This unit plan utilizes the “Words to Own” in the Holt Rinehart Wilson text Elements of Literature (Fourth Course). I use variations of this series of activities with almost every set of vocabulary words that I teach. Some of these activities are taken from the book’s suggestions (as I’ve documented in the explanations), and others are simple practice activities I’ve adapted over the years. I’ve found that repetition and structured practice are the keys to successful vocabulary learning.
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Over the last 13 years, I have taught 7th grade through junior college, so the lesson plans that I share here could come from any of those grade levels. I am currently teaching 10th grade reading and world literature and 11th grade reading and American literature. I've been teaching reading for seven years, so most of my lessons were designed with my reluctant readers in mind. Recently I taught an honors level 9th grade class along with my remedial classes; I was surprised by how much my honors students learned when I used some of the same lessons (vocabulary, especially) that I was using with my remedial students. I think all of our students benefit if we slow down and emphasize quality over quantity.
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