Bio Poem

Bio Poem


How to Write a BioPoem

(Line 1) First name

(Line 2) Three or four adjectives that describe the person

(Line 3) Important relationship (daughter of . . . , mother of . . . , etc)

(Line 4) Two or three things, people, or ideas that the person loved

(Line 5) Three feelings the person experienced

(Line 6) Three fears the person experienced

(Line 7) Accomplishments (who composed . . . , who discovered . . . , etc.)

(Line 8) Two or three things the person wanted to see happen or wanted to experience

(Line 9) His or her residence

(Line 10) Last name

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Biopoem Sample

Rosa

Determined, brave, strong, loving

Wife of Raymond Parks, mother of all children

Who loved equality, freedom, and the benefits of a good education

Who hated discrimination, loved to stand up for her beliefs, and loved to help others

Who feared that racism would continue, feared losing the opportunity to make a difference, and feared that young people might lose opportunities to develop strength and courage

Who changed history as she accomplished great strides for equality and encouraged excellence for all

Who wanted to see love triumph and see an end to all bias and discrimination in a world in which respect is freely given to all

Born in Alabama and living in Detroit

Parks

From Abromitis, B.S. (1994, June/July). Bringing lives to life. Biographies in reading and the content areas. Reading Today, 11, 26. Reprinted with permission of the publisher and author.


Copyright 2004 IRA/NCTE. All rights reserved

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Fourteen Words Key to 100,000 Words

PREFIX	SPELLINGS	MEANING	#	KEYWORD	MEANING	ROOT	SPELLINGS	MEANING
de		down, away	1	DETAIN	delay	tam	ten, tin	to have, hold
inter		between	2	INTERMITTENT	periodic	mitt	miss, mie, mit	to send
pre		before	3	PRECEPT	principle	cept	cept,cap, ceiv, ceit, cip	to take
ob	oc,of,op	to,toward, against	4	OFFER	provide	fer	lat, lay	to bear, carry
in	il,im,ir	into, not	5	INSIST	demand	sist	stat, sta, stan	to stand, endure, persist
mono		one, alone	6	MONOGRAPH	writing	graph	gram	to write
epi		over,upon, beside	7	EPILOGUE	ending	log	ology	speech, science
ad	a, ab, ac, af, ag, al, am, an, ap, ar, as, at, a	at, to, towards	8	ASPECT	distinct feature	spect	spec, spi, spy	To look
un		not	9	UNCOMPLICATED	clear	plic	play,plex, ploy, ply	speech, science
com	co,col, car	with
non		not	10	NONEXTENDED	core	tens,tend		stretch
ex	e,ef	out
re		back, again	11	REPRODUCTION	replica	duct	duc, duit, duk	To lead, make, shape, fashiion
pro		forward, in favor
in	il, im, ir	not	12	INDISPOSED	not well	poc	pon,poat	put,place
dis	di,dif	apart from
over		above	13	OVERSUFFICIENT	over supply	fic	fac,fact, fash, feat	To make or do
sub	suc,suf, sug, sup	under
mis		wrong	14	MISTRANSCRIBE	write incorrectly	scribe	scrip,scriv	write

Blogger How-to Video 2

Where Do You Stand?

Where do you stand with regard to vocabulary?

FEET: What do I stand for as a foundation of vocabulary?

STOMACH: What upsets me about vocabulary?

HEART: What do I love about vocabulary?

HANDS: What do I feel about vocabulary?

EARS: What do I hear about vocabulary?

EYES: What do I see about vocabulary?

BRAIN: What do I think about vocabulary?

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S. T. A. R. Vocabulary Learning Strategy

STAR Method Map

Star Sections Overview and Page Links

Name and think about how you will implement the parts of the STAR System for your selected/assigned vocabulary items:

S: Structure

1. What word parts are in the word? Identify any word elements (prefixes, roots, suffixes) and their meanings.
2. Identify and define any releated words (nouns,
   verbs, adjectives, adverbs).
3. Define the word, include the information on parts of speech, pronunciation, etymology, level of usage.
4. Separate familiar from unfamiliar.
5. Use the known parts for the decoding of the whole

T: Theme

Consider the contexts of the vocabulary. Note the level, context, topic, sources, . . .

1. What situations would you most likely find the vocabulary.
2. Where have you seen the words.
3. Go beyond the textbook vocabulary course requirements: Where else have you or would you be likely to encounter the words -- what lists? reading? speech situation? graphic media? video? sound track? . . .
4. What is your interest in the word?
5. Where does the word fit with regard to your understanding of the item and its context?
   

A: Action

Learn by doing -- To make the new vocabulary your own by starting to do something with it. Activating your connections with your target words.

1. Write about it.
2. Talk about it.
3. Map it.
4. Elaborate upon it.
5. Personalize it.
6. Act by using your full cognitive and affective abilities to attain your desired level of proficiency.
7. Make paths, connections with your previous knowledge.
8. Use the the newly learned vocabulary in your speaking, writing, creative representations, maps, etc.
9. Add your activities with the new content to your own and/or your team's blogs/wikis.

R: Review

1. Review -- consider what you've learned, acted upon, and how it fits into your goals.
2. Review the process you've used and the result you've achieved.
3. Personalize your learning through applications and reuse of the content.
4. Follow-up with what you've determined is your own best method for learning and remembering the new materials as you apply it in various contexts.
5. Select your techniques for achieving your purpose based on your own learning goals and style.
6. Consider your target level: receptive, productive, informal, technical?
7. How much depth, breadth of meaning, associations initially and finally do you need or want as your target proficiency.
8. Time your reviews to maintain your new knowledge and add to its significance.

