo on page 206 and read the
introductory text and caption.
How do you think people survived economic downturns
in the past?
Look at the photo on 198-199.
Why do you think the people in the photo look worried?
Someone who pays for the
services of a business or
professional person
My hairdresser says I am her favorite client.
Synonyms (same): customer, patron
Antonyms (opposite): manager, owner
A long, intense economic struggle
during which businesses lose
money and jobs are lost
Many people cannot afford to pay for their homes during a
depression.
Synonyms (same): recession, crash, crisis
Antonyms (opposite): recovery, success
(n.) a system of managing money
(v.) to pay for something,
especially a large expense
Our school fund-raiser will finance a new
computer lab.
Synonyms (same): banking, business, investment,
commerce
The crime of tricking people in
order to get their money
The business deal was a fraud and we lost all our money.
Synonyms (same): hoax, scam
Antonyms (opposite): honesty, truth
The owner and operator of a
business
A good leader can unify people to work together to get
something done.
Antonyms (opposite): customer
What kind of clients does a sports agent have?
Would you feel prepared or unprepared for a
depression? Why?
What would be taught in a personal finance class?
How can you protect yourself from being the victim of
fraud?
What do you think would be the hardest part of being a
proprietor?
If you want a job in business, you should consider majoring in
_____________.
The event planner offered a discount as a way to thank her
best ________________.
When you have a complaint about a store, you should speak
to the ____________.
Don’t invest in that money-making scheme because it sounds
like a ______________.
I plan to save a lot of my earnings so that I can better survive
the next ____________________.
Write a paragraph using at least 4
of your vocabulary words.
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