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Tired of Teaching Vocabulary the Old Way?

Learning Intentions:
 
  • Become familiar with Marzano's Six Steps to Effective Vocabulary Instruction
  • Identify and become familiar with the Tennessee State Academic Vocabulary List for each individually assigned grade level.
  • Learn how to use various technology resources to assist students with mastery of content specific terms.
Success Criteria:
  • Create QR code
  • Locate grade specific Tennessee State Academic Vocabulary List
  • Model at least two strategies which will assist the student with mastery of academic vocabulary.
 
Bell Work
  1. Read Marzano's Six Step Process for Teaching Academic Vocabulary.
    https://www.swsc.org/cms/lib/MN01000693/Centricity/Domain/91/Marzano_6_Step_Vocabulary.pdf
    
  2. Watch the video below and answer the questions. You will need headphones.
    https://www.playposit.com/professional/740114/Vocabulary-Strategies
https://www.wordhippo.com/ - use for synonym and antonym help





task
Task 1 - Using QR Codes to Teach Vocabulary
  1. Look around the room to locate QR codes.
  2. You will walk around the to view these words twice. The first time around the room, 
    choose how familiar you are with the word. During the second trip around the room, 
    scan the QR code associated with the word to fill in the meaning on the chart.
 You create!
  1. Choose 2 words from the TN Academic Vocabulary List that are specific to your content 
    area.
  2. Find video clips or articles describing your word and create a QR Code for that word 
    using QR Code Generator.
  3. Open a Word document in Office 365, type the word and paste the QR Code underneath. 
    Repeat for the second word.
  4. Post your word to Padlet. https://padlet.com/brooksj/vocabstrategies

Task 2: Alphabet Organizer 
  1. Open Alphabet Organizer from Read, Write, Think website.
  2. Click Get Started.
  3. Type in your name and title the project "Technology".
  4. Choose One Word and One Picture per letter as the template.
  5. You will have 5 minutes to fill in as many of the letters of the alphabet that relate to technology.



Task 3 - Using Paint Chips to Teach Vocabulary
  1. Choose another word from the TN Academic Vocabulary List that is specific to your content.
  2. Write your chosen word on the darkest portion of your paint chip.
  3. Go to Visuwords  and type your chosen word.
  4. In the 2nd color, use the key to write a the part of speech your word represents.
  5. In the 3rd color, use the key to write a word that is similar to your chosen word.
  6. In the 4th color, use the key to write a word that is kind of like your chosen word.
  7. In the space to the right, record the definition of each word using Merriam Webster's Word Central. Repeat for each word.
 
Clousure:
 
 
 
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