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Our Vocab study is going to focus on Tier 2 and 3 words. Our goal is to broaden the vocabulary of every student to maximize learning and growth within our reading!! • Tier One – Most basic words – Rarely require instruction in school – Examples: clock, baby, happy – Instruction adds productivity to an individual’s ability – Examples: coincidence, absurd, industrious •Tier Two – Roll they play in literacy – Characterize written text – Not so common in everyday language – Come from interaction with text **If your student is not coming across these words in their daily reading (novel or non-fiction books...for example) they need to choose a higher level book. These words are challenging them and helping to build on their vocabulary and knowledge base. :) • Tier Three – Words whose frequency of use is quite low and is often limited to specific domains –best learned when needed in a content area – Examples: isotope, lathe, peninsula (specific to a curriculum) TIER 2 Words uneventful - not alot happening, the un tells us that "not" is understood and so remainder of the word is less than happening. supernatural - an idea or thing from beyond the present capabilities embark - to begin or start something archetype - a model after which other things are copied or repeated, like a pattern. Stories, for example have a hero, mentor, maiden or villain. They are different characters in each story, with different names, however they are present in each story. The Hero's Journey is the archetype of a storyline or narrative; many stories follow the same patter. trials - to try or attempt effort ordeal - an extremely difficult test bestow - to give or pass on gist - to get the idea or point the text is trying to make annotate - to take notes in a meaningful manner (helps to keep focused) evidence - the proof from the text to answer any questions or show understanding learning target - the goal of the lesson, what I should be learning plagiarism - copy/steal another person's work without properly citing or quoting archive - a place where public records or other historic documents are kept TIER 3 Words plot - any event or part of a sequence that occurs in the story/novel (T3 word) character - the animals or people in the story setting - where and when the story takes place climax - the action builds to it's highest point exposition - the beginning of the story, the character and setting are introduced resolution - the story comes to an end, the conflict is resolved and loose ends are tied up point of view - the perspective from which the story is told first person POV (point of view) - the perspective of the character, the character refers to him or herself as I, me, my, we and our second person POV - this perspective is used for instruction or persuasion and gives a type of command, the writer uses you and you third person POV - this perspective is from a narrator's point of view. The narrator refers to other characters in story as he, she, him, her, they, them, or a name. third person limited - this perspective is from the narrator's point of view, however tells the thoughts and feelings of ONE character third person omnicient - this perspective is from the narrator's point of view, however tells the thoughts and feelings of ALL the characters conflict - a struggle or argument between 2 or more characters 3 types of external conflicts: man vs. man - when a character has a conflict with another character man vs. nature - when the character has a conflict with a wild animal or a natural disaster or bad weather in general man vs. society - when the character has a conflict with the law/government, culture, traditional experience, etc. 1 type of internal conflict - man vs. self - when the character has a conflict within his/her mind, a bodily injury, or a disease or sickness. synonym - a word that is similar in meaning antonym - a word that means the opposite of paraphrasing - taking the words of another's writing and conveying the message in one's own words main idea - the most important or central thought in a paragraph or larger section of text, which tells the reader what the text is about text structure - refers to how the information within a written text is organized primary source - this is a document or physical object which was written or created during a time period under study. These sources were present during an experience or time period and offer an inside view of a particular event secondary source - these sources are one or more steps removed from the event Figurative Language – 1. the tools we use to write with 2. It is not meant to be literal For Comparison and Contrast Simile – comparing at least 2 things using like or as *the stove is as hot as a volcano *the dog’s fur was like snow Metaphor – comparing 2 things without using like or as *will also say one thing/person is/was/has another. *My sister is a bear. *He has a heart of gold *Her mind was a freight train. Gives details or is descriptive Personification – giving human characteristics to an inanimate (nonliving) object *The tree was howling and whistling. *The grass had a blanket of snow. Idiom – an expression whose meaning is not meant exactly how it’s spoken
Onomatopoeia - a word used to give off a sound * hiss * boom * whistle * crash Catchy or provide a rhythm Alliteration - a repetition of the beginning consonant sound * Sally soaked up some rays. * We are taking top honors tonight. PowerWords impact - the influence or the result of something explain - to clarify or give a detailed understanding of the topic evaluate - to judge or assess "something" compare - to see how things are alike contrast - to see how things are different infer - a conclusion based on background knowledge/evidence identify - how to recognize a thing, to point out, visually see and choose, observe - we often identify text evidence in a story, passage, or article (text) (powerword) convey - to explain or send a message, a common way of communicating, getting your point across, a form of verbal or written understanding (powerword) summarize - a brief statement of main points predict - an educated guess about what happens next Prefixes anti - against or oppose to (anticlimax) peri - around or about (perimeter) en - to put into or onto (enclosed) In - not dis - not ex - out of pre - before re - again Roots vita - life demo - people cogn - know hyper - over (hyperactive) luna - moon (lunar) octa - eight (octagon) gyro - turn (gyroscope) contra - against (contrast) |