Definitions
Teaching Strategies
Lists
Analogies
"Word Up!"
100
The smallest unit of meaning in a language
What is a morpheme?
100
The main topic is at the center with related words branching outward from it.
What is Semantic Mapping?
100
4 common ways students interpret unkown words: 1. Context Clues 2. Dictionaries 3. 4.
What are Morphemic Analysis and "Expert" Advice
100
Gas : Car :: Wood : _______
What is Fire?
100
"Cheddar" is slang for ________
What is "Money"?
200
A group of words with clear relationships
What is a word family?
200
This strategy focuses on discovering meaning by breaking words up and analyzing their parts
What is Morphemic Analysis?
200
3 general types of activities for reinforcing vocabulary: 1. Literal Level Activities 2. 3.
What are Interpretive Level Activities and Application Level Activities?
200
Canada : Ottawa :: Australia : _________
What is Canberra?
200
"Props" is slang for __________
What is Respect?
300
A term for a general vocabulary word that has mulitple meanings. e.g. base, bank, shift
What is a polysemantic (polysemous) term?
300
A strategy that promotes regular independent reading
What is Wide Reading?
300
The 3 areas of a Concept of Definition Map are: 1. Category 2. 3.
What are Properties and Illustrations?
300
Wolf : Pack :: Tree : ________
What is Forest?
300
"Boo" is slang for _________
What is "Girlfriend"?
400
This term refers to the origin and history of words.
What is etymology?
400
A graphic organizer that focuses on discriminating features of words; there are 4 quadrants, and the featured word is written in the middle
What is The Frayer Model?
400
The teaching strategy Knowledge Rating is arranged in chart format with these 3 colums: 1. 2. 3.
What are "Know it well", "Heard of it", and "Clueless"?
400
Cold : Freezing :: Tired : ___________
What is Exhausted?
400
"Crib" is slang for _______?
What is "Residence"?
500
Are in written and spoken form, and are a useful way to approximate the meaning of unknown words
What are context clues?
500
Most matching activities are fun ways to review BUT are limited in this respect.
What is they only allow for a SINGLE definition?
500
With respect to knowing words, there are 3 kinds of knowledge: 1. 2. 3.
What are Declaritive Knowledge, Procedural Knowledge and Conditional Knowledge?
500
Rough : Uneven :: Smooth : _________ (it's NOT "Even")
What is Flush?
500
"Phat" is slang for _______?
What is "Cool"?
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