Organizing and Synthesizing Vocabulary Using Graphic Organizers by Chris Hardin (Sources found on pages in the Reading for Academic Success: Powerful Strategies for Struggling, Average, and Advanced Readers, Gr. 7-12)
Hierarchy of Vocabularypage 64
Labeling and Grouping Vocabulary pg 69
Sentence which explains why pictures are a good representation of term Definition of term Three or four pictures that represent the term Visualizing Vocabulary page 70
Organizing Vocabulary page 78
Sample Peer Coaching Sheet page 73
Vocabulary Notebook page 77 Student selects 3 most important words Student writes his/her own definition Student selects which dictionary definition fits best Student processes accuracy of his/her definition via comparison
Synthesizing Vocabulary page 78
Vocabulary & Multiple Intelligences page 72