Word+Play

//Question: How many of you actually have a Scrabble game at home?//

neo = "new" log = "word" g(y) = "study of"

Neology means "the study of new words"  **Vocabulary is so important to the English Language.** Language acquisition is a lifelong experience,  beginning in infancy throughout the school years, and into adulthood. So why not have fun with it!

Etymology is the family history of a word's definition and existence. This knowledge is so helpful when learning vocabulary and for improving reading comprehension. When presented with a new word, knowing the meaning of the root words, prefixes, and suffixes can lead you to what the definition of the word could be.

A //word // is a part of a sentence, a //sentence// is a part of a paragraph, and a //paragraph// is a part of story, and a //story // is the pathway to a whole new world!

 **For English Language Learners:** Playing and manipulating the sounds, the appearance, and even the feel of a word can help 'map the pieces' of unfamiliar words together.

<span style="color: #404040; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left;">   <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;"> Remember: It's OKAY to __<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">**take risks and make mistakes** __<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">.. That's an effective way to learn! words * la parabras * mots * testo * [|الكلمات] * [|字] * liedtext * slova * ord * [|ご沙汰] * [|słowo] FINAL PROJECT: WE WILL BE WORKING TOGETHER ON THIS IN CLASS, DUE DATE TBA __<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Noah Webster Would Be Jealous... __ <span style="color: #404040; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"> In this activity, I would like for you to show off your Neology skills to Merriam-Webster, the company known as owning the most popular dictionary used worldwide. Well, Noah Webster won't actually see your dictionary, but I will. Furthermore, I will be proud to see each of my students create his or her own dictionary. <span style="color: #404040; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">You will create 10 vocabulary words of your own.
 * <span style="color: #404040; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"> Enough of the chit chat.. let's play!! **

<span style="color: #404040; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">Dictionary Assignment <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12px;">(Evans, 2013) <span style="color: #404040; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">Click here --> <span style="color: #404040; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"> Here is an examplar of a 10 word dictionary I had created, so you can see what I am looking for in your assignment. <span style="color: #404040; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">Click here --> <span style="color: #404040; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #404040; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #404040; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"> This website, Your Dictionary.Com has a list of roots, prefixes, and suffixes that I had used for my dictionary. <span style="color: #404040; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"> Click here --> [|Examples of Common Root Words] <span style="color: #404040; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #404040; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #404040; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">__Commonly Made Errors:__ <span style="color: #404040; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Words already exist – Check and double check your words in a reliable dictionary source
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> The part of speech in the sentence and the part of speech you assigned to the word do not match.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> Part of speech and form of definition do not match.

__<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">BIOPOEMS __ <span style="display: block; display: inline !important; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 21px; line-height: 31px;"> Using textual evidence from our current reading book, //<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 21px; line-height: 31px;">**Seedfolks** //<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 21px; line-height: 31px;">, students are expected to independently write a biopoem about his or her favorite character. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 21px; line-height: 31px;">A //biopoem// allows students to reflect on a large amount of material, and by following a pattern, enables writers to synthesize what they have learned into poetic form. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 21px; line-height: 31px;"> (Mraz, M., Vacca, R., & Vacca, J., 2011) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 21px; line-height: 31px;">I modeled a biopoem in class on a short reading about a baseball player, and once we worked on a 2nd biopoem together, the students were highly engaged and successful in learning what steps are taken to create this piece of poetry. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: center;">
 * Click the link for the Biopoem Assignment and Rubric ---> [[file:Biopoem assignment steps and rubric.docx]]**


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;"> __Resource Links to "Word Play" Websites__ **

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">[|Online Etymology Dictionary] <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">- Etymologies are explanations of what meant and sounded years ago at its origin. This is an online dictionary that will tell you the history of a word, and by breaking down roots, prefixes, and suffixes, you can learn the how and why's of the English language.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">[|Dictionary.Com] <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">- A great place to go for definitions, use of a thesaurus, word games, and short slideshows on the origin of words and their uses //**There's an app for that (iPhone, iPad, and Android)**// <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> [|Merriam-Webster.Com] <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">- Another place similar to Dictionary.Com, but power-boosted! They have most frequently looked up words lists, word games, quizzes, "Word of the Days", and specific topic dictionaries such as medical and visual (GOOD FOR ELLs)! // **There's an app for that (iPhone, iPad, and Android)** //

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">[|Computer Games to Learn English] <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">- Games for both ELLs and Students with Learning Disabilities that are colorful, engaging, and attention getters.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">[|Grammarly Handbook] <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">-Grammarly Handbook breaks down Grammar into categories such as punctuation, mechanics, styles of writing, etc. It is very helpful guide for using and writing grammatically correctly in the English language.