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Activity Overview
Template and Class Instructions
Rubric
Activity Overview
Activity Overview
Another great way to engage your students is through the creation of storyboards that use vocabulary from "The Fall of the House of Usher". Here is a list of a few vocabulary words commonly taught with the story, and an example of a visual vocabulary board.
Example Vocabulary Words from "The Fall of the House of Usher"
- sublime
- tarn
- arabesque
- cataleptical
- invalid
- pervade
- melancholy
- manifest
- dilapidated
- insufferable
- lapse
- goad
- grapple
- annihilate
- sojourn
Template and Class Instructions
Template and Class Instructions
(These instructions are completely customizable. After clicking "Copy Activity", update the instructions on the Edit Tab of the assignment.)
Student Instructions
Demonstrate your understanding of the vocabulary words in "The Fall of the House of Usher" by creating visualizations.
- Choose three vocabulary words from the story and type them in the title boxes.
- Find the definition in a print or online dictionary.
- Write a sentence that uses the vocabulary word.
- Illustrate the meaning of the word in the cell 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
Common Core Standards
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• Massachusetts
• Nebraska
• New Jersey
• New York
• North Carolina
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Pennsylvania
• Utah
- CCSS: SL.9-10.6 - Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate. (See grades 9–10 Language standards 1 and 3 here for specific expectations.)
- CCSS: L.9-10.3 - Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening
- CCSS: L.9-10.5 - Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings
Rubric
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
Visual Vocabulary Assignment
Define, illustrate, and give an example sentence for any three vocabulary words.
| Proficient | Emerging | Beginning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Word 1 - Sentence | Vocabulary word is used correctly in the example sentence in both meaning and context. | The meaning of the sentence can be understood, but the vocabulary word is used awkwardly or in the wrong context. | The vocabulary word is not used correctly in the example sentence. |
| Word 1 - Visualization | The storyboard cell clearly illustrates the meaning of the vocabulary word. | The storyboard cell relates to the meaning of the vocabulary word, but is difficult to understand. | The storyboard cell does not clearly relate to the meaning of the vocabulary word. |
| Word 2 - Sentence | Vocabulary word is used correctly in the example sentence in both meaning and context. | The meaning of the sentence can be understood, but the vocabulary word is used awkwardly or in the wrong context. | The vocabulary word is not used correctly in the example sentence. |
| Word 2 - Visualization | The storyboard cell clearly illustrates the meaning of the vocabulary word. | The storyboard cell relates to the meaning of the vocabulary word, but is difficult to understand. | The storyboard cell does not clearly relate to the meaning of the vocabulary word. |
| Word 3 - Sentence | Vocabulary word is used correctly in the example sentence in both meaning and context. | The meaning of the sentence can be understood, but the vocabulary word is used awkwardly or in the wrong context. | The vocabulary word is not used correctly in the example sentence. |
| Word 3 - Visualization | The storyboard cell clearly illustrates the meaning of the vocabulary word. | The storyboard cell relates to the meaning of the vocabulary word, but is difficult to understand. | The storyboard cell does not clearly relate to the meaning of the vocabulary word. |
Activity Overview
Another great way to engage your students is through the creation of storyboards that use vocabulary from "The Fall of the House of Usher". Here is a list of a few vocabulary words commonly taught with the story, and an example of a visual vocabulary board.
Example Vocabulary Words from "The Fall of the House of Usher"
- sublime
- tarn
- arabesque
- cataleptical
- invalid
- pervade
- melancholy
- manifest
- dilapidated
- insufferable
- lapse
- goad
- grapple
- annihilate
- sojourn
Template and Class Instructions
(These instructions are completely customizable. After clicking "Copy Activity", update the instructions on the Edit Tab of the assignment.)
Student Instructions
Demonstrate your understanding of the vocabulary words in "The Fall of the House of Usher" by creating visualizations.
- Choose three vocabulary words from the story and type them in the title boxes.
- Find the definition in a print or online dictionary.
- Write a sentence that uses the vocabulary word.
- Illustrate the meaning of the word in the cell 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
Common Core Standards
Switch to: Common Core
• Arizona
• California
• Colorado
• Florida
• Georgia
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Nebraska
• New Jersey
• New York
• North Carolina
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Pennsylvania
• Utah
- CCSS: SL.9-10.6 - Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate. (See grades 9–10 Language standards 1 and 3 here for specific expectations.)
- CCSS: L.9-10.3 - Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening
- CCSS: L.9-10.5 - Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
Visual Vocabulary Assignment
Define, illustrate, and give an example sentence for any three vocabulary words.
| Proficient | Emerging | Beginning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Word 1 - Sentence | Vocabulary word is used correctly in the example sentence in both meaning and context. | The meaning of the sentence can be understood, but the vocabulary word is used awkwardly or in the wrong context. | The vocabulary word is not used correctly in the example sentence. |
| Word 1 - Visualization | The storyboard cell clearly illustrates the meaning of the vocabulary word. | The storyboard cell relates to the meaning of the vocabulary word, but is difficult to understand. | The storyboard cell does not clearly relate to the meaning of the vocabulary word. |
| Word 2 - Sentence | Vocabulary word is used correctly in the example sentence in both meaning and context. | The meaning of the sentence can be understood, but the vocabulary word is used awkwardly or in the wrong context. | The vocabulary word is not used correctly in the example sentence. |
| Word 2 - Visualization | The storyboard cell clearly illustrates the meaning of the vocabulary word. | The storyboard cell relates to the meaning of the vocabulary word, but is difficult to understand. | The storyboard cell does not clearly relate to the meaning of the vocabulary word. |
| Word 3 - Sentence | Vocabulary word is used correctly in the example sentence in both meaning and context. | The meaning of the sentence can be understood, but the vocabulary word is used awkwardly or in the wrong context. | The vocabulary word is not used correctly in the example sentence. |
| Word 3 - Visualization | The storyboard cell clearly illustrates the meaning of the vocabulary word. | The storyboard cell relates to the meaning of the vocabulary word, but is difficult to understand. | The storyboard cell does not clearly relate to the meaning of the vocabulary word. |
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- 1971 At Cho Ray, the huge teaching hospital in Saigon, a Vietnamese nurse examines the dressings on a young patient's arm after assuring her that she will not lose her arm • tommy japan • License Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
- Arabesque ship • Untitled blue • License Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
- Sublime • Solis Invicti • License Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
- Watchful tarn, your mirrored eye • @sage_solar • License Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
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