1. Academic Vocabulary 1

2. Warm Up – 8/28/15 Complete in your notebook
Define genre (on page 4 of your textbook)
Identify and define the four genres from that page.
Define media
What are the three types of media?

3. Academic Vocabulary
In your notebook, define ACADEMIC VOCABULARY found on page 16 of your textbook.
Why is it important to understand how to use academic vocabulary?
How can academic vocabulary help you in your other classes?

4. I will provide 1 sheet of copy paper Markers/ Colored Pencils/ Crayons
What You Need
I will provide 1 sheet of copy paper
Markers/ Colored Pencils/ Crayons
A RED literature book to use to look up your word.

5. Activity You will receive one academic vocabulary term.
You will be responsible for creating a vocabulary poster for your word.
Your poster must include:
The term
Definition
A sentence that correctly uses the word.
draw a picture of the word or what the word represents. ANALYZE for example, means to break something into its component parts. You could create a picture of a figure breaking a stick over its knees, block towers tumbling down, or unpacked Russian nesting dolls.
That poster may be posted around the class.

6. Word List #1
Achieve
Bias
Community
Design

7. Word List #2
Emphasis
Interpret
Investigate
Logic

8. Word List #3
Motive
Perspective
Research
Source

9. Word List #4
Style
Technology
Criteria
Evident

10. Word List #5
Create
Synthesize
Strategy
Imply

11. Word List #6
Trace
Analyze
Infer
Evaluate

12. Word List #7
Evidence
Clarify
Compare/ Contrast
Summarize

13. Word List #8
Assess
Community
Culture
Role

14. Directions: Select two academic vocabulary words from Word List #3 and tow academic vocabulary words from Word List #4. You will create a test questions using all four words that your have selected. Use the quotes provided to help you create your questions