Vocabulary Strategies
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Using Word Study for Ownership!VOCABULARY STRATEGIES
A teacher example……
CONTEXT-CONTENT-EXPERIENCE
(Word origin)
(See word origin and discuss where the word comes from, its roots, etc.)
(How it is used “on the street”)
(Sentences)
(Phrases using this word)
(Subject area or area in life to which it pertains)
riddled[from Latin vorāx swallowing greedily, from vorāre
to devour]
voracious
1. craving or consuming large quantities of food2. exceedingly eager or avid
Physical/literal (appetite )Figurative (reader, collector)
Devour, eat greedily;To read many books or pursue a collection of something (such as coins, dolls, Star Wars figures)
Adjectiveavid, covetous, devouring, dog-hungry, edacious, empty, gluttonous, gorging, grasping, gross, insatiable, omnivorous, piggy, prodigious, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, sating, starved, starved to death, starving, uncontrolled, unquenchable
the voracious
infant screaming
for milk
a voracious
reader unable to put down the novel
a voracious
gamer waiting in line for a midnight releaseBy 2:30 p.m., my voracious appetite leads me to consume foods I
would ordinarily refuse; the soup I eat for lunch usually sustains me for a brief period of time.
I was surprised by the voraciousness with which I read these last two novels; I used the flashlight on my phone to read it under the covers. (used as a noun)
Practice as a class….
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riddledORIGIN 1300–50; Middle English irken to grow
tired, tire < Old Norse yrkja to work, cognate with Old English wyrcan; see work
irksome
Causing annoyance or boredom; troublesome or tedious
Person, task, event, sound
a younger sibling wanting to tag along, doing hours of homework, stomping/ jumping on the metal stairs during transition
AdjectiveIrked!aggravating, boring, bothersome, burdensome, irritating, tedious, tiresome, troublesome troubling, vexing
the irksome task of writing long letters
the irksome chirping of a cricket
the irksome sounds while taking a test in the library during lower school lunch
There is nothing more irksome than getting into bed, snug under the covers, and realizing that I forgot to shut off the lamp on the other side of the room. I guess it is time to buy The Clapper…clap on…clap off… The Clapper!
Your turn! Create your own charts for two self-selected words….
CONTEXT-CONTENT-EXPERIENCE
Share your two self-selected words with your
small group!
TIME TO SHARE!