1. DETERMINE Vocabulary Lesson

2. DETERMINE I can increase my vocabulary knowledge and usage.

3. DETERMINE What does it mean? Have you ever used it? Will you ever use it? Why is it an important word to learn?

4. Examples: I need to the determine the meaning of the word to understand the paragraph. We are determining the main idea of the story. Mrs. Becerra had to determine which donations to bring to Tanzania.

5. Dictionary Definition www.dictionary.com ConcludeDecideChoose

6. Video & Picture Examples http://www.youtube.com/wa tch?v=UCWu3wQv6k8 http://www.youtube.com/wa tch?v=UCWu3wQv6k8 (eenie, meenie) http://www.youtube.com/wa tch?v=UCWu3wQv6k8 http://www.youtube.com/wa tch?v=Bti1lbqnvaAhttp://www.youtube.com/wa tch?v=Bti1lbqnvaA (puppy) http://www.youtube.com/wa tch?v=Bti1lbqnvaA

7. Silly Song/Poem Determine so that you will find That you finally made up your mind.

8. Our Own Definitions DecideChoose Make up your mind DecisivePickChooseDecide Pick Figure out Mrs. Becerra’s definitions are behind the smiley face.

9. DETERMINE Synonyms: ChooseDecide Make up your mind Pick Antonyms: Not making up your mind Not choosing Not deciding Not picking

10. Partner Talk DiscussDefineExamples Synonym (same or nearly the same meaning) Antonym (opposite meaning)

11. Critical Vocabulary Spirals