Tag Archives: building vocabulary/conceptual knowledge

Cultural Literacy: Cosmology

Here is a Cultural Literacy worksheet on the word and concept of cosmology. I’ve used this with lesson on the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment.

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Extricate (vt)

Here is a context clues worksheet on the verb extricate, which is only used transitively. In any case, it is definitely a word students ought to know–even if all they know is that when they receive their diplomas, they have extricated themselves from high school.

If you find typos in this document, I would appreciate a notification. And, as always, if you find this material useful in your practice, I would be grateful to hear what you think of it. I seek your peer review.

Bureau (n) and Bureaucracy (n)

On this first day of the summer break here in New York, here are two context clues worksheet on the nouns bureau and bureaucracy. Do I need to argue that these are words and concepts high school students should know?

If you find typos in these documents, I would appreciate a notification. And, as always, if you find this material useful in your practice, I would be grateful to hear what you think of it. I seek your peer review.

Cultural Literacy: Clone

Here is a Cultural Literacy worksheet on clones and cloning. This is the kind of stuff that tends to fascinate kids; it’s a neat little literacy exercise, even if you don’t teach science.

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Corrupt (adj) and Corruption (n)

Here are a pair of context clues worksheets on the noun corrupt and the adjective corruption. As I looked at these this morning, I realized that one could, with a minimum of work, turn the noun worksheet into a verb worksheet.

Something else to think about, I guess.

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John Wooden

Because the weekly mandated “professional development” sessions at my school are at bottom an intellectually vacant bureaucratic ritual, I’ve spend a fair amount of time over the years seeking inspiration to teach in my own, self-directed professional development. Any time I hear John Wooden’s mentioned I pay attention.

A legendary basketball coach, Mr. Wooden was every inch a teacher, and produced real results. He ought to be of interest to our students, it seems to me. To that end, here is a reading on John Wooden with a comprehension worksheet to accompany it.

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Cultural Literacy: Cyberspace

Here, on a Sunday morning, is a Cultural Literacy worksheet on the concept of cyberspace. Does anyone use that word anymore?

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Naive (adj)

Over the years, I’ve developed a lot a material to aid struggling students As the documents pile up, I don’t always succeed at properly cataloging them. At least that is the best explanation I can produce to explain how I ended up with these two context clues worksheet for the adjective naive. I imagine this is a word that students know when they leave high school–but I like to make sure.

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Word Root Worksheet: Ortho

Here’s a worksheet on the Greek word root ortho. It means “straight,” “correct,” “vertical,” and “perpendicular.” You know, those things you hope your orthopedist can do for you posture–the first two at least, I guess.

If you find typos in this document, I would appreciate a notification. And, as always, if you find this material useful in your practice, I would be grateful to hear what you think of it. I seek your peer review.

Quota (n)

Here is a context clues worksheet on the noun quota. By any measure, this is a key word for any vocabulary.

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