Survival Strategies Slides
A comprehensive slide presentation featuring at least 5 practice examples for each semantic strategy (Same/Away, Scout Method, CLOF Word Webs, EET Tool, and Venn Diagrams), themed around The Hunger Games. Each section includes direct instruction followed by a multi-slide sequence of individual practice examples, incorporating fading modeling for the EET tool.
Arena Vocabulary Worksheet
An updated student worksheet featuring EET practice with the Mockingjay Pin and retrieval exercises using the "Same" and "Away" mnemonics for synonyms and antonyms, now including a word bank for support.
Capitol Comparison Activity
A comparative analysis worksheet focusing on settings and characters from The Hunger Games, utilizing Venn diagrams and EET descriptive strategies.
Semantic Scout Reference
A visual reference guide for students outlining semantic strategies including the EET tool, word webs, and Venn diagrams with clear icons and instructions. updated with consistent SAME/AWAY mnemonics.
Mentor Monitoring Guide
A teacher-facing guide with a data collection tracker and scaffolding instructions to monitor student progress toward their semantic retrieval goal.
Semantic Survival Kit Handout
A comprehensive student guide providing tricks for remembering synonyms and antonyms, tips for using context clues, and brainstorming categories for word maps.
District Lexicon Answer Key
An updated teacher answer key providing suggested responses for the expanded examples in the slideshow, including Same/Away retrieval, Context Clues, CLOF brainstorming, and EET tool applications.