"Your World" Vocabulary

In any classroom, vocabulary is a critical component for expanding student knowledge. A perfect way for students to practice vocabulary skills is to create Storyboards that show the use of a word in a real life context, or visually depict the word's meaning. When students define a word and use it in context, they better retain it as part of their own vocabulary.

In this activity, students demonstrate their understanding of vocabulary words using a Frayer Model. After choosing a word, students provide a definition, quote, examples (synonyms), and non-examples (antonyms) of the word. Students may be provided the vocabulary words, or they can use words that they have discovered through their reading of the poem.

Example for "cordon"

Definition

n. a line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it

Quote

"I battered the cordons around me"

Examples

barrier, line, row, chain, ring, circle, picket line, close off

Non-Examples

combine, desegregate, free, join, let go, unite, release

Student Instructions

Create a Frayer Model for one of the vocabulary words from "Your World".

1. Choose a vocabulary word and type it into the center title box.
2. Find the definition in a print or online dictionary and enter it into the description box under Definition.
3. Illustrate the meaning of the word in the Definition cell using a combination of scenes, characters, and items.
• Alternatively, use Photos for Class to show the meaning of the words with the search bar.
4. Quote the use of the word from the book, and recreate the scene.
5. Provide written and visual examples of the word.
6. Provide written and visual non-examples of the word.