Activity Overview
In this activity, students demonstrate their understanding of vocabulary words using a Frayer Model. After choosing a word, students provide a definition, characteristics, examples (synonyms), and non-examples (antonyms) of the word. Students may be provided the vocabulary words, or they can use words that they have discovered through their reading of the text.
This example uses the word “nomad”.
- Definition: a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode, but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route
- Characteristics: "For centuries, people in Mongolia have led a nomadic lifestyle, moving across the steppe, a vast grass-covered plain, with their herds."
- Examples: wanderer, vagabond, migrant, pilgrim
- Non-Examples: homebody, dweller, inhabitant, resident, settler
Template and Class Instructions
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Student Instructions
Demonstrate your understanding of the vocabulary words in "My Librarian is a Camel" by creating visualizations.
- Click "Start Assignment".
- Choose a vocabulary word and type it into the middle box.
- Find the definition in a print or online dictionary.
- Define the word in one box.
- Describe characteristics of the word in another cell.
- In the bottom cells, provide examples and non-examples of the word in context.
- Illustrate each example (or non-example) using a combination of scenes, characters, and items.
- Alternatively, use Photos for Class to show the meaning of the words with the search bar.
Lesson Plan Reference
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Proficient | Emerging | Beginning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Definition | Student entered a correct definition for the vocabulary word and included the part of speech. | Student entered a correct definition for the vocabulary word, but did not include the correct part of speech. | Student entered an incorrect definition for the vocabulary word, and/or did not include the correct part of speech. |
| Characteristics | Student provided at least three characteristics of the vocabulary word or concept to expand or clarify the definition. | Student provided two characteristics of the vocabulary word or concept to expand or clarify the definition. | Student provided only one characteristic of the vocabulary word or concept to expand or clarify the definition. |
| Examples | Student provided at least three examples demonstrating understanding of the vocabulary word. | Student provided two examples demonstrating understanding of the vocabulary word. | Student provided only one example demonstrating understanding of the vocabulary word. |
| Non-Examples | Student provided at least three non-examples demonstrating understanding of the vocabulary word. | Student provided two non-examples demonstrating understanding of the vocabulary word. | Student provided only one non-example demonstrating understanding of the vocabulary word. |
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