Verbivore’s Voracious Vocabulary
Each week, you will:
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Find 3 new vocabulary words that you don’t know
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1 must come from the independent book you are reading
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2 can come from anywhere (that you saw or heard)
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Keep them in a folder called Verbivore’s Voracious Vocabulary in Notability
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Create a new note each week (each note has 3 words)
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Label each note with Vocabulary and the date (month-day)
For each word you must:
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write the word in color and spell it correctly.
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identify the correct part of speech and write a dictionary definition.
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Write where you heard/found the word.
AND, you must choose ONE of the following for each word:
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Write a creative "showing" sentence that makes use of the word in such a context that
someone could guess the word's meaning. A showing sentence has an action verb, not a telling
verb, like was, is, are, am, were, be, been.
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A "Mr. Stick" drawing with a dialogue bubble or caption; the bubble or caption must correctly
use the word.
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Three different-but-related words. This does not mean adding a prefix or suffix to the word,
like un- or -ing or -s. A different-but-related word means the vocabulary word shares a
common root with three other words. If my vocabulary word is fortitude, for example, then
the related words might be fortress, fortify, and forte.
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A personified description of a character whose surname is the vocabulary word. The description
must connect the word's meaning to the "person's" personality or job.
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Two synonyms and two antonyms for the vocabulary word.
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A picture or clip art with an explanation of why the image relates to the vocabulary word.
Sample of vocabulary
words and what is
required for each one. We
only need 3 words.
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