Vocabulary

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 * Readings** **from textbook**
 * Analogy Charting (pg. 42)
 * Word Family Trees (pg. 186)
 * Vocabulary Overview Guides (pg. 183)
 * Hand Outs**
 * Helps learners connect words in multiple content areas
 * Several ways it can work
 * Give students a set of words and offer “bonus bucks” for completed notes
 * Ad to a current event assignments to increase awareness of commonly used terms
 * Give the students a list of words. Have them choose a set number to make bank notes for.
 * Very useful if implemented within a team
 * S**ound it out. Say the whole word to yourself a couple of times
 * C**heck the clues in the sentence and paragraph to come to a conclusion of what the word might mean
 * U**se the text’s main idea and the pictures to make a good guess for the word’s meaning
 * B**reak the word into parts that have meaning you recognize
 * A**sk for help from a peer or teacher, or use a glossary or dictionary
 * Have students follow these steps before asking you what it means
 * Helps students come to a conclusion on their own.
 * Gathers ideas on a big topic
 * Develops students’ working vocabulary
 * Use this strategy to help students understand vocabulary about a big topic
 * Provide students with a sheet of paper that has all the letters of the alphabet
 * As you are going through the unit, have students look for terms that begins with each letter.
 * Refer to Beuhl text page 57**
 * List-Group-Label
 * The Frayer model
 * Word Map
 * Vocabulary Instruction (A graphic organizer)

You are teaching a new unit to your students where a lot of new vocabulary is introduced. Some of the terms the students have heard in context, but don’t know the definition of them. What is the best method to use to help the students understand the definition of these words in a fun way?
 * Sample Question**


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