Robust Vocabulary Lesson Planning Sheet



Robust Vocabulary Lesson Planning Sheet

Name: Monica Frank, Jennifer Guerrrero, Traci Ledesma, and Linda Rasmussen

Grade Level: 2nd

Story: The King’s Taster by Kenneth Oppel Date: Feb. 1, 2015

As always, make adaptations to the words selected to meet the needs of your diverse students.

|Tier 2 Words Selected: |

|harnesses, clutched, proclaimed, hunched, appetite |

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|Other Tier 2 Words Considered: |

|Heaved, scuttling |

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|Tier 3 Words: |

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|coronation feast, concoction, marzipan, syllabub, gondola, catapult, filching |

|Planning for instruction/ Resources needed- Copy of book: |

|The King’s Taster (book) |

|Balloons |

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|Day 1- Read aloud The King’s Taster briefly clarifying the following words: coronation feast, concoction, marzipan, syllabub, gondola, catapult, |

|filching |

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|Discuss what Author’s Purpose elements are Persuade, Inform, and Entertain |

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|What book might this be? Why? How do we know? |

|Day 2- Introduce Tier 2 Vocabulary Words using the following steps: |

|Say the word and show the written word on a card or write it on the board. |

|Tell the students the word in the context of the story. “In the story…” |

|Provide a student-friendly definition. |

|Provide an additional context beyond the one used in the story. |

|Give students opportunities to interact with the word. (Partners discuss, hand gestures, act out, etc. as appropriate) |

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|clutched- In the story, the cook clutched at his hair. |

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|clutched means to grip or hold tightly or firmly. |

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|Some examples are: |

|Mrs. O’brien, our librarian, clutched the book after I gave it to her. |

|I clutched my backpack before I got on the bus. |

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|Gesture/motions for clutched- hold hand out with it open and then close it to make a fist as if they are holding something tightly. |

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|Partner chat: |

|What might you clutch at school, home, at a football game? Encourage students use the word clutch. At school I might clutch… At home I clutch… |

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|harnessed- In the story it says, we harnessed the horses and left for France at once. |

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|harnessed – A harness is a set of straps that are put on a horse or a leash for a dog. |

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|Some examples are: |

|My dad harnessed the horses to the wagon. |

|I harnessed my horse first and then put on my saddle. |

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|Gesture/motions for Harnessed- Students take hands and pretend to place a harness over a horse’s head and then take the pretend reins and say, |

|“Giddy-up!” |

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|Partner chat: |

|What might be harnessed at a rodeo, at a farm? Encourage students to use the word harness. At a rodeo I might see a _____ harnessed. |

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|proclaimed – In the story it says, “Chili tacos, Your Highness!” Proclaimed the cook. |

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|proclaim means to announce or declare in an official or formal manner. |

|Some examples are: |

|Mr. Purrell proclaimed it will be pajama day on Friday. |

|The president, Barack Obama, proclaimed that everyone would celebrate the 4th of July with fireworks. |

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|Gestures/motions for proclaimed- Students pretend their hands are drums and sing, da, da, daduh as they slap their hands on their laps with the song. |

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|Ask a volunteer to proclaim: today’s date. Today’s date is…. |

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|hunched – In the story it says, in the kitchen the cook sat hunched over his chair. |

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|Hunched - means to thrust out or up in a hump. |

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|Some examples are: |

|I saw Mrs. Swenson hunched over her desk while she was doing her work. |

|My mom was hunched over after hurting her back. |

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|Gesture/motions for hunched- Students will roll up their back and bring down their head. |

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|Appetite – In the story it says, you’ve been filching candy from my kitchen, and you have spoiled your appetite. |

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|Appetite means a desire for food or drink. |

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|Some examples are: |

|My son has a healthy appetite because he always wants more food. |

|I’m sick to my stomach and have no appetite. |

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|Gesture/motion for appetite- Students will rub their bellies and then pretend to eat. |