Star System Mind Map

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Syllabus Spring 2010

Lincoln University

COURSE SYLLABUS

Syllabus Spring 2010

Syllabus E77 F08

ENGLISH 77, COMPUTER-ASSISTED VOCABULARY STUDY (3)
Prerequisite/Co-requisite Courses: None
Spring 2010, Thursdays, 9-11:45
Instructor: Dr. Sylvia Y. Schoemaker Rippel
Phone: 510.628.8036
Office Hours: T-Th 11:45-12:390 and by arrangement
E-mail address at Lincoln: sysr@lincolnuca.edu
E-mail for the duration of the course: profsr20@gmail.com

Blog address: http://explorevocabulary.blogspot.com/

REQUIRED TEXT

Richek, Margaret. The World of Words: Vocabulary for College Students 7/e. New York: Wadsworth, 2008. ( ISBN: 9780616766789)

Student Site for World of Words text

Recommended texts: Dictionary, Thesaurus


COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course study involves the use of computer programs in building varied and precise vocabularies. Focuses include the historical development and present-day resources of the American English vocabulary, special attention to Latin and Greek vocabulary building prefixes, suffixes and bases, neologisms, field-related vocabulary, and idioms. (3 units)

COURSE OBJECTIVES

*Expansion of vocabulary to college level.
*Development of decoding skills through word analysis.
*Understanding of formal and informal registers, slang, jargon, and standard usage
*Explanation of the nuances in American English words.

Upon completion of the course students will be able to demonstrate acquisition of vocabulary decoding and encoding with appropriate use through a variety of applications, exercises and quizzes with increasing fluency and accuracy.

Instructional Methods Overall, the course sessions will include presentation, discussion, and application modes.

In addition, among methods and materials used are the following:
▪Structural Analysis of Words
▪Conceptual framework for vocabulary study – contexts and processes
▪ Computer and Internet resources
▪Word Lists
▪Automated vocabulary study programs
▪Word processing for vocabulary study
▪On-line dictionary, thesaurus, and other resources

TOPICAL OUTLINE

Topics covered include: computer/net tools for vocabulary study, word analysis, levels of usage, registers, denotative and connotative values, contextual understanding and applications.

Word study e-journal and special projects--

Students will keep a journal of words for personal study. Selected vocabulary may be taken from class conversations, classroom materials, readings, texts, current events, popular media (newspapers, magazines, T.V., radio, film), and online sources.

For projects, students will select several semantic categories to develop word lists organized by conceptual themes:

1 People
2 Places
3 Actions
4 Nature
5 Time
6 Quantities
7 Qualities
8 Objects
9 Ideas
10 Values

SCHEDULE

Wk	Date	Topic
1	1/21/2010	Dictionary Skills and Context Clues -- Intro
2	1/28/2010	Words About People, C1
3	2/4/2010	Words in the News, C2
4	2/11/2010	Words for Feeling, Expression, and Action, C3
5	2/18/2010	Other Useful English Words,C,4
6	2/25/2010	Word Elements -- Intro PrefixesC5
7	3/4/2010	C6 People and Names
8	3/11/2010	Midterm
	3/18/2010	Spring Recess
9	3/25/2010	Word Elements: C7, C8
10	4/1/2010	Numbers and Measures, C9
11	4/8/2010	C10 Thought and Belief
12	4/15/2010	Word Elements: Body and Health, C11
13	4/22/2010	Word Elements: Thought and Belief,C12 Speech and Writing
14	4/29/2010	Review
15	5/6/2010	Final

Assessment Criteria & Method of Evaluating Students:

Class Participation	15%
Quizzes	10%
Projects	15%
Term Paper	30%
Presentation	10%
Final Exam	20%
Total	100%

100-95	A
94-90	A-
89-87	B+
86-84	B
83-80	B-
79-77	C+
76-74	C
73-70	C-
69-67	D+
66-64	D
63-60	D-
59 or <	F

Calendar 2010

	JANUARY								FEBRUARY								MARCH
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	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	4	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	8	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	5	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	--	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
1	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	6	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	9	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
2	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	7	28							10	28	29	30	31
3	31
	APRIL								MAY								JUNE
	S	M	T	W	T	F	S		S	M	T	W	T	F	S		S	M	T	W	T	F	S
10					1	2	3								1				1	2	3	4	5
11	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	15	2	3	4	5	6	7	8		6	7	8	9	10	11	12
12	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	16	9	10	11	12	13	14	15		13	14	15	16	17	18	19
13	18	19	20	21	22	23	24		16	17	18	19	20	21	22		20	21	22	23	24	25	26
14	25	26	27	28	29	30			23	24	25	26	27	28	29		27	28	29	30
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	JULY								AUGUST								SEPTEMBER
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					1	2	3		1	2	3	4	5	6	7					1	2	3	4
	4	5	6	7	8	9	10		8	9	10	11	12	13	14		5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	11	12	13	14	15	16	17		15	16	17	18	19	20	21		12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	18	19	20	21	22	23	24		22	23	24	25	26	27	28		19	20	21	22	23	24	25
	25	26	27	28	29	30	31		29	30	31						26	27	28	29	30
	OCTOBER								NOVEMBER								DECEMBER
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						1	2			1	2	3	4	5	6					1	2	3	4
	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		7	8	9	10	11	12	13		5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	10	11	12	13	14	15	16		14	15	16	17	18	19	20		12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	17	18	19	20	21	22	23		21	22	23	24	25	26	27		19	20	21	22	23	24	25
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