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Rewards

Implement a rewards system for pupils who use the vocabulary
without prompting in or outside of the classroom. Word Wizard (Beck,
McKeown, & Kucan, 2002) is a good example. It is often quite simple

to integrate into an existing rewards system.

Sentence stems

Encourage pupils to make connections between words and their
own experiences and allow them to put the language into their own
context:

• Think of a time when…

• Think of someone who…
• Think of a situation when…

True/false

Encourage pupils to think critically about words by providing
statements which they have to identify as true or false. Make sure
statements provided are pitched to ensure a considered response,
helping to elicit understanding and address misconceptions. For
example:

Encounter 3

Vocabulary: True or False?

1. If something is very clear to you, then it is ambiguous.
2. Getting the students to make lunch for the teachers was clear
exploitation.
3. Choosing between a margherita pizza and a Hawaiian was a
difÞ cult moral decision.

4. Elon Musk’s plan to put humans on Mars could be considered an
act of colonialism.
5. Magicians often use illusion in their magic tricks.

Word relationships

This encourages pupils to make links between key vocabulary words.
Pupils should read and engage with a statement containing target
words (for example: ‘Someone who is conscientious would not do
things in a haphazard way’) and then formulate their own response

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