Word Smith
Your job is to find between five and seven words that are new or interesting to you. You will need to define each word, tell the part of speech (choose the part of speech that is used in your passage), relay the origin of the word, and copy the passage from the book where the word occurs. You will then lead a discussion within your group about why you and the others think the author chose to use that particular word rather than another for that passage. You will also, with imput from your group, decide which word among the ones you selected should go up on the word wall and, after your meeting is over, you will make a word tile to put on the word wall. You will also need to bring a thinking question to the group, a question that prompts the others to think beyond the facts of the passage. It is also your job to look for places where you disagree with others in your group.
1. Word: ________________________________________________ Definition ___________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________
Origin of word _______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Part of speech (as the word is used in your book) ____________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ What other words are related to this one? ____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 2.
Word: ________________________________________________ Definition ___________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________
Origin of word _______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Part of speech (as the word is used in your book) ____________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ What other words are related to this one? ____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________3.
Word: ________________________________________________ Definition ___________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________
Origin of word _______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Part of speech (as the word is used in your book) ____________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ What other words are related to this one? ____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________4.
Word: ________________________________________________ Definition ___________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________
Origin of word _______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Part of speech (as the word is used in your book) ____________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ What other words are related to this one? ____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________5.
Word: ________________________________________________ Definition ___________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________
Origin of word _______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Part of speech (as the word is used in your book) ____________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ What other words are related to this one? ____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________6.
Word: ________________________________________________ Definition ___________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________
Origin of word _______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Part of speech (as the word is used in your book) ____________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ What other words are related to this one? ____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________7.
Word: ________________________________________________ Definition ___________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________
Origin of word _______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Part of speech (as the word is used in your book) ____________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ What other words are related to this one? ____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________
Nancy G. Patterson, Portland Middle School, Portland, MI
Last updated 8/01/01
