Cooks:
Kim Haggerty, Leestown Middle
Angel Peavler, Stonewall Elementary
Margaret Rintamaa, University of Kentucky
Appetizer: 3x3
Brainstorm three-word phrases that relate
to the word “vocabulary.”
Page 1
First Course:
Generating Vocabulary
Page 1
The animal kept coming, and now I
could see all of it: the pointed snout, the
steel gray upper body in stark contrast with
the ghostly white belly, the symmetry of
the pectoral fins, the awful knife blade of
the dorsal fin. The tail fin swung
powerfully back and forth, propelling the
enormous body toward me. It came slowly,
steadily, as if it had no need for speed, for
it knew it could not be stopped.
1. Read your text, noting the words
that you find interesting and/or
important.
*“Great White Shark” (pages 2-3)
*from Shark Life (pages 4-5)
*from Devil’s Teeth (pages 6-7)
(Texts can be differentiated.)
2. Find your group.
3. With your group, make a list of
words that you found interesting
and/or important.
4. Think of some synonyms for
the words that you wrote. Add
them to your list.
5. Organize your group's
words into categories.
If you need more structure,
organize them based on how
they might be used (nouns,
verbs...).
Look at the image, and list words that are
related to the science of sharks (biology,
ecosystem, etc.).
Extension:
Paraphrasing and
Summarizing
Second Course:
Colorful
Language
(page 7)
Colorful
Language
Presented by Angel Peavler
What do these things have in
common?
Shared
Reading
Parts of Speech
Super
Sentences
Revision
Editing
Shared Reading
The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves,
or, What You Are You Are
By Gwendolyn Brooks
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.
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The crocodile cried.
The lion sighed.
The leopard sneered.
The jaguar jeered.
The antelope shouted.
The panther pouted.
Everyone screamed
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Shared Reading
The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves,
or, What You Are You Are
By Gwendolyn Brooks

.

The crocodile cried.
The lion sighed.
The leopard sneered.
The jaguar jeered.
The antelope shouted.
The panther pouted.
Everyone screamed

Shared Reading
The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves,
or, What You Are You Are
By Gwendolyn Brooks

.
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The crocodile cried.
The lion sighed.
The leopard sneered.
The jaguar jeered.
The antelope shouted.
The panther pouted.
Everyone screamed
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Have students describe
each animal.
Shared Reading
The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves,
or, What You Are You Are
By Gwendolyn Brooks
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.
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The scary crocodile cried.
The bored lion sighed.
students describe each
The spotted leopard sneered. Have
animal.
The ferocious jaguar jeered.
The peaceful antelope shouted.
The black panther pouted.
Everyone screamed
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Shared Reading
The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves,
or, What You Are You Are
By Gwendolyn Brooks
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.
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The scary crocodile cried softly.
Have
The blue lion sighed sadly.
students
The spotted leopard sneered bravely. describe each
The ferocious jaguar jeered angrily. how the
animal acted.
The peaceful antelope shouted fearfully.
The black panther pouted secretly.
Everyone screamed
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Traits of
Writing
Traits of Writing: Word Choice
Traits of Writing: Ideas
Add
Remove
Move
Substitute
The terrified antelope
fearfully screamed in the
savanna.
Traits of Writing: Conventions
Capitalize
Order
Punctuation
Spelling
The terrified antelope
fearfully screamed in the
savanna.
Colorful Vibrant Walls that
Teach
More Colorful Ideas
Resources
Super Sentences and Perfect Paragraphs
by Mack Lewis
6 + 1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide, Grades 3 and Up
by Ruth Culham
The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves, or, What You Are You Are
By Gwendolyn Brooks
SIDE DISH
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Same word, different parts of
speech!
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Third Course:
Word Parts
•
Word Families—English and Spanish
• (page 9)
• Content-Related Roots
•
(page 10)
Word MAPS
• Breaking Words Down
• Color Coding
pages 11-12
• Illustrated Vocabulary
• Word Biographies
• Etymology
page 13
Dessert: Word Play
• Trading Cards
• SAVI—Student Activated
Vocabulary Instruction
page 13
D3
Draw It! Describe It! Do It!
page 14
Board Game Variations
Websites
page 15
After-dinner beverage:
Your favorite strategies?