Word Maps: A Comprehensive Approach to Expanding Vocabulary and Learning Word Biology, Study Guides, Projects, Research of English Literature

Download Word Maps: A Comprehensive Approach to Expanding Vocabulary and Learning Word Biology and more Study Guides, Projects, Research English Literature in PDF only on Docsity! English Enhanced Scope and Sequence Lesson Skill: Using word maps to expand vocabulary Strand Reading--vocabulary SOL 6.4 7.4 8.4 Materials • Dictionaries • Copies of the attached Word Map worksheet Lesson 1. Instruct students that they will use a word map to record not only a word’s dictionary definition(s), but also its etymology (root, affixes, and country of origin), its multiple meanings, its related words, and its alternate forms. 2. Distribute copies of the attached Word Map worksheets, and have students write the word biology in the Word box in the center of the page. 3. Have students look up biology in the dictionary, and direct them to the etymology of the word (typically found in brackets). Have students copy the word’s etymology in the Etymology box, adding to the words for clarification (e.g., G means German). 4. Direct students to the first definition, and have them write it in the First Meaning box. Have them also identify and write the part of speech associated with that meaning. Then, have students repeat this step for the other definitions. 5. Have students write other words formed from this word, e.g., biological, biologist. Show them that these other forms can be found either within the word’s entry itself or in separate entries near the main word. 6. Have students determine and record the typical reference for the word—in what context the word is typically used: e.g., science, careers, living things. The typical reference should be one or two words referring to the category of information where the word is most often found. 7. Have students create a sentence that uses the word contextually. Emphasize that the best sentence is not a repetition of a definition but a creative sentence that goes beyond the basic definition and includes context clues. 8. Repeat this exercise with other words, particularly words generated from a list of common roots, prefixes, and/or suffixes. For example, a list of words ending in -ology will teach students that the root means “the study of.” Such lists can be found in teacher editions of textbooks, as well as elsewhere. English Enhanced Scope and Sequence Word Map WORD FIRST MEANING PART OF SPEECH: _______________ TYPICAL REFERENCE SECOND MEANING PART OF SPEECH: _______________ THIRD MEANING PART OF SPEECH: _______________ ETYMOLOGY ETYMOLOGY