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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Vocabulary Review Project Due Monday December 17

Research shows that repeated exposure to new words helps build and retain a bigger vocabulary. Instead of a test on Units 1-3, you will have to do a creative vocabulary project in which you create activities for another student to complete. 
Your activities should include:
  • all words from Unit 3
  • at least 5 words from Unit 2
  • at least 5 words from Unit 1
  • choose from 1 or more of the following projects or create your own
Rubric/checklist:
  • completes at least 2 different activities from the bottom list
  • uses 30 words correctly
  • creative and neat
  • completed on time
1. Creative Writing
Write a short creative writing piece. Write a poem, fictional piece, skit, etc. (Your piece must make sense and be at least 1 paragraph.) Place a blank where the word should go; make sure the student completing the assignment has enough context clues to figure out what the word is. 

2. Word Imagery
Write a sentence plus draw a visual representation of your sentence. Again, leave a blank where the word should be. 

3. Crossword Puzzle
Create a proper crossword puzzle with clues using the vocabulary words.

4. Fill in the Blanks
Create a Mad Libs-like worksheet where you write a story but leave blanks + part of speech where these words should go.

5. Word Unscramble
Scramble a word and give a clue. Leave a blank for the word.

6. Other ideas:
-prefixes/suffixes
-word analogies
-matching column

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