TLW read a novel, short stories, and selected poetry, using text cues and affixes to determine the meaning of unknown vocabulary.
(Gist: Vocabulary Building)
TLW read a novel and collect unfamiliar words in a word journal to discuss in literature circle activities.Content Expectations(s):L.RP.07.02;R.NT.07.01;R.WS.07.06;
(Resource: Word Journal)
Treasure Island may be divided into natural breaks. Characterization, plot elements, author’s craft, as well as comprehension and vocabulary can be discussed in literature circles.
Reviewing the research literature on vocabulary instruction leads to the conclusion that there is no single best strategy to teach word meanings but that all effective strategies require students to go beyond the definitional and forge connections between the new and the known. Nagy3 summarizes the research on effective vocabulary teaching as coming down to three critical notions:
Integration—connecting new vocabulary to prior knowledge
Repetition—encountering/using the word/concept many times
Meaningful use—multiple opportunities to use new words in reading, writing and soon discussion.
Instructional Strategies- Vocab,
1. Show the students the word cloud and have them predict what the story will be about.
2.Have students look at the word cloud above and think of a word that means the same thing as one of listed words.
3. Direct the students to http://www.online-literature.com/stevenson/treasureisland/1/ a searchable etext book Have students copy the text and paste intohttp://www.wordsift.com/ . Word Sift will show the 15 most frequent words in that text. Related Google images will be displayed and a word web is created as well. From this resources, a few ideas for students...
a.From these words can you predict the theme , or setting of the story?
b. Look at images, choose one and write a description.
Treasure Island offers opportnities to include lessons on map reading and geography concepts such as oceans, seas, and islands. Some lessons specific to Treasure Island follow:
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