Monday, December 3, 2007

The VOCABULARY FRAME Method of Learning Content Vocabulary

VOCABULARY FRAMES: Vocabulary Learning Unit Strategy 2--Similar to The Frayer Model

Top Right Corner:
Write the word’s definition

Top Left Corner:
Write the word’s opposite and cross it out

Lower Left Corner:
Write a silly sentence that uses the definition of the word

Lower Right Corner:
Draw a graphic to help you visualize the concept

In the Center: Write the word & Isolate any prefixesIsolate the rootNote the meaning of the rootIsolate any suffixesLabel the part of speech in parenthesis