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Unwind: Vocabulary Strategy, Creating an Unwind Glossary Lesson PlanUnwind: Vocabulary Strategy, Creating an Unwind Glossary Lesson Plan
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7th - 10th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
30 mins
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Collaborative Learning
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Year
2012
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Unwind: Vocabulary Strategy, Creating an Unwind Glossary

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Prior to reading Unwind, Neal Shusterman's 2007 young adult science fiction novel, class members research the common definition of words drawn from the novel that will come to have a very different meaning to them as they are drawn into the tale.  

 

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Concepts

academic vocabulary, reading comprehension strategies

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Flip part of the lesson and have individuals define the words out of class before beginning the novel

Classroom Considerations

  • Part of a series of resources designed to be used with a reading of Unwind

Pros

  • The packet includes a rationale for the activity, step-by-step directions, a template for the vocabulary list, and a teacher key for the glossary

Cons

  • None

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