A Vocabulary Buffet

Cooks:

Kim Haggerty, Leestown MiddleAngel Peavler, Stonewall ElementaryMargaret Rintamaa, University of Kentucky

Appetizer: 3x3

Brainstorm three-word phrases that relate to the word “vocabulary.”

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First Course:

Generating Vocabulary

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The animal kept coming, and now I could see all of it: the pointed snout, the steel gray upper body in stark contrast with the ghostly white belly, the symmetry of the pectoral fins, the awful knife blade of the dorsal fin. The tail fin swung powerfully back and forth, propelling the enormous body toward me. It came slowly, steadily, as if it had no need for speed, for it knew it could not be stopped.

1. Read your text, noting the words that you find interesting and/or important.

*“Great White Shark” (pages 2-3)*from Shark Life (pages 4-5)*from Devil’s Teeth (pages 6-7)

(Texts can be differentiated.)

2. Find your group.

3. With your group, make a list of words that you found interesting and/or important.

4. Think of some synonyms for the words that you wrote. Add them to your list.

5. Organize your group's words into categories.

If you need more structure, organize them based on how they might be used (nouns, verbs...).

Look at the image, and list words that are related to the science of sharks (biology, ecosystem, etc.).

Extension:

Paraphrasing and Summarizing

Second Course: Colorful

Language(page 7)

Presented by Angel Peavler

Colorful

Language

Parts of Speech

What do these things have in common?

Shared Reading

Revision Editing

Super Sentences

Shared Reading The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves,

or, What You Are You AreBy Gwendolyn Brooks

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The crocodile cried.The lion sighed.The leopard sneered.The jaguar jeered.The antelope shouted.The panther pouted.Everyone screamed

   

   

Shared Reading The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves,

or, What You Are You AreBy Gwendolyn Brooks

.  

The crocodile cried.The lion sighed.The leopard sneered.The jaguar jeered.The antelope shouted.The panther pouted.Everyone screamed

   

   

Shared Reading The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves,

or, What You Are You AreBy Gwendolyn Brooks

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The crocodile cried.The lion sighed.The leopard sneered.The jaguar jeered.The antelope shouted.The panther pouted.Everyone screamed

   

   

Have students describe each animal.

Shared Reading The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves,

or, What You Are You AreBy Gwendolyn Brooks

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The scary crocodile cried.The bored lion sighed.The spotted leopard sneered.The ferocious jaguar jeered.The peaceful antelope shouted.The black panther pouted.Everyone screamed

   

   

Have students describe each animal.

Shared Reading The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves,

or, What You Are You AreBy Gwendolyn Brooks

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The scary crocodile cried softly.The blue lion sighed sadly.The spotted leopard sneered bravely.The ferocious jaguar jeered angrily.The peaceful antelope shouted fearfully.The black panther pouted secretly.Everyone screamed

   

   

Have students describe each how the animal acted.

Traits of Writing

Traits of Writing: Word Choice

Traits of Writing: Ideas

AddRemoveMoveSubstitute

The terrified antelope fearfully screamed in the savanna.

Traits of Writing: Conventions

CapitalizeOrderPunctuationSpelling

The terrified antelope fearfully screamed in the savanna.

Colorful Vibrant Walls that Teach

More Colorful Ideas

Super Sentences and Perfect Paragraphs

by Mack Lewis

6 + 1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide, Grades 3 and Up 

by Ruth Culham

The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves, or, What You Are You Are

By Gwendolyn Brooks

Resources

Same word, different parts of speech!

(page 9)

SIDE DISH

Third Course:

Word Parts• Word Families—English and

Spanish• (page 9)

• Content-Related Roots• (page 10)

Word MAPS

• Breaking Words Down• Color Coding

pages 11-12

• Illustrated Vocabulary

• Word Biographies• Etymology

page 13

Dessert: Word Play

• Trading Cards• SAVI—Student

Activated Vocabulary Instruction

page 13

D3

Draw It! Describe It! Do It!

page 14

Board Game Variations

Websites

page 15

After-dinner beverage:

Your favorite strategies?