Robust Vocabulary –Unit 3 Week 4 (Alvin Alley Kids-Main Story,
Emperor’s New Clothes – Oral Language, Something Beautiful by Sharon Dennis Wyeth –Read Aloud )
Robust Vocabulary (Word Wizard)
Unit 3 – Week 4_______
Words taken from Main Selection, Oral Language cards and Read Aloud Something Beautiful
Word
Definition
To present something,
such as a play or dance,
in front of an audience
Feeling pleased and
satisfied about
something well done
Trying hard to do
something
Synonym
Show
Act
present
Satisfied
pleasing
Make someone believe
something that is not
true
Extremely beautiful
and very delicately
made
Cheat
mislead
Truthful
Look from side to
side in a sneaky way
Beautiful
lovely
Plain
Someone who has too
much pride in his/her
looks
To become impossible
to see any longer
Boastful
“all that”
Self conscious
Shy
Humble
Appear
Show up
Reveal
Use hand to puff
hair, then pull hand
down and out with a
smug look
Show a very snobby
look
*sizzles
To make a sound like
frying
A hissing sound
crackle
At rest
Calm
Quiet
*invite
To ask someone to
come to a party
Ask
To ban
perform
proud
effort
Oral Language:
deceive
Oral Language:
exquisite
Oral Language:
vain
Read Aloud
*disappear
Try
Work on
To go
vanish
Antonym
Watch
Ashamed
Humble
Modest
Lazy
Gestures
Do a little dance or
act out playing a
violin
Head up-stand
straight-chest out
Pulling a rope while
showing strain
Open hands, close
hands, open hands
again with a look of
surprise
Fingers moving up
and down very
quickly with hissing
sound
Wave arm to self
like to “say” come on
Day 1:
Write words on Word Wizard chart. Reread aloud the parts of story containing the
vocabulary word. Use the definitions above to reiterate what each word means.
Word Wizard Chart: Show the students the Word Wizard Chart. Say each word on the
chart. Students repeat the word after you. Give an example and gesture for each word. Let
them know that they will be learning about these words throughout the week. You will
record a tally mark on the chart when you hear students correctly using a vocabulary word.
Robust Vocabulary –Unit 3 Week 4 (Alvin Alley Kids-Main Story,
Emperor’s New Clothes – Oral Language, Something Beautiful by Sharon Dennis Wyeth –Read Aloud )
Word Associations: After presenting explanations for each vocabulary word, ask students
to associate one of their new words or phrase.
Turn and tell your partner….
Which word goes with_acting? Why? (__actors act on stage)
Which word goes with__liar? Why? (_a liar is not truthful_)
Which word goes with_olympic athelete_? Why? (Athletes practice
regularly)
Which word goes with_winning an award? Why? (_people feel good about
their accomplishment)
Which word goes with_exquisite? Why? (_a diamond is very eye catching_)
Day 2:
Making Choices
Point to the word perform on the chart.
Say: If what I say describes perform, do a dance_and say, “perform!” If not, just remain
quiet.
- Do a dance
- Play a violin
- Non- staying still
- Non- sitting quietly
Point to the word _proud on the chart.
Say: If what I say describes proud, stand straight, salute and say, “proud!” If not, just
remain quiet.
- Stand up straight, head held high
- Show a good paper to others
- Non- hang head down
- Non- look sad faced
Point to the word effort on the chart.
Say: If what I say describes effort, pull a rope with a strained look on face and say,
“effort!” If not, just remain quiet.
- Pulling a rope with a strained look on face
- Reading a book and decoding to sound out book
- Non- sitting out at PE even though you know you are getting a zero for the day
- Non- not playing in the game, not trying to catch the ball
Point to the word deceive on the chart.
Say: If what I say describes deceive, look from side to side in a sneaky way and say,
“deceive!” If not, just remain quiet.
- Look from side to side
- Taking something and hiding it away
- Non -being honest
Robust Vocabulary –Unit 3 Week 4 (Alvin Alley Kids-Main Story,
Emperor’s New Clothes – Oral Language, Something Beautiful by Sharon Dennis Wyeth –Read Aloud )
- Non- telling the truth
Point to the word exquisite on the chart.
Say: If what I say describes exquisite, use hand to puff hair, then pull hand down and out
with a smug look and say, “exquisite!” If not, just remain quiet.
- Diamond ring
- Beautiful costume
- Non- a rock
- Non- jeans and a t-shirt
Questioning, Reasons, and Examples: students turn and talk with a partner.
*You are wearing a beautiful gown with sequins all over it. What word
describes the gown? (exquisite)
*A man ran out of a department store and looked sneakily from side to side.
