1. Vocab Detectives Directions & Exemplars Refer to this for examples of how to do each activity.

2. Write the words in your Writer’s Notebook, starting in the back. You will use one page per Vocab Project. Write down the source —where you found the word and the page number if appropriate. At least 2 words must come from your reading. Look up the 10 words and write their parts of speech and definitions in your own words. Your Word List

3. A note about parenthetical citations Citing a person: (Thomas, Rachel. Commas worksheet. September 2015) Write titles with correct capitalization. Book titles are underlined if handwritten, italicized if printed. Magazine article titles are in quotation marks. Write the page number. EXAMPLE: (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 69) (“What Can We Do to Save the Bees?” Tween Tribune)

4. Summary of each activity (Directions are on following slides) Only use each activity one time per week. Make good choices based on your vocabulary words’ meanings…and the different forms your word can come in. 1. Personified Vocabulary 2. Create a Cartoon 3. Vocabulary Haikus 4. Synonym & Antonym Lists 5. Symbolic Representations Re-envision your vocab word as a “person,” and write a description that explains your personification. This art-doesn’t- count-against- you task requires use of a vocab word in a caption or dialogue bubble. Write a nature- inspired 17- syllable poem that uses your vocab word. Don’t waste syllables! Match your vocabulary word’s part of speech when making these lists of antonyms & synonyms. Create an original figurative representation for your vocab word, then write a strong justification. 6. E.G.O.T. Sentences 7. Root-Related Word Lists 8. Showing Sentences 9. Sub Con Sentences 10. 50 Word Mini- Story An E.G.O.T. is a special vocabulary word that fits four categories (not easy to find), then you put all four forms in one silly sentence. Investigate the Greek and Latin roots in your vocabulary word, then find different words that use the same root. Write an action- verb inspired sentence that shows you know how to create a context clue or two for your reader. Practice sentence variety by writing two complex sentences (with subordinating conjunctions) using the vocab word in each one. Write a 50 word mini-story with characters, a setting, a beginning, middle, and end, and using the word at least three times.

6. Some Tips: Look at all definitions of the word. The first one may not be the word you found in your reading. Other forms of the word include past tense (-ed), progressive tense (-ing), a noun form (-ion, -ness), adjective forms (-ity, -able), adverb forms (-ly).

7. Personified Vocabulary Directions: 1.Define the word in your own words (1). 2.Identify the part of speech (1). 3.Cite the source, title and page, of the word correctly (1). 4.Note any related forms of the word if there are any (1). 5.Identify the strategy. 6.Draw a visual of the “character.” Clip art is acceptable. 7.Create a character’s name that is a reference to the word. 8.Write a 3 sentence description that interestingly refers to the personified character’s job, clothing, or mannerisms in a way that matches the word. 9.Spell, capitalize, and punctuate correctly (1). Strategy: Re-envision your vocab word as a “person,” and write a description that explains your personification. Give him or her characteristics that match the word (5).

8. Create a Cartoon Directions: 1.Define the word in your own words (1). 2.Identify the part of speech (1). 3.Cite the source, title and page, of the word correctly (1). 4.Note any related forms of the word if there are any (1). 5.Identify the strategy. 6.Present a scene that includes a character and a setting that makes sense for the word (not only a stick figure!). 7.Use the word or one of its forms correctly in the caption and/or the dialogue bubble, and in a context that helps explain the word. 8.Spell, capitalize, and punctuate everything correctly (1). Strategy: This art-doesn’t count against you task requires use of a vocab word in a caption or dialogue bubble. Create a comic (one or two scenes) that uses the word in the caption and includes context clues (5).

9. Vocabulary Haiku Directions: 1.Define the word in your own words (1). 2.Identify the part of speech (1). 3.Cite the source, title and page, correctly (1). 4.Note any related forms of the word if there are any (1). 5.Identify the strategy. 6.Include a visual for the poem. It can be clip art. 7.The haiku follows the 5-7-5 syllable pattern and makes sense. 8.Spell, capitalize, and punctuate correctly (1). 9.Use high-quality words in your haiku; don’t waste your limited syllables. Write a 17 syllable haiku using your vocabulary word. Traditionally, haikus are about nature or demonstrate a juxtaposition, or contrasting situation (5).

