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Vocabulary Enricher
Name: Justin Mitchell
Group: Justin, Sherrie, Patty, Tonya
Book: Other People's Words
Assignment : Literature Circles Chapters 1-4
Vocabulary Enricher: Your job is to be on the lookout for a few especially important words in today's reading. If you find words that are puzzling or unfamiliar, mark them while you are reading, and then later jot down their definition, either from a dictionary or some other source. You 'May also run across familiar words that stand out somehow in the reading - words that are repeated a lot, used in an unusual way, or key to the meaning of the text. Mark these special words too, and be ready to point them out to the group. When your circle meets, help members find and discuss these words.
Page & Paragraph |
Word |
Definition |
Pg 16, Par 1 |
Urban Appalachians |
People from this area who migrated to cities for work and a better life for their children. |
Pg 28, Par 5 |
Unambiguous |
Having or exhibiting no ambiguity or uncertainty; clear. |
Pg 32, Par 3 |
Magnet Schools |
A system that is used as an alternative to busing for desegregation. They are integrated by race. MS include: foreign languages, college prep, art schools, Montessori, etc. |
Pg 41, Par 3 |
Unequivocally |
Admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; clear and unambiguous. |
Pg 45, Par 2 |
Colloquial |
Characteristic of or appropriate to the spoken language or to writing that seeks the effect of speech. |
Pg 46, Par 2 |
Emergent Literacy |
Usually refer to children's literacy development before receiving formal reading and writing instruction in school. |
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Pg 58, Par 1 |
Phenomenologically |
A philosophy or method of inquiry based on the premise that reality consists of objects and events as they are perceived or understood in human consciousness and not of anything independent of human consciousness. |
Pg 77, Par 3 |
Invented Spelling |
An attempt by beginning writers to spell a word when the standard spelling is unknown. It involves using whatever knowledge of sounds or visual patterns the writer has. |
Pg 81, Par 2 |
Phonemic Awareness |
When listeners are able to distinguish phonemes, the smallest units of sound. |
Connections: What did today's reading remind you of or make you think about in your life?
From this reading I was made aware of how illiterate our world really is. This has really shown me that as a teacher, I will be faced with children who have been passed along slipping through the cracks not even prepared for the grade level they are in. I think that I take for granted that all children have families that are literate when in fact they are not. This gives a whole different perspective to sending notes home for parents, announcements, and even report cards. I also think that this will allow me to see how important parent teacher meetings really are so that I can better understand where each child is coming from to better help them to where they are going.
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