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WIG Words of the Day!

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Westminster High School

WIG Words target our

Wildly Important Goals:

To improve our vocabulary…To understand more concepts…To learn more about the WORLD!

We MUST make it OUR

Wildly Important

Goal to remember these words… forever!

Use Marzano’s 6-Step Instructional Strategiesand enhance your OWN LEARNING

STRATEGIES.

The Wise Word Gurus all agree, when we1. UNDERSTAND the WORD,2. VISUALIZE it,3. PROCESS and CONNECT it,4. And MOVE it into LONG-term MEMORY…

WHS will be SMARTER and STRONGER!

Plus, it’s part of our UIP…

(Unified Improvement Plan)

Yeah, Dude

…

Instructional Strategies and Learning Strategies are the KEY!

And your WIG Word Vocabulary Journal will help PROVE it! In Marzanos’* 6 Steps…

Steps 1,2,3 – introduce and develop initial understanding

 * Robert J. Marzano, Ph.D, Building Background Knowledge for Academic Achievement, (2004).

Steps 4,5,6 – shape and sharpen understanding

But 1st, let’s prepare our WIG Word Journal…Your teacher may ask you to follow…

your own teacher’s formatyour own favorite formatuse one of our 3 samples!

1. Date2. WIG word3. Explanation4. Illustration5. Sentence

and maybe a MNEMONIC, or MEMORY strategy

…but the components should be the same…

Mnemonics are key!

WIG wordsAsk yourself:

Self? What comes to

mind? HOW can I

remember?Hooking a mnemonic brings it back into memory...

Use your mnemonic imagination…

Mnemonic sounds like≈ MNEMORY…

So I can remember and CONNECT it to the meaning!

Mnemonics in “other” languages (cognates)…

Let’s talk mnemonic

s

Background Knowledge

Always connect mnemonic to the meaning

So, let’s choose a WIG Journal format…

Date: Circle: How well you know this term?

1/2/3/4 (nothing- very well)

WIG Word:

Explanation: Illustration:

Sentence: Mnemonic: (Memory Strategy):

Do you like

sample #1?

WIG Word JournalWIG Word:

Explanation:

Illustration: Sentence:

Date: ___________Circle: How well you know this term? 1/2/3/4 (nothing- very well)

Mnemonic: (Memory Strategy)

Do you prefer

sample #2?

WIG Word JournalDate: ___ WIG Word: ____________Circle: How well you know this term?

1/2/3/4

Explanation:_____________________________________

Sentence: _______________________________________Connections: ____________________________________

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Illustration:

How about

sample #3?

Step 1 Now, use the WIG Journal to practice Marzano’s 1st Step…

 

Students complete the journal heading.Your teacher will explain the word and offer examples, provide contextualization, and share personal connections.

Introduction

As you listen, make

personal connections!

I listen and

think…

TEACHERS explain the

word to enhance

understanding

Step 1 Note* * Gurus say, “Don’t use definitions… it’s more effective to use explanations, examples, & personal connections !”

Step 2

Students DISCUSS and WRITE in their own words the descriptions, explanations and examples of the WIG word.

STUDENTS discuss,

clarify, and REWORD

understanding

Sounds like…It

reminds me of…

Yeah dude! It’s

like…

Write your

ideas!

Discussion

Step 3Students DRAW a symbol, picture, or

other non-linguistic representation in their WIG

Journal. Teachers and classmates can share examples

of quick sketches that represent their understanding.

STUDENTS

DRAW it & understand

it!

Mine’s cute…I

imagine…

Illustration

Dude, it’s like this…

Step 4

Students engage in ACTIVITIES now or later to review, enhance understanding, and make words more memorable….

ACTIVITIES can include: graphic organizers, mnemonics, & illustrations personal connections synonyms & antonymsusage, grammar, & word variationsword-part analysis (prefixes, roots, suffixes) comparisons, classifications, and analogies

STUDENTSengage in

ACTIVITIES to enhance

understanding

Activities

Step 4 Note*

Explaining is ≈ like chewing, Processing is ≈ like digesting,Remembering is ≈ like absorbing.

* Gurus say, “ANALOGIES are comparisons using LIKE or AS”

Yum!Oh, or learning is

like eating…

Step 5 Students DISCUSS the words and concepts to review and deepen understanding using… One-minute BUZZ discussing the word and

reviewing journal notes, making personal connections, and sharing what you remember, etc.

a “Think-Pair-Share” about the words and concepts adding deeper discussions

Deeper Discussion

I remember

…

STUDENTSDISCUSS for clarification

& deeper understandin

gs

Dude! Listen to meeee!

Students PLAY GAMES periodically with the words to review and enhance memory & understanding using…

20 QUESTIONS

CHARADESPictionary

Password

Word AssociationTaboo

Concentration

Flashcards

Step 6

STUDENTSPLAY

GAMES for clarification

& deeper understandi

ng

Quizlet

Visual THESAURUS

Step 6 Note*: * Gurus say, “Play classroom GAMES and use ON-LINE study tools and resources too!

and Adams 50 has special

“user rights” for us!

Visual THESAURUS

is awesome for WORD and CONCEPT

CONNECTIONS…

Let’s Revisit, Reprocess, and Remember...

LISTEN to explanations RE-EXPLAIN in your own words VISUALIZE and analyze CONNECT to you & your background

knowledge HOOK mnemonics ENGAGE in ACTIVITIES and GAMES to

REVIEW

Learning Strategies WORK!

Marzano’s 6 Steps + WIG Journal +Your BRAIN= SUCCESS!

So come on!Let’s get…WIG-gy

STUDENTS and TEACHERSGet WIG-gy

with it

Cool! Nice!

and Use

ALL 6 Steps!

Think! Listen! Talk!!

Practice!

Review!

Hook it! Practice

activities!

Play games

!

Resources and links…

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Mnemonic Strategies