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Draw a Symbol or Sketch: Learners create an illustration that represents the concept, vocabulary term, or idea that is to be understood.
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Figure of Speech: Learners connect an idiom which shows understanding of the concept, vocabulary term, or idea.
Example: A figure of speech for “Livid (angry)” could be, “He blew his top."
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Link to an Object or Living Thing: Learners identify an object or a living thing that relates to their understanding of the concept, vocabulary term, or idea.
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Apply or Use in a different context: Learners transfer their understanding of the concept, vocabulary term, or idea to another context.
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Describing Phrases: Learners create a phrase that clarifies their understanding of the concept, vocabulary term, or idea.
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Describing Words: Learners identify adjectives which clarify their understanding of the concept, vocabulary term, or idea.
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Smell Association: Learners identify a smell that they feel reminds them of or is representative of the concept, vocabulary term, or idea and explain why.
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Sound Association: Learners identify a sound that they feel reminds them of or is representative of the concept, vocabulary term, or idea and explain why.
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Taste Association: Learners identify a taste experience which relates to their understanding of the concept, vocabulary term, or idea and explain why.
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Color Association: Learners identify a color that they can relate to the concept, vocabulary term, or idea and explain why.
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Touch Association: Learners identify touch experiences that they can relate to the concept, vocabulary term, or idea and explain why.
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Relate to an emotion or Feeling: Learners identify an emotion or feeling that they associate with the concept, vocabulary term, or idea and explain why.
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Create an Acrostic: Learners list the concept or vocabulary term vertically and create words horizontally that relate to the definition or meaning, using each letter in the term. The words created horizontally need not begin with the letter in the acrostic word. Best practice allows students to brainstorm thoughts first and then select a corresponding letter for the acrostic.
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Create an Equation: Using math operations, learners create equations that show the relationships of parts that equal the term, word, or concept to be understood.
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Analogies: Learners are able to identify the relationship of the learned concept, vocabulary term, or idea to another.
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Similes or Metaphors: Learners connect the concept, vocabulary term, or idea to something else using "as”, “as if”, “like", or other appropriate language.
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Explain in Own Words: Learners articulate their understanding of the concept, vocabulary term, or idea in their own words, orally or written.
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Mnemonic or Memory: Learners create a phrase or statement that triggers the recall of a phrase, concept, vocabulary term, or acronym.
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Word Shape: Learners create the concept, vocabulary term, or idea in a shape that reflects the definition.
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Produce a Jingle or Rhyme: Learners create a song, rap, or rhyme that illustrates their understanding of the term, concept, or vocabulary term.
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Identify Important Words: Learners identify the most important word within the definition of the concept, vocabulary term, or idea and explain why it is most important.
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Identify Action Words: Learners identify verbs which clarify their understanding of the concept, vocabulary term, or idea.
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Identify Antonyms: Learners identify a word opposite to that of the concept, vocabulary term, or idea.
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Identify Synonyms: Learners identify a similar word to that of the concept, vocabulary term, or idea.
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Provide Examples: Learners identify examples from their own experiences which align to the concept, vocabulary term, or idea.
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Provide Non-Examples: Learners provide examples of what the concept, vocabulary term, or idea is NOT.
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Express Advantages: Learners provide pros that they connect to the concept, vocabulary term, or idea.
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Express Disadvantages: Learners provide cons that they connect to the concept, vocabulary term, or idea.
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Create a Recipe: Using the format of a recipe card, learners create the ingredients and actions needed to
"prepare" the term, concept, or word.
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