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E.3 How Well Do I Know These'Words?
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Directions: First, read the words at the bottom of the page silently. After
you read each one, write the words from the bottom of this page in the
column that best describes what you know about each one.
Don't know
at all
Have seen or
heard-don't
know meaning
I think I know
the meaning
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E.4 How Well Do I Know These Words?
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Directions: As I read the words listed below in the context of the story,
you and your partner should decide if you know a meaning for the word
that would fit the context. List the word, and your guessfor the meaning
of the word if you think or know that you know it, under the appropriate column.
I still need help
finding a meaning
for this word
I think I know
the meaning
I know a meaning
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E.5 From the New to the Known
This word
is totally new
to me
I've heard or
seen this word,
but 11m not
sure what it
means
I know one
definition or
could use this
word in a
sentence
I know several
ways this
word could
be used
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E.6 Concept Attainment
Concept
Things I probably would
not see in examples of
the concept
Common characteristics
of concept
Definition
Examples of concept
of concept
Words that connect
to this concept
Resources for more
information on
concept
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E.9 Understanding a Concept
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Brainstorm:
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E.11 Analysis Map
Word or name
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Define or rename
Compare to:
Contrast with:
Examples
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E.12 Context -..- Content -..- Experience
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E.17 Word Questioning
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E.18 Making Connections
Target word
Context
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Word-Learning Strategies
LESSON
MODEL
FOR
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PAVE Procedure
Dictionary Use
Developed by Bannon et al. (1990), PAVE stands for the com-
Benchmarks
• ability to choose the appropri-
ponents of this strategy: prediction,
association, verification,
and evaluation. In the PAVE Procedure, students predict a
ate dictionary definition
• ability to use the dictionary
to
verify a word's meaning
Grade Level
word's meaning using sentence context, verify its meaning by
consulting the dictionary, evaluate the word's predicted meaning, and associate the word's meaning to an image (Blachowicz
and Fisher 2002). This sample lesson model targets specific
• Grade 3 and above
vocabulary found in the sample text "Alaska Adventure." The
Grouping
same model can be adapted and used to enhance vocabulary
instruction
in any commercial reading program.
• whole class
• small group or pairs
Prerequisite
Direct Explanation
• Using the Dictionary
Tell students that they are going to learn how to complete a
Sample Text
PAVE Map. To complete the PAVE Map, they will use sentence
context and a dictionary to confirm a target word's predicted
• "Alaska Adventure" (Resources)
definition. Explain that knowing how to follow the PAVE Pro-
Activity Master
cedure may help them to determine the appropriate meaning
of an unfamiliar word.
• PAVEMap (Resources)
Materials
Teach/Model
• transparency and copies of
Read aloud the sample text ''Alaska Adventure." Then, using
PAVEMap
• overhead transparency markers
• dictionaries
• Vocabulary Hotshot Notebooks
an overhead projector, display the transparency of the PAVE
Map. Tell students that you are going to take them through a
step-by-step procedure for completing a PAVE Map for the
word vista. Then model the procedure described on the followmg pages.
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Word-Learning Strategies
PAVE
MAP
Context Sentence:
Jake Shapped
Target Word:
pictur-es ot evet"'y hew vista.
vista
Predicted Meaning:
nice view
Word Image
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Sentence Using Word's Predicted Meaning:
ft"'olYlOUt"'lYlotel room, we con see a vista ot the pat"'kihg lot.
Word's Dictionary Definition:
a distaht view tt"'OIYl
a high place
Revised Sentence Using Verified Definition:
ft"'olYlthe scen.c over-look, thet"'e is a spectaculc:1t"'vista ot
show-covet"'ed lYlouhtaihSthat goes on as tat"' as the eye cor: see.
On the map, point to and read aloud Step 1, Context Sentence.
Say: Fm going to find and copy the context sentence in which
the word vista appears. On the PAVE Map, print the sentence
"Jake snapped pictures of every new vista." and read it aloud.
