1. Building Academic Vocabulary
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Building Academic Vocabulary
Robert J. Marzano
Debra J. Pickering
Early Release Day 3

2. Vocabulary Review Activities & Review Games

3. Review Activities
Classifying terms
Solving Analogy Problems

4. Review Games Vocabulary Tools
PassWord
$25,000 Pyramid
Vocabulary Tools
Quizlet

5. Classifying Terms
Description – The process of grouping on the basis of similar attributes. Creating categories and then placing terms into the categories requires students to identify key attributes of concepts associated with the terms, and to have sufficient understanding of those attributes to recognize them in other terms.

6. Classification tasks can be either structured or open-ended.
Structured = Students are given terms to classify and the categories into which they must place them. Example = Classify a list of conflicts in history according to their major causes: economic, social, or political.

7. Open-ended classification
Provide either the list of terms to classify or the categories , but not both. Example – Given terms = plateau, mesa, mountain, bay, ocean, canyon, hill, glen, forest, plain, port canal, reservoir, stream, and prairie. Students might decide to classify them based on type of topography, size, whether they are natural or manmade, etc.

8. Classifying procedure
Give students a list of terms from their notebooks/subject and ask them to classify them
The terms may be related such as bodies of water, or unrelated to form categories.
Ex. 6th grade = radiation, Holocaust, perimeter, coordinate plane, integers, conflict, nobility, lithosphere, climax (form subject area categories)

9. Tree Map Vocabulary terms Math Language Arts Social St Science
integers conflict monarchy radiation
coordinate climax nobility litosphere
plane
Perimeter inference holocaust kinetic
energy

10. Solving Analogy Problems
A complete analogy contains two terms in the first set (A & B) that have the same relationship as the two terms in the second set (C & D) In analogy problems, one or two terms are missing and students must complete the statement by providing terms that will complete the analogy

11. Analogy Examples
If ONE term is missing the field of possible accurate answers is narrowed considerably. Examples: Bone is to skeleton as word is to ________. Inch is to foot as millimeter is to _______.

12. Analogy Examples
When TWO terms are missing , an analogy can be completed with a wider variety of answers. In the examples below, many different perspectives can be applied. Harry Truman is to World War II as ____ is to ______. Rhythm is to music as ____ is to ______. TIP. Analogy problems with two missing terms provide opportunities for students to think beyond obvious relationships. In the above example, students could write that Harry Truman could have prevented WWII or that Harry Truman is known for his leadership in WWII. Students would need to explain the relationship between the first two items and then apply it to the second two items.

13. Bridge Map
Bridge maps can be used for analogies. They identify similarities between relationships. The relating factor answers “How are they related?” The Bridge Map should be able to be read as a complete sentence.
On the far left line, write the relating factor. On the top and bottom of the bridge, write in the first pair of things that have this relationship. On the right side of the bridge, write the second pair with the same relationship. The line of the bridge represents the relating factor between the pair of things.

14. Bridge Map Examples

15. Activity – 5-10 minutes Divide in groups of 2 to 3 persons
Discuss how classifying terms and analogies can be used in your curriculum area to enhance vocabulary development
Record example/idea on index card
Share example/idea with large group

16. Password Go to Sampson County Schools website
Curriculum and Instruction
Middle School Division
Vocabulary
Review Games
Select Password
Insert identified terms
Save to your folder, drive or

17. $25,000 Pyramid Go to Sampson County Schools website
Curriculum and Instruction
Middle School Division
Vocabulary
Review Games
Select $25,000 Pyramid
Insert identified terms
Save to your folder, drive or

18. Vocabulary Tool- Quizlet
Go to Sampson County Schools website
Curriculum and Instruction
Middle School Division
Vocabulary
Vocabulary Tools
Select QUIZLET
Can be used to assist in illustrating and defining terms

19. Practice
Allow participants time to practice games and Quizlet

20. Questions/Concerns?