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More Vivid Word Choices - Said Is Dead
The students will expand their vocabulary and learn synonyms for
overused word by using the story Chicken Little by Stephen
Kellogg.
Matching with Synonyms and Antonyms
In this lesson students will identify synonyms and antonyms.
To, Too, or Two: Developing an Understanding of Homophones
This lesson uses acting and music to reinforce the meanings and spellings
of common homophones.
In Other Words: Using a Thesaurus
This lesson is a learning center
activity to reinforce lessons on using a thesaurus and on synonyms.
Synonym
Word Bags
The purpose of Word Bags is to give students a resource for finding
synonyms for overused words. |
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Resources:
Kaboose: The Lost
Statue:
This online game
has students complete word puzzles and identify homonyms in an ancient
Egyptian setting.
Suggestions for English Language Learners (ELLs):
(E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing, E=Expanding)
E/B:
Read one's own writing or simple narrative text and begin to produce
phonemes appropriately.
E/B: Recognize and produce English phonemes students already
know, and possibly use them in simple phrases or sentences.
E/B: Using English At Your Command pp.37-39 (check-out
from ESL Dept.), say synonyms for a key word and have students point
to the correct picture as they repeat the word; D: Give
students a list of five key words and have them write a sentence for
each word. Then ask them to trade papers with a partner. The partner
can rewrite each sentence, replacing the key word with a synonym;
E: Have students write a fantasy (like the one on pg.167 about a
dinosaur or other creature). When the students are done, have them
revise their writing by replacing the adjectives and verbs with
synonyms.
E/B: Using English At Your Command pp.37-39 (check-out
from ESL Dept.), use gestures as you say the sentence under each
picture. For example, wipe your forehead as you say "Wow, It's
warm today!" Then have students follow your model, but use a
synonym for the key word as they repeat the sentence; D: Have
each student in a group use a synonym for 'go' and 'laugh' to finish
a sentence. Encourage students to compare their sentences and count
how many different synonyms for each word they used; E: Have
students write a dialogue for a recent conversation they've had with
their friends or family, or heard on TV. Encourage them to choose
synonyms from the list for talk to tell exactly how the
people talked.
D: Identify change in voice and expression in stories that
are read by self and read aloud.
D: Use letter-sound relationships and word roots to produce and
understand multi-syllabic words; E: Use letter-sound
relationships and word roots to produce and understand new word
families.
D, E: Recognize and use prefixes and suffixes to find meanings of
unknown words.
D: Use synonyms and antonyms to demonstrate understanding of
words; E: Use synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and homographs to
determine meanings of words.
D: Using English At Your Command pp.40-41 (check-out
from ESL Dept.), have one student use a word in a sentence. Ask a
partner to use its antonym in a sentence. Have students continue
until each pair has been used; E: Ask groups to brainstorm
other antonym pairs (i.e. above/below). Have students write and
illustrate their antonym pairs to display in the Writing Center.
E: Identify and analyze sentence and context clues to find
meanings of unknown words.
E: Read narrative and expository texts with change in voice and
expression. |
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Language Arts