Activity Overview
Starting a unit or lesson with the key vocabulary aids in overall comprehension and retention. In this activity, students will create a storyboard that defines and illustrates key vocabulary found in the book A Mango-Shaped Space. Students will create a spider map of 3-5 terms at the teachers discretion. Each cell will contain a term or allusion, its definition or description, and an appropriate illustration.
Example Vocabulary from A Mango-Shaped Space
- Absurd
- Acupuncture
- Bombarded
- Breakneck
- Continuum
- Deflated
- Destructive
- Elaborate
- Fidgeting
- Gape
- Grudgingly
- Hallucinate
- Hazy
- Mottled
- Posterity
- Pruned
- Reluctantly
- Scrutinizes
- Solemnly
- Sophistication
- Synesthesia
- Torrent
- Unbidden
- Uncanny
- Ushers
- Vaguely
Template and Class Instructions
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Due Date:
Objective: Create a spider map that illustrates and defines new vocabulary in A Mango-Shaped Space.
Student Instructions:
- Click "Start Assignment".
- In the title boxes, identify the key terms you have chosen.
- In the description boxes, write the definition of the term.
- Create an illustration for each term using appropriate scenes, characters, and items.
- Save and exit when you're done.
Requirements: Must have 3 terms, correct definitions, and appropriate illustrations for each that demonstrate your understanding of the words.
Lesson Plan Reference
Rubric
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| Proficient | Emerging | Beginning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Definition | The definition is correct. | The definition is partially correct. | The definition is incorrect. |
| 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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