VOCABULARY ROLEPLAY BUILDING VOCABULARY THROUGH DRAMATIZATION SOPHIE GRAY
VOCABULARY ROLE-PLAY BUILDING VOCABULARY THROUGH DRAMATIZATION SOPHIE GRAY, DANIELLE NASAWANG, ALICIA SINGLETON
AGENDA 1. WHAT IS VOCABULARY ROLE PLAYING? 2. OBJECTIVES 3. STEP-BY-STEP MODEL 4. WRITE SKITS 5. PERFORM 6. DEBRIEF
OBJECTIVES • Students will be able to… – Write a sentence using vocabulary from text or content – Act out common verbs – Recreate a scene from a story book with dialogue and action – Create a scene demonstrating multiple meanings of common words – Communicate the meanings of words through verbalization
VOCABULARY ROLE-PLAY • This strategy is used to encourage learners to make connections among their past experiences, the content currently being studied, and vocabulary that is new or being used in an unfamiliar way. – Discuss in context through role-playing – Write and perform skits • “ELLs have an opportunity to see the vocabulary words used in context, as well as demonstrations of several contexts in which the words may be used appropriately” (Herrell, 2012) – “These experiences provide an opportunity for understanding and internalization of the text. ” (Jordan & Herrell, 2002) – These opportunities involve active experiences with new information as well as past experiences that may be helpful to ELLs when learning new words
STEP-BY-STEP 1. Identify key vocabulary 2. Teach the lesson or read a book 3. Connect the vocabulary to past experiences 4. Sort the words 5. Plan ways to use the words 6. Give the students time to practice 7. Perform the scenes 8. Focus on multiple word meanings Movement Words (VERBS) Names for Things (NOUNS) Descriptive words (ADJECTIVE S/ ADVERBS) Paraded Ledge Scary Prowled Geranium Slowly Stroked Statute Quickly Winked Puddle Sparkling Stretched Park Source: words taken from bench The Third Story. Leisurely Cat (Baker, 1987)
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