Zoila M. Brown
Topic: Building Vocabulary for "Elizabeth Blackwell" poem.
Objectives:
Students will…
- use context clues and structural analyses to determine the meaning of unfamiliar
words in a passage.
- build background to the poem.
- listen to understand and appreciate the poem.
Materials:
Overhead projector, transparencies with a passage and the poem, chart paper, and marker
Prior Knowledge:
Students know how to use different types of context clues.
Procedure:
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1. Project the transparency with the passage, and say the key words while highlighting them. (See the passage in Appendix 1.)
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2. Read the passage aloud, then have students read it aloud.
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3. Guide students to look for clues in the passage or part of a word to determine its meaning. Write the words and their meanings on chart paper. Encourage students to copy the words and meanings in their vocabulary notebook.
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4. Display the transparency with the poem, and read aloud while students follow silently. Inform the class that they will analyze the poem at a later time.
Follow-up Activity:
Students write a brief summary of the poem.
Extension:
Small groups of 3-4 students write a Readers' Theater script.