Vocabulary

Words Worth Learning

Vocabulary Collection

This year you will be collecting great words all week and focusing on just four by entering them into your vocabulary collection comp book.

Get a 70 to 100 page composition book and mark each page as instructed in class.

For the cover:

1. Think of something you collect (or would like to collect)

2. Draw some (5+) examples on a sheet

3. By each example, put a great vocabulary word that related to it

4. Laminate (with tape) the card to the outside of your cover

Most Wednesdays we will have class time to check most recent entries and get a start on the new ones. You will have to keep up with the work throughout the week, though.

Here are the steps:

1. Fill a vocabulary bookmark each week and tape it into your comp book (due Wednesdays).

2. Choose 4 words and enter them into your comp book along with an definition that you understand.

3. Complete the entry using the style of the week (do Wednesdays, due Fridays)

4. Keep your Table of Contents up to date (also due Fridays)

Overused Words

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/09/these-words-are-so-overus_n_5447356.html

http://www.prnewsonline.com/overused-words-phrases-pr-pros

https://www.pinterest.com/purplecee/dead-words-overused-words/

Grading Information

Here is a link to the grading instructions I wrote for the parents.

Here is a link to the Vocab Comp Book Entries Revisions Form (use it to make up of low-scoring entries)

Here is a link to sample plus, check, and minus entries

The following is the entire list of 100 words:

Websites with Word Lists

1. http://www.uefap.com/vocab/select/awl.htm

2. http://www.buzzfeed.com/danieldalton/bob-ombinate#.clnENv7weZ