Say: In «Alaska Adventure," this is the context sentence in which
the word vista appears.
On the map, point to and read aloud Step 2, Target Word.
Point out to Spanish-speaking
Say: Next, Tm going to print the target word vista on the map.
students that vista and vista
On the map, print the word vista. Then say: Let's say the word
are identically spelled cognates.
together: vista.
On the map, point to and read aloud Step 3, Predicted Meaning. Tell students that next you are going to use sentence context
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On the map, point to and read aloud Step 6, Revised Sentence
Using Verified Definition. Tell students that now you will revise
your original sentence. Say: Now Tm going to revise my original
sentence so it has the sense of looking out from a high place to a
view in the distance. Can you picture me at a scenic overlook looking out over hundreds of miles to a range ofsnow-capped mountains? On the map, write a revised sentence using the dictionary
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definition. For example, "From the scenic overlook, there is a
spectacular vista of snow-covered mountains that goes on as far
as t he eye can see. "
On the map, point to and read aloud Step 7, Word Image. Tell
students that drawing a picture, or image, of a word may help
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them to remember its meaning. On the map, make a quick
sketch of a snow-covered mountain
peak as seen from a dis-
tance. Say: This image wiLLhelp me to remember that a vista has
to do with a distant view from a high place.
Guided Practice
Give students each a copy of the PAVE Map. Choosing a possibly unfamiliar target word from a reading or content-area
textbook, guide students through the steps of the PAVE Procedure as described above. This time, as you model filling in the
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PAVE Map transparency, have students follow along by copying what you write onto their copies of the map. Encourage
LESSON
MODEL
Vocabulary Hotshot Notebook, p. 189
students to complete Steps 6 and 7 on their own, developing
revised sentences and sketching their own word images.
to predict the meaning of the word vista. Say: I pretict that
vista means "nice view" because in the sentence, Jack is 'taking
pictures. People like to take pictures of nice views. Print the pre-
Prediction
dicted meaning on the map.
Association
On the map, point to and read aloud Step 4, Sentence Using
Verification
Word's Predicted Meaning. Say: Now I'll make up a sentence
using my predicted meaning of the word vista-
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"nice view." Here
is my sentence: "From our motel room, we can see a vista of the
parking lot." Print the sentence on the map.
On the map, point to and read aloud Step 5, Word's Dictionary
Definition. Say: Now, I am going to use a dictionary to verifY my
predicted meaning of the word vista. I've got to be sure to choose
a definition that makes sense in the context of the sentence in which
the word is used. First, I am going to check all definitions and
find the one that is closestin meaning. Read aloud the following
sample dictionary entry:
vista 1. A beautiful, distant view from a high place. 2. A
mental picture of a series of events in the past or future.
Say: It looks like the first definition of vista,
'a beautiful,
distant
view from a high place" is the one I should use. In my predicted
definition, I thought vista meant "nice view. " But to be more precise, a vista is more than a nice view. It is a distant view from
a high place. I think a scenic overlook or the top of a mountain
would be a good place to see a vista. I am going to write the dictionary definition for vista on the map. On the map, write the
definition, "a beautiful, distant view from a high place."
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The Vocabulary Strateqy Worksheet
Vocabulary Word
Context8entence(s)
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Type of Context' Clue
Siqnal Words or Punctuation
Look for Word-Part Clues
A.. Word Broken into Parts
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A. Can You Break the Word into Parts? Circle yes or
(If you can't, skip to Step 3J
no,
Word Part
Meaninq
B. What Is the Root Word?
C. What Is the Prefix?
D. What Is the Suffix?
E. Put the Meanings of the
Word Parts Together
Prefix. Root Word
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• Prefix. Root Word. Suffix
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Does your meaning make sense in the sentence?
Circle yes or no,
Was your meaning close to the dictionary definition?
Circle
yes or no,