Mini Lesson on Vocabulary

Mini Lesson on Vocabulary Development
Grade Level: 3rd of 4th
Time: Entire Novel

Lesson: My lesson would kind of be an on-going theme throughout the reading of the novel. Prior to the novel I would have words listed on the side of the board that we would come across while reading. I would explain to the students that once they come across the word while reading, they should look it up and define it on their book marks so that they can have it in front of them while reading in case the word comes up again in the book. I would notify students of the words the would come across before hand for the assigned readings so they would know which ones to be aware of. After reading the assigned reading for that homework, we would discuss the words as a group to ensure understanding, and have a class definition on the board as well.

Assessment: For an assessment, at the end of the novel, and after the students are familiar with the new vocabulary words, I may have an assignment to use the words in their own creative sentences pertaining to the book or the time period.

Some of the vocabulary words would be:

civilized
Copenhagen
halte
Danish
contempt
soldier
German
Nazi
sabotage
Resistance fighters
Star of David
bravery