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Lexicographer: Or Write Your Own Dictionary Lexicographer: or Write Your Own Dictionary Grades 4-12 Center(s) should attempt to record the words that Vocabulary he or she personally learns during the course of the semester or year. Model Skills the activity by showing students an When they keep a personal record example of your own new word list. Then of newly acquired vocabulary words, demonstrate how you look for context students learn vocabulary as an aspect of clues and research a word’s correct self-directed and self-regulated learning. definition. You may want to emphasize They practice using context clues that the same words won’t be new to and reference materials to determine everybody. Because of our various life word meanings, and they explore the experiences and reading backgrounds, relationship between word forms. different people know different words. Writing a personal dictionary is not Description competitive! While there’s bound to be A lexicographer is someone who writes some overlap, every dictionary will have a dictionary definitions. In this activity, different number of entries. And because students gather their own list of unfamiliar students are writing definitions in their or unusual words during independent own words, they might vary from one reading and, at the vocabulary center, dictionary to another. You may also want enter them into their own personal to do a quick review of different parts of dictionaries. speech if necessary. Mini-Lesson When first introducing this activity, take a Center Prep moment to describe what a lexicographer • Students’ personal dictionaries does. (They record the English language, • Students’ personal word lists as it is actually used, by writing and • Pencils or pens editing dictionary definitions.) Then explain • Reference materials (dictionaries, that while they are not expected to record online resources, glossaries, etc.) the entire English language, each student • Written center instructions © 2018 Engaging Learners, LLC © 2018 Engaging Learners, PAGE 1 OF 6 ENGAGING LE ARNERS Lexicographer: or Write Your Own Dictionary Grades 4-12 Overview and Tips for Classroom do this is by using vocabulary bookmarks. Implementation You can offer students pre-printed Teachers in the primary grades often bookmarks that have blanks for new use personal dictionaries and word words and a space to note where they journals to give students an additional were spotted. Older or more independent opportunity to engage with frequently learners can simply keep a folded sheet used words, help with spelling, or to use of paper in each book or carry a small as a resource when writing. The principle memo book with them to record new is the same but this activity adds a level of words. Each student should bring his/her independence by encouraging students own word lists to the vocabulary center. to come up with their own list of words. Step 2: Research The personal dictionary can easily be Students use dictionaries, online adapted for any classroom or content resources, context clues, and textbook area. And if your school is practicing a glossaries to determine the definitions of whole-school literacy program, students new words. can be encouraged to add words from Step 3: Write Definitions all classes into one personal dictionary. Each definition should include the word’s This will give them an opportunity to see part of speech: noun, verb, adjective, how language is related across disciplines adverb, etc. Then a definition should be and help them make new connections written in the student’s own words. Finally, between content. students should make a notation of where Step 1: Gather a Word List they first encountered the word. This step should become an ongoing part of daily routine. Students should get in the Tip: Students can add illustrations to their habit of recording new words whenever definitions if desired. This is particularly they encounter them during independent useful for visual learners or if the dictionary or group reading, or as they listen to is going to be used as a supplemental a presentations. One of the easiest ways to study aid. © 2018 Engaging Learners, LLC © 2018 Engaging Learners, PAGE 2 OF 6 ENGAGING LE ARNERS Lexicographer: or Write Your Own Dictionary Grades 4-12 Overview and Tips for Classroom Tip: This activity can serve as a great Implementation (continued) formative assessment tool. You might notice some students are encountering Tip: There are many ways to create so many new words that they can’t enter dictionaries. Students can write them all into their dictionaries. You might definitions on index cards and file them find that some students claim they aren’t alphabetically. Or, at the beginning of encountering new or unfamiliar words on the school year or semester, they can a regular basis. In either case, work with label pages of a 60-page spiral-bound the students to find differentiated texts. notebook with pages assigned to each All students should be reading texts that letter. Because the frequency of initial are challenging, introducing them to new letters varies (more words start with S vocabulary and new ideas, but not so than with Q, for example), you might want difficult that the students are frustrated. to assign the pages as indicated here. Feel free to change this as necessary depending on your discipline’s vocabulary Tip: Personal dictionaries can be kept trends. in the classroom with other center work or students can carry them from class to class for easy reference. There are obvious advantages to giving students access to their dictionaries at any time, but if there’s a good chance students will misplace or forget them, you may want to keep them safely in the classroom. Use whatever method works best for your situation. © 2018 Engaging Learners, LLC © 2018 Engaging Learners, PAGE 3 OF 6 ENGAGING LE ARNERS Lexicographer: or Write Your Own Dictionary Grades 4-12 Overview and Tips for Classroom Implementation (continued) Tip: Whenever it’s appropriate, encourage student lexicographers to include possible word forms as part of the definition. For example, if they’re defining vertex they can make a note that its plural form is vertices. If they’re defining diplomacy they can make a note that diplomatic is the adjective form and that a diplomat is someone who practices diplomacy. Tip: Occasionally use this vocabulary center as an opportunity for students to share dictionaries with their group mates. They can discuss their favorite new words; add a classmate’s word and definition to their own dictionary (it’s not cheating or stealing, it’s sharing knowledge!); or simply celebrate how many new words they’ve learned. This self-reflection is an important part of developing growth mindset in students and helps to create lifelong learners. © 2018 Engaging Learners, LLC © 2018 Engaging Learners, PAGE 4 OF 6 ENGAGING LE ARNERS Lexicographer: or Write Your Own Dictionary Grades 4-12 Here is an example of a 7th grade student’s personal dictionary. In this case, the student is creating one dictionary for all of his classes, with vocabulary from science, social studies, ELA and music in one place. © 2018 Engaging Learners, LLC © 2018 Engaging Learners, PAGE 5 OF 6 ENGAGING LE ARNERS © 2018 Engaging Learners, LLC © 2018 Engaging Learners, PAGE 6 OF 6 ENGAGING LE ARNERS.
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