Vocabulary
Routine 2
Purpose: Students use graphic organizers, illustrations, and writing to expand their knowledge of the
meaning and usage of new words.
Research Basis: Research confirms that students need to use a word multiple times in different
contexts to become fully familiar with the word and its meaning or meanings. Exploring the word
through the use of graphic organizers, writing, and illustrations provides a rich array of experiences
with the word that helps students develop deep word knowledge (Beck et al. 2002; Carlo et al. 2004;
Marzano et al. 2005).
1. Group students in pairs. Explain that each pair will become experts on one vocabulary word.
2. Display the graphic organizer. Use the graphic organizer or three-dimensional graphic
organizer specified in the Teacher’s Edition lesson, or another graphic organizer from the examples
in Vocabulary Routine 4.
3. Select a key word. Display the vocabulary word and model for students how to locate
information about the word and complete the graphic organizer.
•Find the word in the Picture Dictionary in the Student Book or in another dictionary and read
the information about the word.
•Write the word.
•Add a definition, context sentence, and picture.
4. Assign key words. Assign a word to each student pair and have them create a similar graphic
organizer for their word.
Expand Word Knowledge
Word
home
Picture
Word in Context
My home is at
123 Main Street.
Definition
a place to live
4-Corner Vocabulary Word Ma p
What
is it?
How does
it help you?
Word
What is
it like?
Something to
write with.
Pencil
red
I can put
my ideas on
pape r.
Help
Window Graphic
Application
Day 3
• Expand Word Knowledge
(Day 3 of each lesson plan)
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