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|We will now play a “Bag It” game. You will find each of these words in a bag. Each student will take turns drawing a word from the bag. Have the |

|students go around twice. When a student comes to a word they must act out the word using the motions. |

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|When are other times you might feel this way or use these words--- |

|Clutched - school, home, football |

|Harnessed - rodeo, farm |

|Proclaimed – school, a play, television |

|Hunched – school, home, doctor’s office |

|Appetite – restaurant, cafeteria, home, school |

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|Day 2 (continued)- |

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|Partner chat: |

|What might be proclaimed at school, during a play, on television. |

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|hunch - means to not sit up straight. Instead you are sitting with your back and shoulders rounded. |

|Some examples are: |

|I saw Mrs. Swenson hunched over her desk while she was doing her work. |

|My mom was hunched over after hurting her back. |

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|Gesture/motions for hunched- Students will roll up their back and bring down their head. |

|Partner chat: |

|Why might someone be hunched over at a doctor’s office? |

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|appetite – In the story it says, you’ve been filching candy from my kitchen, and you have spoiled your appetite. |

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|appetite means a desire for food or drink. |

|Some examples are: |

|My son has a healthy appetite because he always wants more food. |

|I’m sick to my stomach and have no appetite. |

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|Gesture/motion for appetite- Students will rub their bellies and then pretend to eat. |

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|Partner chat: |

|Where might you go to satisfy your appetite? |

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|Additional option: “Bag It” game. You will find each of these words in a bag. Each student will take turns drawing a word from the bag. Have the |

|students go around twice. When a student comes to a word they must act out the word using motions. |

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|Day 3- Practice with words: |

|Students should have an opportunity to write and discuss the words with classmates. |

|clutched, harnessed, proclaimed, hunched, appetite |

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|Explain that you are about to play the “Act My Vocabulary Word Out.” During this game you will be divided into groups of five. It is your job to have |

|one person come up to the board with the |

|five balloons. A teacher will choose one of you to pop the balloon and only those near the teacher will be allowed to see the vocabulary word. It |

|will be your job to “Act Out” the vocabulary word to your four classmates. The group that guesses the vocabulary word first gets a point. When |

|everyone is done another balloon will be popped and a new player from each group will get to come “pop” and “act out” the vocabulary word. |

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|Students will gather together as a group at the end of the game. |

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|Additional Practice |

|Give the following clues- |

|When someone states something that is important |

|Something you might do when you achieve a task |

|When you win your game and call grandma you… |

|(PROCLAIM) |

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|When you put a leash on your dog |

|When you strap something down |

|When you saddle a horse you …. |

|(HARNESS) |

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|Someone is sick and they lump their back up |

|When you see someone sad on the playground their back might be like this… |

|A person that has just lost a game might be in this position |

|(HUNCH) |

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|When someone wants to eat all the time… |

|When you are not feeling well, you might loose your…. |

|This refers to how you like food… |

|Your pet has one of these…. |

|(APPETITE) |

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|If I gave a diamond ring to you would do this to it.. |

|You just won a trophy you might do this to it… |

|When riding a roller coaster you might do this to the chair… |

|(CLUTCH) |

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|Day 4- Vocabulary Log: |

|Depending on your classroom procedures or skill level of your students, provide an opportunity for students to record the Tier 2 words. |

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|Tell students you are going to play clue. Students will hear a clue to determine the word. |

|Holding tight on to something (clutch) |

|Strap down (harness) |

|3. Not to stand straight but to bend over (hunch) |

|To want or desire to eat (appetite) |

|To tell something of importance (proclaim) |

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|Day 5 See Attached |

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Robust Vocabulary Test

Name___________

The King’s Taster

Directions: Draw a line connecting the word to the definition.

appetite •to strap something

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harness •to not stand straight

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hunch •to want to eat

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proclaim •to hold tightly to

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Clutch •to tell something important

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