Vocabulary Workshop

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AP Psychology Current Events Resource Room (SETSS)
Period 1 Periods 3 & 5 Period 8
Mr. Ott Mr. Ott Mr. Ott

Aim: How do you explore, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate vocabulary in-context for Global History?

Do Now (Day 1): What do the following word stems mean:

  1. -ism
  2. -cracy
  3. -tion

Do Now: (Day 2): Define the following using the word stems we learned yesterday:

  1. Democracy
  2. Communism
  3. Imperialism
  4. Capitalism
  5. Democratization

Lesson Overview:

Day 1:

Item Approx Time
Do Now 10 Min
Activity 30 Min - Vocabulary In-Context Reading

Day 2:

Item Approx Time
Do Now Quiz Words 1-20 10 Min
Activity 30 Min - Vocabulary In-Context Reading

Day 3 (if necessary):

Item Approx Time
Do Now Quiz Words 21-40 10 Min
Activity 30 Min - Vocabulary In-Context Reading

Day 4 (if necessary):

Item Approx Time
Do Now Quiz Words 41-60 10 Min
Activity 30 Min - Vocabulary Flashcard Practice

Day 5 (if necessary):

Item Approx Time
Do Now Quiz Words 61-80 10 Min
Activity 30 Min - Vocabulary Flashcard Practice

Classwork & Homework

Lesson Activity:

Vocabulary Practice Sets (Quizlet)


Homework: Assignments

Special Education Modifications

  • Teaching Model: Co-Teaching
  • Special Education Teacher will work with All students General Ed and Special Ed.
    • Special Ed Students:
      • Teacher will read-aloud to students when necessary.
      • Teachers will break down assignments into smaller tasks.
      • Teachers will work with students on vocabulary acquisition by breaking down words into prefixes/suffixes and etymology.
      • Teachers will group students according to learning style inventory as a homogeneous group.
      • Teachers will keep students on-task by managing distractions and on-task behavior.
      • Teachers will modify note-taking by modeling notes from PowerPoint to chalkboard/whiteboard.
      • Teachers will differentiate lessons by using; verbal cues for auditory learners, graphic organizers for visual learners, and hands-on cues for tactile learners.