T H E P U R P O S E O F T H E F R A Y E R M O D E L ( F R A Y E R , 1 9 6 9 ; B U E H L , 2 0 0 1 ) I S T O
I D E N T I F Y A N D D E F I N E U N F A M I L I A R C O N C E P T S A N D V O C A B U L A R Y . S T U D E N T S
D E F I N E A C O N C E P T / W O R D / T E R M , D E S C R I B E I T S E S S E N T I A L
C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S , P R O V I D E E X A M P L E S O F T H E I D E A A N D S U G G E S T N O N -
E X A M P L E S O F T H E I D E A ( K N O W I N G W H A T A C O N C E P T I S N ’ T H E L P S D E F I N E W H A T
I T I S ) .
T H I S I N F O R M A T I O N I S P L A C E D O N A C H A R T T H A T I S D I V I D E D
I N T O F O U R S E C T I O N S T O P R O V I D E A V I S U A L R E P R E S E N T A T I O N F O R S T U D E N T S .
T H E M O D E L P R O M P T S S T U D E N T S T O U N D E R S T A N D W O R D S W I T H I N T H E L A R G E R
C O N T E X T O F A R E A D I N G S E L E C T I O N , A S I T A S K S S T U D E N T S T O A N A L Y Z E T H E
C O N C E P T / W O R D ( D E F I N I T I O N A N D C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S ) A N D T H E N S Y N T H E S I Z E O R
A P P L Y T H I S I N F O R M A T I O N B Y T H I N K I N G O F E X A M P L E S A N D N O N E X A M P L E S . I T
A L S O A C T I V A T E S P R I O R K N O W L E D G E O F A T O P I C A N D
B U I L D S C O N N E C T I O N S .

Step 1
 Set up your note card, the blank side is the front and the lined side is the back.
 On the front you will write the word right largely in the top center of the card.
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Next, you will draw an image of the word. Anything that helps you visualize the word.
 On the lined side draw 2 lines to make 4 rectangles.

The back of your card should look like this:

Definition: Sentence:
Synonym: *AT LEAST 3* Antonym: *AT LEAST 3*

FRONT EXAMPLE
SUN