Lesson Plan : "The Most Dangerous Game" Vocab
Teacher Name: | Jennifer Ollis |
Grade: | Grade 9-10 |
Subject: | Literature Activities |
Topic: | This is an introductory activity for "The Most Dangerous Game," a freshman level short story. |
Content: | Vocabulary Development |
Goals: | The learner will use value having strong vocabularies. TLW use reference tools such as dictionaries and thesauruses during everyday reading. |
Objectives: | TLW identitfy and define new vocabulary. TLW list synonyms and antonyms for specific vocabulary words. TLW synthesize information gathered and create sentences and pictures to accompany show new knowledge. |
Materials: | "Vocabulary Squares" Transparencies Transparency Markers Textbooks, dictionaries, thesauruses Newspapers and magazines |
Introduction: | Students will complete a vocabulary square (definition, 3 synonyms, 3 antonyms, a sentence, adn a picture) for an assigned word. |
Development: | As a class, we will complete a vocabulary square step by step for the word "teacher." Students will provide synonyms, antonyms, a sentence, and a drawing that best represents the word. |
Practice: | Students will each be assigned a previously unknown word from the story "The Most Dangerous game." They will then complete a "Vocabulary Square," which has been put on a transparency, for the word. Students will then record use of their word as used in the textbook as well as find use of the word in "real world" literature (newspapers and magazines). |
Accommodations: | Students will be able to work either alone or in pairs. |
Checking For Understanding: | The teacher will circulate throughout the room informally checking for understanding. |
Closure: | Students will present their "Vocabulary Square" and explain their why they completed the way they did (i.e. sentence, synonyms, picture, etc.). |
Evaluation: | Students will be formally evaluated on the correctness of the definition, synonyms, antonyms, and the use of the word in a sentence. Their picture representation will be graded on effort and creativity. A formal quiz at the end of the week will be given to assess student learning of the vocabulary. |
Teacher Reflections: | I think that these types of vocabulary activities are more helpful to the students. It provides them with a more hands-on approach that will help them remember new vocabulary better than the traditional write the word and copy the definition. |
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