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Title: ACADEMIC VOCABULARY BUILDERS: SCAFFOLDING FOR SUCCESS IN WRITING


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ACADEMIC VOCABULARY BUILDERS SCAFFOLDING FOR
SUCCESS IN WRITING
  • Presented By Ashley Ray

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Key Questions
  • What can I do to get my students to actually use
    more sophisticated academic vocabulary in their
    writing?
  • How can I help my students be successful in their
    open-ended responses while also teaching them to
    think and write independently?

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RESEARCH LINKS
  • Why do we need to teach vocab?
  • Vocabulary acquisition is crucial to academic
    development. Not only do students need a rich
    body of word knowledge to succeed in basic skill
    areas, they also need a specialized vocabulary to
    learn content area material (Baker et al, 1995b).

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RESEARCH LINKS
  • Who needs this support most?
  • Students with poor vocabularies, including
    diverse learners, need strong and systematic
    educational support to become successful
    independent word learners (Baker et al., 1995a).

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RESEARCH LINKS
  • Why cant I just use my old vocab lessons?
  • We know that training in definitions or synonyms
    only has not improved students understanding of
    texts that contain those words (Kameenui et al.,
    1982).

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ACADEMIC VOCAB BUILDER
  • The A.V. Builder works best if it is used in two
    stages first as a homework/ classwork assignment
    so that kids become familiar with the words, and
    second as part of a quiz or writing assignment.
    (See example.)

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BENEFITS OF USING THE A.V.
  • Provides a clear use for learned vocabulary.
  • OER questions become far less intimidating
    because students have a framework of words within
    which to think about question.
  • Dramatically improves the quality of student
    expression.
  • Students actually do vocabulary homework because
    they believe it is like cheating on their quiz.

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A.V. BUILDER Prep
  • Start by writing your OER essay question.
  • Then consider what kinds of words an excellent
    writer might use in his/her response. Be sure to
    think about multiple reasonable answers, as the
    question is open-ended.

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A.V. BUILDER Prep (2)
  • Using the responses you came up with, choose 3-5
    words that are conceptually related to the text.
    Its a good idea to incorporate these words into
    discussions of the text.
  • Choose 3-5 words that are standard academic
    vocabulary appropriate for a well-phrased essay.
    (See handout and next slide.)

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A.V. BUILDER Prep (3)Choosing Words
  • INSTEAD OF This shows that
  • This indicates that
  • This suggests that
  • This reveals that
  • This proves that
  • This illustrates that
  • INSTEAD OF Important
  • Relevant (This scene is the most relevant to our
    discussion because. . .)
  • Significant (The most significant aspect of the
    scene is Caesars insistence on his own
    fearlessness.)
  • Key (One key question for an author is, How do I
    show what characters feel?)
  • Crucial
  • Essential

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A.V. BUILDER Prep (4)Choosing Words
  • For an expanded version of the A.V. word list,
    complete with parts of speech and etymologies,
    visit
  • www.englishcompanion.com/pdfDocs/acvocabulary2.pdf

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MODIFICATIONS
  • Content Area Use the same concept of targeted
    vocabulary use in writing to have students
    explain a concept (science, social studies) or
    describe a process (math).
  • Elementary Simply adapt the level of the
    question. You may want to draw academic
    vocabulary from the list of words that appear on
    TAKS.
  • GT Have students generate new word lists for
    questions. They may also use synonyms for the
    academic vocabulary and justify their selection.

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YOU TRY IT
  • After reading the super-short selection Night,
    answer the following question using the A.V. word
    bank on your handout
  • Question
  • Although Night is extremely short, the
    writer still manages to develop the fathers
    character. How would you characterize this
    father? Use evidence from the text to support
    your answer.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • Allen, Janet. 1999. Words, Words, Words Teaching
    Vocabulary in Grades 4-12. Portland Stenhouse.
  • Baker, S. K., D. C. Simmons, and E. J. Kameenui.
    1995a. Vocabulary Acquisition Curricular and
    Instructional Implications for Diverse Learners.
    Technical Report No. 13. University of Oregon
    National Center to Improve the Tools for
    Educators.
  • Baker, S. K., D. C. Simmons, and E. J. Kameenui.
    1995b. Vocabulary Acquisition Synthesis of the
    Research. Technical Report No. 13. University of
    Oregon National Center to Improve the Tools for
    Educators.
  • Kameenui, E.j. et al. 1982.
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