MAP Power WOrds

Assignment:

• 1. Illustrate how Helen Keller became blind.

• 2. Explain why Helen’s parents wouldn’t give up.

CLASSIFY

• Classify to group things by class or category

How could we classify all the students in this school?

What could you use to classify?

CONSTRUCT

What do you think of when you hear the word construct?

Let’s Practice

Classify these things into categories of your choosing.

1. Black bear 11. elephant

2. Caribou 12. white alligator

3. Tiger 13. chicken

4. Horse 14. rabbit

5. Owl 15. eagle

6. Robin 16. deer

7. Elk 17. cow

8. Pig 18. mockingbird

9. Cardinal 19. cougar

10.Ox 20. camel

• Construct a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting Helen Keller’s life to your own.

Criticize

• What does it mean to criticize?

• Let’s criticize the movie High School Musical.

Define

• Define peony.

Assignment:

• 1. Criticize Annie Sullivan’s way of teaching.

• 2. Define carriage, plunged, murmured, limp, Braille, deaf, blind.

Describe

• What does it mean to describe?

• Can you describe the ocean?

Diagram

• Can you draw a diagram of the school?

Assignment

• 1. Describe how Annie is feeling after her lessons with Helen.

• 2. Imagine that a blind student is coming to our classroom. Make a diagram to arrange the classroom in a way that he can move around the classroom easily.

Discuss

• What does it mean to discuss?

review in detail

Let’s discuss our day so far.

Evaluate

• What do you think of when you hear the word evaluate?

to give an opinion of the worth

Can you think of some forms of evaluation that we see every day?

grades, scoring guides, teacher evaluations

• Let’s evaluate the importance of recess time for 5th graders.

Let’s Practice!

• Discuss how Annie made words come to life for Helen.

• Evaluate the trip Helen and Annie took. Was it helpful?

Analyze

• Think: Granola Bar!!!

Analyze means to separate into the main parts and arrange in a systematic order.

Assess

• What does it mean to assess something?

to point out the strengths and weaknesses of something

Let’s assess you as a student.

Let’s Practice!!

• Analyze how Helen learned words.

• Assess Annie’s ability as a teacher.