Literature Circle Roles Name:__________________

Word Warlock
Good readers develop new vocabulary as they read. You are to serve as a lexicographer,
generating a list of four words from the text that you believe are worth knowing. Your job is to
pick at least four new vocabulary words from the assigned reading that are:

*Unfamiliar to you- but you can figure *Interesting describing words

them out from the story (context clues)
*Hard to say or pronounce
*Used in an unusual way- you have to
look them up *Puzzling to you

How to present your vocabulary words to the group:

1. As you are reading, search for five vocabulary words. Select the four words you are
presenting to your group.
2. Using the graphic organizer, copy the page number and complete the form (in your
notebook).
 Literature Circle Roles Name:__________________

Word Warlock
Book Title:
_____________________________________________________________________________
Pages read: ____________________

Word 1:
1. Write the sentence from the 2. Part of speech based on 3. An easy-to-understand
passage where you found how it is used in the text: dictionary definition:
the word:

4. Illustration to help you 5. Three synonyms 6. Write the word in your own
remember the word: original sentence:

My group thinks this word means: Complete this box with your group

Word 2:
7. Write the sentence from the 8. Part of speech based on 9. An easy-to-understand
passage where you found how it is used in the text: dictionary definition:
the word:

10. Illustration to help you 11. Three synonyms 12. Write the word in your own
remember the word: original sentence:

My group thinks this word means: Complete this box with your group
 Literature Circle Roles Name:__________________

Word 3:
13. Write the sentence from the 14. Part of speech based on 15. An easy-to-understand
passage where you found how it is used in the text: dictionary definition:
the word:

16. Illustration to help you 17. Three synonyms 18. Write the word in your own
remember the word: original sentence:

My group thinks this word means: Complete this box with your group

Word 4:
19. Write the sentence from the 20. Part of speech based on 21. An easy-to-understand
passage where you found how it is used in the text: dictionary definition:
the word:

22. Illustration to help you 23. Three synonyms 24. Write the word in your own
remember the word: original sentence:

My group thinks this word means:

Complete this box with your group