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n. words or actions given to someone in order to make that person more confident
encouragement
With her grandmother’s encouragement, Laurie

decided to take action. As an eighth grader, Laurie

n. a formal written request for something that is signed by people who support it
started a petition among her schoolmates.
petition

Then, she presented the petition to the school

n. a person’s name written by that individual
signatures
board. A petition with many signatures can

help change local rules. Petitions allow

people to show others that their ideas

have a great deal of support.

Unit 5 | Say No to Dissection