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Activity Overview
Template and Class Instructions
Rubric
Activity Overview
Another great way to engage your students is through the creation of storyboards that use vocabulary fromThe Handmaid’s Tale. Here is a list of a few vocabulary words commonly taught with the novel, and an example of a visual vocabulary board.
The Handmaid’s Tale Vocabulary
- palimpsest
- archaic
- fraternize
- demure
- fanatical
- parley
- bestow
- perfidy
- chalice
- effigy
- pier glass
- heretical
Template and Class Instructions
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Student Instructions
Demonstrate your understanding of the vocabulary words in The Handmaid’s Tale by creating visualizations.
- Choose five vocabulary words from the story and type them in the title boxes.
- Find the definition in a print or online dictionary.
- Write a sentence that uses the vocabulary word.
- Illustrate the meaning of the word in the cell using a combination of scenes, characters, and items.
- Alternatively, use Photos for Class to show the meaning of the words with the search bar.
Lesson Plan Reference
Rubric
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Visual Vocabulary Assignment
Define, illustrate, and give an example sentence for any five vocabulary words.
Proficient | Emerging | Beginning | |
---|---|---|---|
Example Sentences | Vocabulary words are used correctly in the example sentences in both meaning and context. | The meaning of the sentences can be understood, but the vocabulary words are used awkwardly or in the wrong context. | The vocabulary words are not used correctly in the example sentences. |
Visualizations | The storyboard cells clearly illustrate the meaning of the vocabulary words. | The storyboard cells relate to the meaning of the vocabulary words, but are difficult to understand. | The storyboard cells do not clearly relate to the meaning of the vocabulary words. |
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