You, your group, and a gaggle of great words! Vocab Skits You, your group, and a gaggle of great words!

Why Vocabulary? Vocabulary acquisition is crucial to academic development Basic skills Specialized vocab (jargon) in content areas Vocabulary acquisition is directly related to reading comprehension

Why This Way? In context vs. out of context Levels of word knowledge Associative: link with specific definition or context Comprehension: use definition to find antonym or categorize Generative: define in own words, use in sentence

The Benefits of What We’ll Do Discover meaning multiple ways: Given definition My example sentence Discussion with peers Use in context You’ll hear the word multiple times Use of association Your only chance to have fun! (really!)

Each week… You will be given 15 minutes to begin work on your vocab skit with your group Need more time? You’ll need to find it on your own Skits will be presented each Wednesday

The Details: 10 vocab words Use contextually (use synonyms to prove to me you know the word!) 2-3 minute skit Must show evidence of preparation

The Weekly Rubric: _____ TOTAL 20 ___(5) Has a complete storyline ___(10) Uses all vocab words contextually, showing meaning ___(1) Includes all group members ___(1) Is appropriate for class ___(1) Each member has a written script ___(2) Between 2-3 minutes _____ TOTAL 20

Won’t be here on Wednesday? The only make-up for vocab skits is to write and present a poem to the class You have one week to complete the poem from date of absence Poem rubric will be given to you as requested Similar concept to skits--use all words in context in a 15-20 line poem Must have a relevant illustration