The document describes ways to take a word wall to an extreme level. It suggests placing students in groups to copy vocabulary words, categorize them, and explain their categorizations to each other. The teacher then provides a focus for writing using the vocabulary words, with an example being a summary of the photosynthesis process. Students could work together to produce this writing, with modeling from the teacher and peers.

1. Word Wall to the Word Wall to the
Extreme! Extreme!
Word Wall
Word Wall
There are several different ways
There are several different ways
to the word wall. Post new
to the word wall. Post new
vocabulary words on the wall.
vocabulary words on the wall.
1. Place students in groups.
1. Place students in groups.
Students copy the words down
Students copy the words down
on separate pieces of paper and
on separate pieces of paper and
categorize the words.
categorize the words.
2. Students provide an oral
2. Students provide an oral
explanation to their group of
explanation to their group of
how they each categorized their
how they each categorized their
words.
words.
3. Teacher provides a “focus” for
3. Teacher provides a “focus” for
writing using the vocabulary
writing using the vocabulary
words. Example of a
words. Example of a
culminating activity: Write a
culminating activity: Write a
summary of the photosynthesis
summary of the photosynthesis
process. (The teacher models
process. (The teacher models
this writing the first time it is
this writing the first time it is
assigned. The next time groups
assigned. The next time groups
could work together to produce
could work together to produce
the writing providing further
the writing providing further
modeling to the struggling
modeling to the struggling
writer.
writer.
WORD WALL TO THE EXTREME! WORD WALL TO THE EXTREME!
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