Description

Are you ready to teach The One and Only Ivan? Do you want to expose your students to great new vocabulary, but don’t have the time to find that quality vocabulary in a novel? This resource is designed to help the busy teacher do what they do best – TEACH content-area and context clue vocabulary for rich literature.

*Includes both a PDF version and a Google Slides™ version!

This novel is chock-full of rich vocabulary. I have chosen 50 words to highlight in this novel for vocabulary acquisition, as well as one word that will be great for content-area vocabulary in social studies and science.

For 41 of the words, students will use context clues to create their own definitions. The nine other vocabulary words will be learned through a critical thinking prompt. This challenges students to use the new word in the correct context.

For your teaching convenience, several different forms of word study are provided in this pack. They include:

• Semantic Maps
• Greek/Latin Word Maps
• Act it Out! Strategy
• Defining Vocabulary Using Context Clues
• Critical Thinking Questions About New Vocabulary Words

How were the words chosen?

The words chosen for this resource are words that I felt met at least one of the following criterion:

• Appropriate context clue supports from surrounding words
• Greek or Latin roots present
• Used multiple times in the novel
• Useful vocabulary for future
• Words with multiple meanings