Name
Date
Class
Period
Word Square
Write the term or concept.
Draw a diagram to visually show
the term or concept.
__________________________________
Write the sentence where the term or
concept first appears in the text.
Found on page#____
Write the class definition
of the term or concept
Draw a diagram to show
what the term or concept “IS NOT.”
Name
Date
Class
Period
Concept Definition Mapping
Write the term or concept:
Definition:
What it’s like…
What it’s not…
Some examples…
Some non-examples…
Based on the work of Schwartz, R.M. & Raphael, T.E. (1985) “A Key to Improving Students’ Vocabulary.” The Reading Teacher,
39(2) and Doty, Cameron & Barton (2003).
Vocabulary Collection Form
Vocabulary Unit:
Vocabulary Word
Name:
Definition
Date:
Sentence
Memory Cue
Source: Teaching Vocabulary, 50 Creative Strategies, Grades K-12 by Gail E. Tompkins and Cathy Blanchfield, Pearson Education, Inc., 2004
Name___________________________________
Date____________________
Class_________________
Period______
Vocabulary Chart
Word
and page # where
it was first found
Do not
know
the
word
Heard it,
know
something
about it.
Know it
well, can
explain
it, use it
What I thought about
when I tried to figure it
out.(memory clue, primary
language connection, symbol)
Definition
My Sentence/Example of the use
of the word.
SAMPLE: Vocabulary Cards for We the People
FRONT OF CARD
Justice (noun)
[jus tis]
New word/ Part of speech
Pronunciation
Translation:
justitia (latin)
Related Words:
just (adjective)
judge (noun)
Visual Clue:
First language/root word
Related word/words
Nonlinguistic (imagery-based) representation of the word
BACK OF CARD
We the People Glossary, Lesson 25
First place the term is encountered
Definition: (1) Fair treatment according to the law. (2) A member of
the U.S. Supreme Court or a state supreme Court.
Book/dictionary definition
My sentence: (1) Some people want to be fair and have justice for all
the people, not only for some of the people. (2) There are nine
justices on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Student’s own words describing the term or
using the term in a sentence.
Synonym
fair
just
equity
judge
Antonym
unfair
Synonyms/Antonyms
Mehlbrech, L. (2002) “Reading Strategies That Work.” Presentation at
California State University, Dominguez Hills.
Vocabulary Cards
FRONT OF CARD
Vocabulary Word:
Part of Speech:
Pronunciation:
Translation (First language/root word):
Related Word/Words:
Visual clue:
BACK OF CARD
Where the term was first found:
Name of Text/ First place the term is encountered
Definition:
Book/dictionary definition
My sentence:
Student’s own words describing the term or
using the term in a sentence.
Synonym
Antonym
Synonyms/Antonyms