Grade 8

Unit 6:  All the World's a Stage - Drama

Activity 1:  Vocabulary (GLEs:  01a, 01b, 26, 27)

 

CC:  Students will use vocabulary graphic organizers (e.g., Frayer model, vocabulary trees, word map, flash cards, word cube, etc.) to define vocabulary specific to dramas read.

 

Use MS Word to create a vocabulary graphic organizer.

Word - "Drama Vocabulary"

Word - "Drama Vocabulary2"

 

Additional Resources: 

Students will use a dictionary to determine the Greek, Latin, or Anglo-Saxon roots and word parts encountered in selected dramas.

 

Websites for online dictionaries:

WordCentral

http://www.wordcentral.com/

Dictionary.com
http://dictionary.reference.com/

Wordsmyth.net
http://www.wordsmyth.net/

AllWords

http://www.allwords.com/

  

Students will generate a list of root words and derivatives and add them to personal vocabulary lists.

List of root words and derivatives

 

Graphic Organizers to use for vocabulary development:

Venn diagram

http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/graphic_org/venn_diagrams/

Venn diagram

http://www.venndiagram.com/

Graphic Organizers

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/

Graphic Organizers

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/

 

Students will create word searches/puzzles based on selected vocabulary words.
DiscoverySchool's puzzlemaker

http://www.puzzlemaker.com

 

Students will compare list to create a vocabulary listing for dramas read.

Use Microsoft Word to Create List

 

 

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