2. Common Core
Core Six
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1.) Reading for Meaning
2.) Compare and Contrast/
Inductive Learning
3.) Circle of Knowledge/
Write to Learn
4.)Vocabulary’s CODE
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4. Common Core
Why do we explicitly teach vocabulary? !
- most important factor in reading comprehension (Santa, Haven,
Valdez, 2004)!
- increases student comprehension by as much as 12% (Marzano,
2001)!
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Which words should we teach? !
- only those that are critical to content!
- words our students have demonstrated they do not already know!
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How should we teach these essential terms? !
- with multiple exposures through a variety of instructional strategies
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5. Common Core
Let’s Use the Circle of Knowledge Strategy to Discuss Vocabulary!
Circle of Knowledge Steps!
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1. Hook w/ a “big” question — !
In your experience, how important is vocabulary for the !
subjects YOU teach? !
2. Give time to think; jot down notes!
3. Sharpen the discuss w/ a focus question!
What strategies do you use in the classroom to teach vocabulary? !
4. Think — Pair — Share!
5. Whole-class discussion !
6. Use your moves!
7. Record (List Strategies)!
8. Reflect!
9. Apply (Organize w/in the CODE)
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6. Vocabulary’s CODE!
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C — Connect the words being introduced to what the
students already know !
(but you need to know what they know first!). !
- Personal Associations!
- Synonyms!
- Familiar Word Parts!
- Context Clues!
- Pictures!
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O— Organize the new vocabulary to discover relationships
between terms. !
- Graphic Organizers!
- Brief Writing Activities!
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D— Deeply Process the terms and internalize their meanings!
- Analogies and Metaphors!
- Visual Representations!
- Writing and Discussion!
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E— Exercise the words to gain ownership!
- Games and Review!
- Use it or Lose it! !
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Common Core
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14. Common Core
Context Clues!
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Another Way to Introduce a Word — Identifying Context Clues!
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Example — Nelson Mandela, who led the fight against apartheid in
South Africa, was considered a dissident by the South African
government. !
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Synonym — While he was considered a dissident and a revolutionary by
many, George Washington was a human being with feelings and a
family. !
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Antonym — No one would consider him a dissident, as he always
followed the rules and never questioned his boss. !
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General Sense of the Sentence — After it was established that she
refused to acknowledge the authority of the king, the woman was
labeled a dissident and was burned at the stake. !
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Connect — Organize — Deep — Exercise
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15. Common CoreConnect — Organize — Deep — Exercise
Which of our “Sweet Moves” fall under the “Connect” category? !
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- Vocabulary Notebooks help students take ownership for their
vocabulary and allow for them to connect meanings!
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16. Common CoreConnect — Organize — Deep — Exercise
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Graphic Organizers!
- Discover relationships
among terms!
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http://www.eduplace.com/
graphicorganizer/!
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- An easy addition: !
Vocabulary Triangle!
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Let’s try it with:
Inane
Fritter
Lethargy
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17. Common CoreConnect — Organize — Deep — Exercise
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Which of our “Sweet Moves” fall under the “Organize” category? !
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- Graphic Organizers students organize various aspects of a given
word and allow for comparing and contrasting!
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18. Common CoreConnect — Organize — Deep — Exercise
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Deep Processing!
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- Internalize word meanings!
- Use analogies and metaphors!
- Include visual representations!
- Involve writing and discussion!
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Sound-alikes!
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- He acts so inane that he must
be insane! !
- She fritters away her day with
constant Twitter play. !
- My hotdog’s embellished with
mustard and relish. !
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19. Common CoreConnect — Organize — Deep — Exercise
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Deep Processing!
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Analogies
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MEDICINE : ILLNESS ::
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a.) law : anarchy
b.) hunger : thirst
c.) etiquette : discipline
d.) love : treason
e.) stimulant : sensitivity
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Deep Processing!
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Vocabulary Writing
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- Give students a list of terms
related to a “key term.”
- Students use the key term in a
topic sentence and then organize
the remaining terms in
accordance with a logical
structure.
- Students choose appropriate
transition words and begin
writing their paragraph/ synopsis.
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20. Common CoreConnect — Organize — Deep — Exercise
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Metaphorical Thinking
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- Scholars go beyond definitions to
make associations and analyze
possible connections
- Create metaphors for the terms
themselves
- How is bureaucracy like a
bureau (a chest of drawers).
- How is sporadic rainfall like
sporadic studying?
- Create metaphors by finding
similar attributes
- How is homeostasis in the
body like a thermostat in a house?
- How is a cell like a city?
- How is a dissident like a strong
wind?
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Visual Vocabulary Cards
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21. Common CoreConnect — Organize — Deep — Exercise
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Which of our “Sweet Moves” fall under the “Deep” category? !
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22. Common CoreConnect — Organize — Deep — Exercise
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Exercising
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Gaining Ownership | Playing Games
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Crossword Puzzles!
Word Jumbles!
Boggle!
Charades!
Concentration!
Jeopardy!
BINGO!
Magic Square!
Vocabulary Baseball!
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