No Series: Vocabulary Paint Chips
ELA.L.11-12.4b
Common core State Standards
- ELA: English Language Arts
- L: Language Standards 6-12
- 11-12: 11th & 12th Grades
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4b:
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and
phrases based on grades 11-12 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a
range of strategies.
a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text; a
wordâ\x80\x99s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word
or phrase.
b. Identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate different
meanings or parts of speech (e.g., conceive, conception, conceivable).
c. Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries,
glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation
of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning, its part of speech, its
etymology, or its standard usage.
d. Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase
(e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).
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Discussion and Supporting Materials
Thought starters
- What scaffolds does Ms. Wessling put into place to get her students using new vocabulary?
- Which words are best suited for paint chips?
- How could you use paint chips in your classroom?
School Details
Johnston Senior High School6500 Northwest 100th Street
Johnston IA 50131
Population: 1668
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Sarah Brown Wessling
English Language Arts / 10 11 12 / Teacher
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198 Comments
Heather S Sep 20, 2021 7:59pm
LOVE LOVE LOVE This idea! I like that this exercise would work well with a creative writing course as well. Paint chips are a great (cheap - free) material that is fun for students to use and I really like the word variations changing as the color becomes more saturated. Also, the chips are recyclable, so if they are no longer needed, you can either package them up and pass them on as ready-made unit to another teacher or recycle them.
*Quick tip* - If you are worried about being "that guy" at the Home Depot taking all the paint chips (they usually don't care unless you are taking the whole display at one time) *LOL*. Ask the store if they have any discontinued paint color chips and make sure they know you are collecting them for a school, if they have them they are usually good about sharing. Paint stores are another good place for discontinued chips.
Shery Z Apr 14, 2019 7:40am
So useful. Thank you so much! They properly work when we are trying to study for some special exams for instans. Academic writing really drive me crazy!!!! I really need such tips to improve myself in writnig. In my opinion one of the most important way to achieve good grades in writing is learning words and absolutely have good knowledge about when we need to use them or how we should use them indeed.I personally need text, sentences or even movies which include meaning of that special almost hard word and need to undrestand when/how I can use it.
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Amy Shipley Mar 20, 2019 7:49pm
I can see how this is useful for highlighting word forms and famlies, but I'm not seeing the connection to the color. If these words words had an emotional connection to the color (like those in an emotional color wheel), I'd see how using colored paint chips would be useful. If they don't have a strong connection to the color, then I would be a bit confused as a student. Maybe, however, we are missing something in this video since it only seemed to highlight the idea.
Leslie Newman Dec 15, 2019 3:51pm
My understanding is the shade/saturation variations within each paint chip color can visually demonstrate the variations of a word (and that words have variations).
Raven Groom Jun 5, 2018 10:36am
Regina Mcdaniel May 15, 2018 1:55am