Questions to consider for “Besmirch”:
- What are some things we can do besmirch our reputations?
- Why is it hard to repair our reputations if they’ve been besmirched (considering the nature of digital recording)?
College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards—Language Standard 6
Acquire and use accurately a range of 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 encountering an unknown term important to comprehension or expression.
Source: http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/CCRA/L/6
Next Generation Anchor Standards—Language Standard 6
Acquire and accurately use general academic and content-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening; demonstrate independence in gathering and applying vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
Source: http://www.nysed.gov/common/nysed/files/nys-next-generation-ela-standards.pdf