What word describes what he is doing? (deceive)
*Your brother has a look on his face when he lifts weights at the gym. What
word describes what he is putting forth? (effort)
*My little sister is going to dance in her school play. What word describes
what she will be doing? (perform)
*We stood tall to pledge the flag. How did we feel when we pledged allegiance
to our flag? (proud)
Day 3
Word Wizard Chart:
Say each word on the chart. Students repeat the word after you. Review the
student friendly definitions for each word.
Relating Words:
Have students turn and talk with a partner.
*Someone is cheating you. Would this be an example of proud or deceive? Why?
*If something is extremely beautiful, is it exquisite or vain?
*If I say I’m perfect at everything I do, am I proud or vain? Why?
*If I work hard at reading, would I be showing sizzle or effort? Why?
*If I was asked to be in a school play, would I perform or deceive? Why?
Robust Vocabulary –Unit 3 Week 4 (Alvin Alley Kids-Main Story,
Emperor’s New Clothes – Oral Language, Something Beautiful by Sharon Dennis Wyeth –Read Aloud )
Synonym Stretch:
Show the students the Synonym Stretch Chart. Read aloud the words at the top of
the chart. Read one synonym. Students work with a partner to identify the synonym
that matches the vocabulary word.
Exquisite
Deceive
Proud
Effort
Perform
Put these on index cards and mix them up.
*see synonym chart
Day 4: Vocabulary Graphic Organizers: Work on this the
first time as a whole class. Have students turn and talk to help
come up with the answers. Name words that have the same
meaning as the word you have chosen. Write these words in the
ovals. Then have students think of examples of what the word is.
This can be drawn freehand on the board. Students can also
Robust Vocabulary –Unit 3 Week 4 (Alvin Alley Kids-Main Story,
Emperor’s New Clothes – Oral Language, Something Beautiful by Sharon Dennis Wyeth –Read Aloud )
draw this in their spiral notebooks. 4 square would be another
great vocabulary organizer.
Word:
words from chart on pg 1
Examples
I performed karate in
front of an audience.
I deceived my parents
when I told them I did
my homework.
WHAT IS IT?
I am proud of my karate
performance.
My sister’s ballerina costume was
exquisite.
I put a lot of effort into
my karate performance of
breaking a board.
My sister was so vain in
her ballerina costume.
Day 5: Vocabulary Check:
 Activity Choices: close, picture assessment, action
assessment, graphic organizer
Cloze Activity
Unit 3, Week 4, day 5, vocabulary words
Word Bank:
effort
perform
exquisite
deceive
proud
vain
Robust Vocabulary –Unit 3 Week 4 (Alvin Alley Kids-Main Story,
Emperor’s New Clothes – Oral Language, Something Beautiful by Sharon Dennis Wyeth –Read Aloud )
Directions:
Fill in each blank with a word from the word bank that best completes the story.
The Show
Yesterday, our friends ________(ed) a show. The show was all about a girl who
was not honest. She would often ______ her family. Our friends put a lot of _________
into practicing their lines. Their final performance was ______________. We were so
_________ of their work. No one took too much credit. No one was ______. Next time
we will switch. We will be the performers, and our friends will be our audience.
Robust Vocabulary –Unit 3 Week 4 (Alvin Alley Kids-Main Story,
Emperor’s New Clothes – Oral Language, Something Beautiful by Sharon Dennis Wyeth –Read Aloud )
Perform
Proud
Definition: To present something, such as a
play or dance, in front of an audience
Synonyms: show, act, present
Definition: feeling pleased and satisfied about
something well done
Synonyms: satisfied, pleasing, arrogant, vain
Antonym: watch
Antonym: ashamed, humble, modest
effort
mood
Definition: trying hard to do something
Synonyms: try, work on, exertion,
Definition: the way you feel
Synonyms: attitude, feelings, expressions
Antonym: lazy
Antonym:
remember
students
Definition: to think of something that
happened in the past
Synonyms: recall, remind, memory, reminisce,
recollect
Definition: people who go to school to learn
Synonyms: classmates
Antonym: forget
Antonym: dropouts
Robust Vocabulary –Unit 3 Week 4 (Alvin Alley Kids-Main Story,
Emperor’s New Clothes – Oral Language, Something Beautiful by Sharon Dennis Wyeth –Read Aloud )
The Emperor’s New Clothes – oral language
The Emperor’s New Clothes – oral language
Definition: Make someone believe something
that is not true
Synonyms: cheat, mislead
Definition: extremely beautiful and very
delicately made
Synonyms: beautiful, lovely, elegant
Antonym: truthful, honest
The Emperor’s New Clothes – oral language
Antonym: plain, ugly
deceive
vain
Definition: someone who has too much pride in
his/her looks
Synonyms: boastful, “all that”
Antonym: self-conscious, shy, humble
exquisite
Robust Vocabulary –Unit 3 Week 4 (Alvin Alley Kids-Main Story,
Emperor’s New Clothes – Oral Language, Something Beautiful by Sharon Dennis Wyeth –Read Aloud )