[ELA/Common Core]

Building Academic Language

Language Standards K5

[Grade 4]
[November 4, 2014]

Materials

6. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate

Academic Language List

general academic and domain-specific words

Vocabulary Note-taking
Guide

i Pad, pencil

and phrases, including those that signal precise

actions, emotions, or states of being (e.g., quizzed,
whined, stammered) and that are basic to a
particular topic (e.g., wildlife, conservation, and
endangered when discussing animal preservation).

Other Resources
None

Objectives
Students will be able to:

Extend Vocabulary adding commonly used academic words.

Learn strategies for learning new vocabulary.

Activities
Teacher will introduce routine for teaching new words.
1.

Students will be asked to complete Vocabulary Note taking guide.

2.

Each student will be assigned one new word and asked to create
keynote and to teach the class about word usage.

3.

Class will be asked to record details about each presentation.

4.

Students will be given vocabulary quiz to see how much they learned.

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Adaptations
Students who are having trouble on this assignment will be assigned a
group to work with.

Evaluation
Vocabulary quiz after instruction. Also, teacher will be looking for the
words used appropriately on business letter that will be prepared for
Voyages class.

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