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 ﻿ Plan of Action GOAL Students will learn how to use picture dictionaries to aid in research and to help raise standardized test scores. OBJECTIVES The student will identify the parts of the picture dictionary. The student will use the Table of Contents to locate the assigned entry. The student will state a describe the entry in his or her own words. The student will write a sentence or short story (based on the student’s ability) using correct terminology for an entry. GRADE LEVEL This lesson is intended for 2nd grade students. STANDARDS Indicator 1.1.4 Select and use appropriate sources, including picture dictionaries, beginning encyclopedias, magazines, maps, and globes, to answer questions. GLE 0201.4.2 Gather relevant information to answer a research question.  ü <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">0201.4.6 Understand the purpose of reference materials. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">PRIOR KNOWLEDGE <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Students understand that a dictionary explains the meaning of words, and a picture dictionary uses pictures to do so. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Students understand that a Table of Contents lists the information in a book and where it is found. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Students understand how to write a complete sentence or short story. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">MATERIALS AND MEDIA <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Data projector or interactive whiteboard <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Computer for Powerpoint presentation <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Set of picture dictionaries (one per student) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Paper and pencils for writing assignment <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">SET INDUCTION <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">There is a saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Look at this picture and tell me what you know about it. (Show a selected picture of a high-interest topic included in the Powerpoint presentation,) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">INSTRUCTIONAL SEQUENCE <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">The SLMS will: <span style="display: block; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">1. Explain the purpose and parts of a picture dictionary. <span style="display: block; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">2. Show the value of using picture dictionaries to find the meanings of unfamiliar terms or objects. <span style="display: block; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">3. Guide students through the process of using the Table of Contents to find a topic in a picture dictionary. <span style="display: block; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">4. Explain how and why captions and labels are used. <span style="display: block; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">5. Allow the students to find a topic of interest and use their own words to tell about it. <span style="display: block; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">6. Model the assignment and give students the necessary assistance in completing it. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">CLOSURE <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Allow students to share their writing assignments with the class, discuss what they have learned about picture dictionaries, and explain how they will be using them in the classroom to complete assignments given by their teacher. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">ASSESSMENT <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">An initial assessment will consist of evaluating their written assignment. Mastery of the skill will be assessed in the classroom by the teacher. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">ADAPTATION AND EXTENSIONS <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Students can make their own picture dictionaries using spiral notebooks with illustrations of their vocabulary words. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Students can contribute to “Build Your Own Dictionary” on Merriam-Webster’s Word Central at []. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">ESL and language impaired students can make their own picture dictionaries for classroom items, places and people in the school, clothing items, animals, etc.