Novel Units | Sample Pages | The Weirdo Teacher Guide Sample, Page 2
Vocabulary Activities
- Word
mapping—Have
students select twenty vocabulary words from the book—the
twenty words they feel it is most important for a reader to know in
order to understand the story. They should "map" each word
using the following framework:
- Word Cards—Present students with these target words (or others you choose from the book):
| bruin 8 | hibernate 9 | environmentalist 43 | forage 47 |
| canines 66 | snares 68 | wardens 88 | habitat 142 |
| boycott 155 | sanctuary 170 |
Have students make up individual vocabulary cards that connect the target word and its definition with something or someone from the student's personal experience, reading, or observation—as well as with its context in the novel.
For example, if "sluggish" (93) happens to describe the creek behind the student's house, the student's card might look like this:
(See
the Novel Units® Student Packet for The
Weirdo
for
student-ready vocabulary activity sheets for each section of the book.)
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