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Knowledge Rating Scale
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Rating Vocabulary
Directions: Fill out each column at three different stages of reading a section of your textbook: before you
read, after you read, and after the discussion. Use the following key to indicate your understanding of the
word: (+) I know the word; (–) I do not know the word; and (?) I am not sure of the meaning of the word.
Word
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Discussion
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Root Word Tree
Directions: Write the unknown word in the box at the base of the tree. Break up the word into parts, and
write the parts on the limbs. Think of other words that include the parts, and write those on the branches.
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Root Word Map
Directions: Write the root of the vocabulary word in the first box. Look in the dictionary or use the Internet
to locate words that have the same root. Determine how the words are related to each other, and write them
in the boxes below.
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Unknown Word
Roots
Prefixes
Suffixes
Directions: Identify the unknown words. Look up the roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Guess at each word’s definition.
Roots/Prefixes/Suffixes Chart
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Guess Definition
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Concept of Definition Map
Directions: Fill out the different categories for the selected word. Use a dictionary or a thesaurus if necessary.
What is it?
What is it like?
CONCEPT
Examples and Illustrations
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Frayer Model
Definition
Characteristics
Word
Examples
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Semantic Word Map
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Vocabulary Diagram
Related Words
Drawing
Word
Parts
People or Things
Synonyms
Antonyms
Sentence from Text
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