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Academic Vocabulary Building Activities
Suggestions for using Roberto Marzano's six-step approach to academic vocabulary instruction are detailed in a packet that includes graphic organizers, worksheets, and activities.
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Go Free or Die: Figurative Language
Figures of speech, sensory details, and academic language are all targeted while reading Chapter Two of J. Ferris’ Go Free or Die. First, learners engage in an exercise to practice describing with detail. Then, partners use a chart to...
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Mid-Unit 2 Assessment: On-Demand Informational Writing
Lesson 7 focuses on building academic vocabulary and writing an explanatory letter with supported textual evidence. For the first five minutes of the instructional activity, the educator reminds the class of how to read and refer to the...
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Spelling List 18: Sight Words, Final Blend "-sk," and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling learning exercise, learners copy a set of 21 words two times each. Words are academic vocabulary, sight words or have the final blend -sk. A website reference for additional resources is given.
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Spelling List 29: Words with Suffix "-ful/-fully," and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling activity, students copy a set of 21 words two times each. Words are academic vocabulary have the suffix ful or fully.. A website reference for additional resources is given.
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Using Compare and Contrast Key Words
Compare and contrast while challenging your class with this higher-level thinking and reading comprehension lesson. After observing the teacher model comparing and contrasting bats and birds, learners read passages about two towns. They...
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Spelling List 10: Sight Words, Long "ea" and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling worksheet, students learn 16 words in a list. There are no directions but there are two blank lines next to each word. The words are sight words, long "ea" pattern words and academic vocabulary.
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Spelling List 3: Sight Words, "-aw" Pattern, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling worksheet, students copy 16 words 2 times each. Words are either sight words, academic vocabulary or have the -aw pattern.
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Spelling List 34: Sight Words, Greek Root "ann/enn," and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling worksheet, students copy a set of spelling words two times each. Words focus on sight words, Greek roots "ann"/"enn" and academic vocabulary.
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Spelling List 7: Sight Words, al/el, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling worksheet, students copy a set of 21 words two times each. Words are sight, academic or have the al/el sound. A website reference is given.
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Spelling List 4: Sight Words, "al/il," and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling worksheet, learners copy a set of 21 words 2 times each. Words are sight, academic or have the al/il sound. A reference website is given.
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Spelling List 14: Sight Words, Short /aw/ Sound, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling worksheet, students copy a set of 21 words two times each. Words are either short 'aw' words, sight words or academic vocabulary.
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Spelling List 32: Words with Suffix "-est," and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling activity, students copy a set of 21 words two times each. Words are academic vocabulary words or have the suffix -est. A website reference is given.
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Spelling List 30: Words with Suffix "-ly," and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling worksheet, students copy a set of 21 words 2 times each. Words are academic or have the -ly suffix. A website reference for additional resources is given.
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Writing about Art:Comparing Portraits
Students compare and contrast an academic and Impressionist portrait. For this art history lesson, students look at two different styles of painting and write a paragraph as if they are the subject in the painting. They compare and...
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Spelling List 21: Sight Words, Polysyllabic with Suffix, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling worksheet, learners copy a set of 21 words 2 times each. Words are either sight words, polysyllabic with a suffix or academic vocabulary.
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Spelling List 14: Sight Words, Plural Changes, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling learning exercise, students copy a set of words 2 times each. Words focus on plural changes, academic vocabulary and sight words.
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Spelling List 14: Sight Words, "ure" Pattern, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling instructional activity, students copy a set of 21 words two times each. Words are sight, academic or words with the 'ure' pattern. A website reference for additional resources is given.
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Spelling List 33: Sight Words, Shun Sound, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling worksheet, students copy a set of 21 words 2 times each. Words are academic, sight, or have the "shun" sound.
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Spelling List 21: Words with /ur/ sound, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling worksheet, students copy a set of 21 words 2 times each. Words are academic or have the 'ur' sound. A website reference for additional resources is given.
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Spelling List 16: Sight Words, R-Controlled, and Academic Vocabulary
For this spelling worksheet, students copy a set of 21 words two times each. Words are either sight words, r-controlled or academic vocabulary. A website reference is given.
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Spelling List 34: Contraction Words, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling worksheet, learners copy a set of 21 words two times each. Words are contractions and academic vocabulary. A reference web site is given.
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Spelling List 36: Final "le" and "al" and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling worksheet, students learn 16 words in a list. There are no directions but there are two blank lines next to each word. The words are sight words, final "le" and "al" words and academic vocabulary.
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Choosing a Book That Interests Me: Seeking the Superhero Reader in Me
Selecting a "power book" and engaging in a structured class discussion are the learning targets for this fourth lesson in a larger unit. It is designed as a beginning of the year unit for establishing norms and routines in the classroom....
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