Vocab

 Vocabulary packets are an independent activity. Students are given little time to work on this in class except for the day they receive the packet. We review the words once in class so it is up to the students to study these words on their own. Flash cards may be helpful for some students.

Every 2 weeks students are given vocabulary packets, focusing on 20 words and consisting of usually 5 pages or so. They receive their packet on a Friday and usually have a majority of the hour to work on it. This packet would be due the following Friday and is graded in class. I then take home the packets and enter in their grades and students recieve their graded vocab packet the following Monday. They then have that entire week to study these words to prepare for the test that Friday. Tests consist usually of 25 questions (50 on review weeks which is every 4th packet).

1st Friday: Recieve Packet 2nd Friday: Turn packet in, get back on the following Monday 3rd Friday: Take quiz, receive new packet

Test questions are mulitple choice and can include synonyms, antonyms, matching definitions, true and false, finding the unrelated word, inferring meaning from context, finding examples, sentence completion, and analogies.

Vocab Guidelines: Along with completing the vocabulary packet, students must also write out the defintions for the 20 words. These can be looked up in a dictionary (I have a few that can be checked out if needed) or students are free to visit [|dictionary.com] as well. DEFINTIONS MUST BE HANDWRITTEN AND NUMBERED. I will not accept typed definitions.

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