A graphic organizer that contextualizes vocabulary through an illustration, a sentence and a definition.
Steps: 1. Determine the vocabulary/concept(s) . 2. Have students divide paper into four quadrants. 3. Have students write vocabulary word/concept in the upper-left quadrant. 4. Provide vocabulary instruction and/or instruct students to read a related article. 5. Have students complete the graphic organizer by completing an illustration, a sentence, and a definition in each of the remaining quadrants. | Differentiation: • Strategically pair students for peer support. • Frontload vocabulary with visuals/realia. Variations: • Have students use their paper to teach vocabulary to others. • Have students include examples and non-examples in a box. • Add antonym to the back of the card. • Play Find Your Partner by cutting Four Square Vocabulary charts apart and having students match their four quadrants and then write a topic sentence together. |