Pre-reading for “Great Expectations” Vocabulary

Procedure - Materials h Get into groups ranging from 5 to 6 people h Send one person up to get your group’s vocabulary list h One person will get a computer for your group h Have one person get dictionaries for your group h Get into groups ranging from 5 to 6 people h Send one person up to get your group’s vocabulary list h One person will get a computer for your group h Have one person get dictionaries for your group

Procedure - Group Work h Each person is working to fill out your list h Each group member has their own copy of the words and definitions h Check with at least 2 other groups once you are done to share work h Each person is working to fill out your list h Each group member has their own copy of the words and definitions h Check with at least 2 other groups once you are done to share work

Procedure - Computers & Checking Your Work h One person can be using online or software dictionaries to speed up your group h Once your group has your list and at least two others you can check your work h Access the.PDF copy of the text that is in your dropbox h Use the “Find Word” function to see if your definitions match the text’s use of the words h One person can be using online or software dictionaries to speed up your group h Once your group has your list and at least two others you can check your work h Access the.PDF copy of the text that is in your dropbox h Use the “Find Word” function to see if your definitions match the text’s use of the words

Pre-test Format for Monday h Over 80% of the words used today will be on the pre-test h The pre-test will use matching with more definitions present than terms h The rest of the time Monday will be used for our first reading of the text. h Over 80% of the words used today will be on the pre-test h The pre-test will use matching with more definitions present than terms h The rest of the time Monday will be used for our first reading of the text.