Description
- Overview:
- 3 x 3 Vocabulary Challenge
Use within any subject
Need a bank of at least 10 words from a similar subject.
Students will put 9 words randomly in the 3x3 grid.
Challenge: Make a sentence using each word in row 1. Challenge students to make sentences for each row and column in the 3x3 grid.
Can be done collaboratively, or individual. Nice to mix it up!
- Remix of:
- 3 x 3 Vocabulary Challenge
- Subject:
- Language, Grammar and Vocabulary, Science, World Languages
- Level:
- Middle School, High School
- Material Type:
- Assessment, Homework/Assignment, Vocabulary
- Time Required:
- Less than 60 min
- Author:
- Danyel Sherman
- Date Added:
- 11/06/2019
- License:
-
Creative Commons Attribution
- Language:
- English
- Media Format:
- Text/HTML
- Interactivity Type:
- Active
There may be a number of lessons this activity could support for building vocabulary knowledge and aptitude. Challenging students to find words that give evidence of a passage's theme, tone, and mood is one example. Each line in the grid would need to be filled with three words that provide such evidence after students have read the passage independently, in pairs, or as a class. Text to talk and talk to text features could be added to ensure accessibility. The grid activity could be used as a "do now" or "exit ticket" requirement.
on Jun 28, 07:02pm Evaluation
NC.PTS.4.e: Limited (1)
Partial alignment by covering only the communicating, asking questions, make choices, and understand connections part of standard and should be considered as part of a unit that would address the standard. The higher ordering type verbs like think creatively, develop and test innovative ideas, synthesize knowledge, and solve problems might occur but not required for the resource to be successful.
on Jun 28, 07:02pm Evaluation
Motivation: Superior (3)
The idea of talking to different students for each row and/or column will increase the motivation of the students.
on Jun 28, 07:02pm Evaluation
Appropriateness: Superior (3)
The teacher can decide what vocabulary words to use, the words would be appropriate for the given subject, and variations are encouraged.
on Jun 28, 07:02pm Evaluation
Engagement: Limited (1)
The resource is a great way to assess if students understand the words being used in the sentence(s). However, creatively is required nor critical thinking.
on May 31, 09:21am Evaluation
Motivation: Strong (2)
This resource promotes critical thinking (creativity), but needs to include collaboration to enhance content and instruction.
on May 31, 09:21am Evaluation
Accessibility: Very Weak (0)
This resource can be modified for learners with cognitive (and/or developmental, physical) disabilities by adding images or more clear directives.
on May 31, 09:21am Evaluation
Reliability: Superior (3)
The resource is easily accessible anywhere.
on May 31, 09:21am Evaluation
Purpose: Very Weak (0)
This resource has valuable features, but needs to include technolgy enhanced features to enhance content and instruction.
I am a 12th grade English teacher and appreciate this resource for its flexible applications and elements of student choice. That said, this resource should be considered partially aligned to a variety of Language standards (L.1, L.2, L.6) and could be used as part of a unit/course that addresses these standards over time.
Teachers using this resource will need to provide additional instruction, modeling, expectations, etc. to focus the student learning objective on a particular Language standard (e.g., conventions of grammar, other writing mechanics, usage, etc.). Additionally, there would need to be a rubric and/or guidance on appropriately combining words from the bank into a sentence to avoid students simply generating lists or other constructions that do not reflect a true understanding of the words and/or their relationships with one another. With some remixing, I think this could be a particularly effective tool for practice with parts of speech and most appropriate for ongoing formative assessment; although, it could be used summatively as well.