Synonyms
Antonyms
Word Up
Connotaion
Denotation
100
getting even
vengeance
100
xx
What is xx?
100
bb
What is bb?
100
A glorified "matching game" exercise that requires students to place answers strategically in order to create mental mathematical maneuvers.
What are Magic Squares?
100
Students use this when they use information nearby the complex word to help reveal its true significance.
What is Context or Contextual Clues?
200
depressing
disheartening
200
aa
What is aa?
200
cc
What is cc?
200
Using this strategy, the teacher develops a chart or grid to help students analyze similarities and/or differences among related concepts.
What is a Semantic Feature Analysis (or SFA)?
200
Using these for teaching purposes is very different from using them for textbook analysis. For teaching, this modified technique allows students to supply the missing vocabulary terms and should reinforce key concepts.
What is the Cloze or Modified Cloze Passage?
300
entertain
enthrall
300
h
What is h?
300
m
What is m?
300
These activities are vocabulary extension exercises that require students to find relationships for technical terms. Directions might be to select one word among several that doesn't belong or to select the one word among many that includes the others.
What are Categorization Activities?
300
These are more subtle than typographic clues. Types includes definitions, synonyms, cause and effect, and mood and tone.
What are Syntactic and Semantic Clues?
400
expert
adroit
400
A science classroom study guide that compares and contrasts different animals and their characteristics across multiple categories might be using this type of chart.
What is a Semantic Feature Analysis?
400
This meaning extending vocabulary strategy provides another example of context-based reinforcement and extension. Students manipulate vocabulary terms using their opinions and knowledge to reasonable justify and defend their selections.
What is OPIN?
500
persuade
inveigle
500
This graphic representation can serve the same function as categorization activities, but students must also respond positively to the visual aspects of manipulating the terms and concepts. Some teachers might leave a section or two blank, allowing the students to fill in these blanks, showing that they know and understand the overarching concept.
What are Concept Circles?
500
This is a logical alternative and a valuable resource for students when a precise definition is needed or when context and word structure reveal little about a word's meaning.
What is a Dictionary?
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