Jennifer Evans Assistant Director ELA St. Clair County RESA [email protected] http://www.protopage.com/evans.jennifer#Untitled/Home
Jul 05, 2015
Jennifer Evans
Assistant Director ELA
St. Clair County RESA
http://www.protopage.com/evans.jennifer#Untitled/Home
Grade 2 Vocabulary Video
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/improving-student-vocabulary?fd=1
Dr. Anita Archer Podcasts
http://www.scoe.org/pub/htdocs/archer-videos.html
Pronounce the word – terrible -- kids repeat the word with you several times
Explain the meaning: Terrible means something unpleasant or very bad. For example, a bad storm that destroys many trees and homes is terrible. A rotten fish smells terrible. When we have a lot of snow and cold weather during the winter, some people say that the winter was terrible.
Students fill in the statement using the term: When something smells bad, we might say that it smells ____ (terrible). When we watch a very bad movie, we might say that the movie was ______ (terrible). When our parents make us eat broccoli, some of us might say that it tastes _______ (terrible). When a storm is very strong and destroys trees and homes, we say that the storm was ______ (terrible).
Students act out the term: Make a face that shows me what you would look like if we smelled something terrible, like rotten food. Kids make a face. Show me how you would look if you hurt your arm and it felt terrible.
Engage students in a read aloud where students identify the vocabulary words as they are read.
Ask a question using the word and have students share their responses: What is an example of something that is terrible? Turn and tell a partner or share out loud.
Be sure to include pictures, video, text, a graphic organizer, sharing, and an exit ticket.
Use illustrations or
videos to visualize the
word
1. Choose word (tier II)2. Explain Meaning3. Repeat word several times
Students fill in the statement using the term: When something smells bad, we might say that it smells ____ (terrible). When we watch a very bad movie, we might say that the movie was ______ (terrible). When our parents make us eat broccoli, some of us might say that it tastes _______ (terrible). When a storm is very strong and destroys trees and homes, we say that the storm was ______ (terrible).
Students act out the term: Make a face that shows me what you would look like if we smelled something terrible, like rotten food. Kids make a face. Show me how you would look if you hurt your arm and it felt terrible.
Engage students in a read aloud where students identify the vocabulary words as they are read.
terrible
Select one term for the concept wheel –terribleBrainstorm what kids know about the word and its meaning.Write the word in the first quadrant.Think of three more key ideas about the word to add to the graphic organizer
Vocabulary Word Picture of Word
Brief Definition Antonym/Nonexample
Create your personal sentence
Vocabulary Word Picture of Word
Brief Definition Antonym/Nonexample
Create your personal sentence
silent
Being very quiet noisy
The classroom was silent on the weekend.
Create Anchor Charts or Posters Have students present examples and non-examples for
the vocabulary word Ask deep processing questions
◦ Answer questions “Would you prefer to have a festive day or an ordinary day?”
◦ Create Examples What is something that a good citizen might do?
◦ Make Choices If any of the things I name can hatch, say hatch; if not, say nothing: a
train, a chicken, a jar of jam, a snake, a tadpole, a horse.
◦ Pantomime Show me how an eagle soars, a rocket, an airplane.
◦ Personal Context Some people are fond of fishing. Tell about something you are fond of.
Use the word fond when you tell about it.
◦ Synonyms and Antonyms Name a word that means the opposite of genuine; name a word that
means about the same as genuine.
Least - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Most
How happy would you be if . . . ◦ your mother urged you to have a second piece of
candy? ◦ least happy - - - - - - - - - - - most happy
◦ everyone in your class looked glum?◦ least happy - - - - - - - - - - - most happy
◦ there was a downpour on your class picnic?◦ Least happy - - - - - - - - - - - most happy
How preciouswould something be . . .
if _____
if _____
if _____
How reluctantwould you be . . .
if _____
if _____
if _____
Based on what I read, I would connect _______ and _______ because ________________________
____________________________________________.
Example from Brave Irene:
Based on what I read, I would connect reluctant and insisted because although her mother insisted she leave the closing laundromat, Lisa was very reluctant to listen until she found Corduroy.
Something new that I learned
today is…
1. Select a book 2. Identify
one
academic
vocabulary
word from
the book
3. Create your plan to include:
a picture
definition
fill-in-
the-blank
repeating
action
read
aloud
concept
map
exit
ticket
1. Introduce
the word –
repeat
2. Explain the
meaning
(illustrate)
3. Fill in the
blank
4. Act it out5. Share an
example
6. Identify in
text
7. Graphic
Organizer
8. Exit Ticket
Assessment