Agenda—Building Vocabulary Knowledge

1) Making Connections with what we know

• List-Group-Label: PLANTS

2) Direct Instruction

• Using the content
• Analyzing word parts
• Using dictionaries/technology

http://www.onelook.com/

http://www.merriam-webster.com/

http://hyperdictionary.com/

http://www.dictionary.cambridge.org/



3) Extending and Reinforcing Vocabulary

• Selecting words that go together and tell why they go together

4) Logon to Twitter (*if you have trouble, team up with a partner)
Go through 411’s “conversation.” Identify certain words, word fragments, or acronyms that
are unique. How do these get understood and used by so many people?



5) Word Puzzles

http://www.puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com

http://www.wordcentral.com

http://www.funbrain.com