Word of the Day: Ostracize (Unit 2, Video 6)

Link to article in video: https://www.teenlife.com/blog/ostraci... Our Vocabulary Activities are organized into units! They are ready-made lessons for you to use with your students. Lessons include worksheets. https://drive.google.com/drive/folder... Ostracize is a verb that means “to exclude from a society or group.” A person or group can be ostracized for a variety of reasons. This article from the New Indian Express claims that villagers were ostracized for converting to Christiantiy. And this article from the Dallas Morning Star says many transgender children are ostracized and abused by their families. Synonyms for ostracize are Exclude Shun Expel Condemn And blacklist To be ostracized is often a painful and traumatic experience. In fact, this psychology today article claims that people ostracize and exclude others as a means of bullying them. And this Purdue study says “Ostracism or exclusion may not leave external scars, but it can cause pain that often is deeper and lasts longer than a physical injury. Here is an example of ostracize in a sentence. He didn’t want to speak up against the injustice he saw because he was afraid of being ostracized by the community. Now that you know what ostracize means, here is your mission. Read and annotate the following article from teen life. Then Write a 250 word or more response on whether you agree or disagree with the article’s overall message. 👉👉👉Support Tolentino Teaching by buying mugs, t-shirts, notebooks and more! ►https://www.etsy.com/shop/TolentinoTe... ►https://www.redbubble.com/people/Tole... ►https://www.amazon.com/s?rh=n%3A71411... 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for more for online teaching resources: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxVn... 🎥 WANT TO CREATE VIDEOS LIKE THESE? This is the software I use: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinm... 👨‍💻 LET'S CONNECT Instagram:   / tolentinote.  . Facebook:   / tolentinotea.  . Twitter:   / tolentinoteach   Facebook ELA Group:   / 24111.  . ► Try Audible and Get Two Free Audiobooks: https://amzn.to/3qH7kmk ►Get Amazing Student Discounts on Amazon Prime Student: https://amzn.to/3xaGpBv *Disclaimer: Tolentino Teaching is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program and AWIN, affiliate advertising programs designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to www.amazon.com and