I hand students out a graphic organizer that has a spot for the following:
1. the word of the day
2. the definition
3. the part of speech
4. synonyms
5. antonyms
6. a sentence to be written
As soon as class begins, they know to copy down the first 3 items, based on the slide, and it is their job to attempt the other 3 items.
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