10. Synonym & Antonym List Directions: 1.Define the word in your own words (1). 2.Identify the part of speech (1). 3.Cite the source, title and page, correctly (1). 4.Note any related forms of the word if there are any (1). 5.Identify the strategy. 6.Make a list of antonyms and synonyms that are the same part of speech as the vocab word. Make sure the words are respectable; no simple words. 7.Include a visual of some sort that complements the word’s meaning; it can be clip art. 8.Spell, capitalize, and punctuate everything correctly (1). 9.Not all words have synonyms or antonyms! Do not choose this project if it doesn’t. This is the easiest of the vocab activities, so you will be marked down for the tiniest of errors. For this activity, find three respectable synonyms and antonyms of your word in the same part of speech (5).

11. Symbolic Representation Directions: 1.Define the word in your own words (1). 2.Identify the part of speech (1). 3.Cite the source, title and page, correctly (1). 4.Note any related forms of the word if there are any (1). 5.Identify the strategy. 6.Draw or choose a symbol that is based on an original idea, not a cliché or a picture of the actual word. Clip art is acceptable. 7.Create a metaphor for the word, not a picture of the word. 8.Write at least a 2 sentence description and make it very clear why the symbol was chosen. 9.Spell, capitalize, and punctuate correctly (1). Create an original figurative representation (a picture of some sort) for your vocab word, then explain your symbolic choice (5).

12. E.G.O.T Sentences Directions: 1.Define the word in your own words (1). 2.Identify the part of speech (1). 3. Cite the source, title and author, correctly (1). 4.Identify the strategy. 5.Label all four forms of the word with their parts of speech (1). 6.Write one sentence using all four parts of speech, or four sentences with one word each, or any combination thereof, using the word in correct context. (Find an adjective that doesn’t simply end in –ed or –ing.) 7.Make sure your sentences have context clues to clarify the word’s meaning. 8.Spell, capitalize, and punctuate accurately (1). E.G.O.T stands for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. Very few actors/performers have won all four awards. And like an E.G.O.T, some very talented words are able to fit into four categories– noun, verb, adjective, and adverb. If you find a word that can fit every category, you have an E.G.O.T!! (5)

13. Root-Related Word List Directions: 1.Define the word in your own words (1). 2.Identify the part of speech (1). 3.Cite the source, title and page, correctly (1). 4.Note any related forms of the word if there are any (1). 5.Identify the strategy. 6.Correctly identify the Greek or Latin root and its meaning. 7.Include three actual root related words. 8.Write the related words’ definitions in your own words and identify the part of speech. 9.Spell, capitalize, and punctuate everything correctly (1). Investigate the Greek and Latin roots in your vocabulary word, and then find different words that use the same root (5).

14. Showing Sentences Directions: 1.Define the word in your own words (1). 2.Identify the part of speech (1). 3.Cite the source, title and page, correctly (1). 4.Note any related forms of the word if there are any (1). 5.Identify the strategy. 6.Write one sentence that each includes the word accurately, with 2 underlined action verbs, and include context clues. 7.Include a visual to represent your sentences. 8.Spell, capitalize, and punctuate everything correctly (1). Write action-verb inspired sentences that show you know how to create a context clue or two for your reader (5).

15. Sub-Con Sentences Directions: 1.Define the word in your own words (1). 2.Identify the part of speech (1). 3.Cite the source, title and page, correctly (1). 4.Note any related forms of the word if there are any (1). 5.Identify the strategy. 6.Each sentence must include a different subordinating conjunction from the following list: while, when, where, although, unless, until, whenever, whether. 7.Make sure each sentence contains context clues. 8.Spell, capitalize, and punctuate everything correctly (1). Practice sentence variety by writing two complex sentences (with subordinating conjunctions) using the vocab word in each one (5).

16. 50 Word Mini-Story Directions: 1.Define the word in your own words (1) 2.Identify the part of speech (1). 3.Cite the source, title and page, correctly (1). 4.Note any related forms of the word if there are any (1). 5.Identify the strategy. 6.Write a story that is at least 50 words and contains the vocabulary word in the correct context. 7.Include all the necessary elements of plot: characters, setting, a conflict, and a resolution. 8.Spell, capitalize, and punctuate everything correctly (1). Write a 50 word mini-story with characters, a setting, a beginning, middle, and end, and using the word at least three times (5).