Vocabulary Project Overview

Today we continued to learn about the vocabulary connections cards and also learned about our second project of the year.

AIM: I will successfully connect 8 vocabulary words to examples brought in by my classmates.

Standard: 7.LD.V.10 Determine definitions and word spelling using many sources.

Do Now:
1) What vocabulary word means: "an adventure or a journey to discover something?"
2) What vocabulary word means:"a scientist who studies movement?"
3) What vocabulary word means:"edge of land next to the ocean or sea?"
4) What vocabulary word means:"average weather of a location for a year?"

Lesson Steps:
We completed the Do Now questions and then we reviewed our homework. We passed out our vocabulary connection cards to a partner and then used the rubric that is featured in yesterday's blog posting to grade each other's work. Many students had some fantastic work that showed very high level of thinking and a strong connection to the vocabulary words.

We then went over the criteria for the project that is due on Monday.

We ended the class period with another game of POP-UP in which teams competed with each other in coming up with the most creative connections to our vocabulary words.

Homework:
Students are to complete 10 vocabulary cards with personal connections. There also needs to be a cover card with the student's name clearly readable for our vocabulary card key rings.
Here is the rubric for this project that is due on Monday, September 29th.

Vocabulary Cover Page and 10 Vocab Card Poject Grade Due Monday September 29th - Upload a Document to Scribd