Academic Vocabulary

7th Grade – Unit 2 – Week 8

Academic Vocab Squares

• 2 definitions – one given, the other simplified in your own words

• Description/characteristics – information about that term that helps you understand what it is

• Examples – what is an example or synonym of this term?• Non Examples – what is an example of what it

isn’t/antonym• Word families (description box) - write words that fall

within that word family (analyze, analyst, analysis)• Use the word in a sentence (in middle circle) – use the

word correctly in a sentence you create.

Word 1Rhyme (n)

Rhyme

Look in the Yellow reading book on page 576 for the definition.

What words belong in this word family?

What could be a synonym and an antonym?

• Write your own def• Use the word in a sentence• Word family or other

characteristics/facts• Examples (synonyms)• Non Examples (antonyms)

Word 2

Stanza (n)Stan/za

Look up the definition in the yellow reading book on pg. 546.

What are synonyms? What are antonyms?

What words are in the word family?

• Write your own def• Use the word in a

sentence• Word family or other

characteristics/facts• Examples (synonyms)• Non Examples

(antonyms)

Word 3

Thesis (n)The/sis

Look up the word in the dictionary.

What is an synonym? Antonym?

Word Family?• Write your own def• Use the word in a

sentence• Word family or other

characteristics/facts• Examples (synonyms)• Non Examples (antonyms)

Word 4

Acknowledge (v)Ac/know/ledge

She acknowledged my side of the argument.

Look up the word in the dictionary.

Find synonyms and antonyms in the thesaurus.

What are words in the word family?

• Write your own def• Use the word in a

sentence• Word family or other

characteristics/facts• Examples (synonyms)• Non Examples (antonyms)