Updated: Feb.

19, 2015

Kristina Peachey, 0635585

Vocabulary Matters Learning Guide

Module 3: Academic Word List (AWL)
Learning Goals/Outcomes
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:
Assess how much academic vocabulary from the AWL you know and use
Develop a AWL online review vocabulary set
Apply academic words into new contexts
Revise your daily vocabulary learning plan

Learning Resources
Required Resources

What is the Academic Word List? - Cheryl Boyd Zimmerman (53 second video)
Academic Word List presentation and e-learning activities (10 minute video)
How to use this list (Academic Word List) (1 page reading)

Additional Resources

(Optional) Screencast instructions for gapmaker

Learning Activities
Activities for this Module:
1. Measure the size of your academic language by doing the vocabulary practice
exercises for Sublist 1.
2. Use the AWL analyzer to see your vocabulary size in at least one essay from last
term.
3. Select new academic language to create an AWL vocabulary set in Quizlet.
4. Use academic vocabulary set for practice & games.
5. Use gap-fill maker to create a gap-fill paragraph using some of your new
academic language and share in Google Drive.
6. Complete gap-fill paragraphs of at least three classmates and mark your
classmates work.
7. Update your daily vocabulary plan to include AWL activities.

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass,
2008.

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Learning Journal Blog Questions:

1. Compare the differences between testing your AWL vocabulary through the
gap-fill activities and the definitions and use activities. OR What did you learn
from using the AWL analyzer? How useful is it?
AND
How did these tools compare to your own assessment of the size of your
academic language?

2. Reflect on how well your daily vocabulary learning plan is working, obstacles
youve faced and how youve overcome them, changes you want to make, etc.
Reminder:

As always, youll be carrying out your individual vocabulary learning plan.

Self-Assessment
Can you

determine how much academic vocabulary you currently use?

apply academic vocabulary into new contexts?
accurately use your daily vocabulary learning plan and update it as necessary?

Lesson Evaluation: Graded Assessments

Vocabulary Review Set (rubric)

Gap-fill Paragraphs (rubric)
Learning Journal Blog Posts (2) (rubric)

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass,
2008.

Updated: Feb. 19, 2015

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Vocabulary Matters Learning Guide

Module 4: Word Formation

Learning Goals/Outcomes
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:
Identify common prefixes & suffixes
Develop a prefixes & suffixes online review vocabulary set
Utilize prefixes & suffixes to create an online activity
Revise your daily vocabulary learning plan

Learning Resources
Required Resources

Why learn about prefixes & suffixes? (1 minute video)

Building Vocabulary Through Prefixes, Roots & Suffixes (3 page reading)

Additional Resources

Prefix and Suffix Rap Video (scroll down the page a bit) (3 minute video)
Browse other stems and affixes sets on Quizlet

Learning Activities
Activities for this Module:
1- Do online practice to identify stems and affixes (Prefixes1, Prefixes2, Prefixes3;
Suffixes1, Suffixes2, Suffixes3; Prefixes&Suffixes1, Prefixes&Suffixes 2, or on any
website of your choice.
2- Take an online quiz (Coursesites).
3- Select stems and affixes to add to a stems and affixes set in Quizlet.
4- Use the prefixes & suffixes set for practice & games.
5- Create an online quiz for your classmates and share the link.
6- Do online quizzes of at least three classmates.
7- Update your daily vocabulary plan to include AWL activities.

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass,
2008.

Updated: Feb. 19, 2015

Kristina Peachey, 0635585

Discussion Post Question:

Share at least three examples of how you used stems/affixes knowledge to

guess the meaning of unknown words in reading. Assess the helpfulness of this.

Learning Journal Blog Questions:

Reflect on how well your daily vocabulary learning plan is working, obstacles
youve faced and how youve overcome them, changes you want to make, etc.

.
Reminder:

As always, youll be carrying out your individual vocabulary learning plan.

Self-Assessment
Can you

use your understanding of common prefixes & suffixes to help in guessing

meaning of unfamiliar words when reading?
accurately use your daily vocabulary learning plan and update it as necessary?

Lesson Evaluation: Graded Assessments

Online quiz of prefixes & suffixes (unlimited; credit/no credit)

Discussion post (rubric)
Vocabulary review set (rubric)
Online quiz created for a classmate (rubric)
Blog post (rubric)

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass,
2008.