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Category: Depth and Complexity

link to How to Teach Denotation and Connotation

How to Teach Denotation and Connotation

Usually when we use the term "vocabulary," we mean understanding a word's definition so that you can use it and bring it into your own personal lexicon. You can’t study vocabulary without...

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link to Teaching Vocabulary with Depth and Complexity Frames

Teaching Vocabulary with Depth and Complexity Frames

Picking a favorite chapter of your book is a lot like choosing a favorite child. Yet when I was writing the chapter on frames in the Depth and Complexity book, I must admit the chapter on frames was...

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link to Using the Word Pairs Vocabulary Strategy

Using the Word Pairs Vocabulary Strategy

If you ever need a no-prep, effective, high-level thinking activity for vocabulary, this is the one. In the Word Pairs vocabulary strategy, students evaluate the connections between pairs of...

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