Organizing and Synthesizing Vocabulary Using Graphic Organizers

by Chris Hardin

(Sources found on pages 65-80 in the Reading for Academic Success: Powerful Strategies for Struggling, Average, and Advanced Readers, Gr. 7-12)

Hierarchy of Vocabulary page 64

Labeling and Grouping Vocabulary pg 69

Sentence which explains why pictures are a good representation of term

Definition of term

Three or four pictures that represent the term

Visualizing Vocabulary page 70

Organizing Vocabulary page 78

Sample Peer Coaching Sheet

page 73

Vocabulary Notebook page 77

Student selects 3 most important words

Student writes his/her own definition

Student selects which dictionary definition fits best

Student processes accuracy of his/her definition via comparison

Synthesizing Vocabulary page 78

Vocabulary & Multiple Intelligences page 72